Gildan Activewear, Inc. (NYSE:GIL) Stock Has Consensus Price Target of $73.58 According to Brokerages

Gildan Activewear, Inc. (NYSE:GIL) (TSE:GIL) has received an average rating of “Moderate Buy” from the fifteen analysts that are covering the firm, Marketbeat.com reports. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold recommendation and twelve have given a buy recommendation to the company. The average 12-month price objective among analysts that have covered the stock in the last year is $73.58.

GIL has been the subject of a number of research analyst reports. TD decreased their target price on Gildan Activewear from $80.00 to $54.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, September 24th. Stifel Nicolaus set a $83.00 price target on Gildan Activewear and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, July 31st. Scotiabank reaffirmed a “sector outperform” rating and set a $67.00 price target (up from $65.00) on shares of Gildan Activewear in a research report on Friday, July 31st. UBS Group reduced their price objective on Gildan Activewear from $111.00 to $71.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, October 15th. Finally, Weiss Ratings reissued a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Gildan Activewear in a report on Thursday, August 13th.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Gildan Activewear

A number of institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of GIL. QV Investors Inc. acquired a new stake in Gildan Activewear during the 3rd quarter worth $21,309,000. Louisbourg Investments Inc. grew its position in Gildan Activewear by 34.9% during the 3rd quarter. Louisbourg Investments Inc. now owns 207,050 shares of the textile maker’s stock worth $8,848,000 after purchasing an additional 53,512 shares during the last quarter. Willis Investment Counsel grew its position in Gildan Activewear by 1.9% during the 3rd quarter. Willis Investment Counsel now owns 135,755 shares of the textile maker’s stock worth $5,787,000 after purchasing an additional 2,569 shares during the last quarter. Net Worth Advisory Group grew its position in Gildan Activewear by 14.4% during the 3rd quarter. Net Worth Advisory Group now owns 4,838 shares of the textile maker’s stock worth $203,000 after purchasing an additional 610 shares during the last quarter. Finally, TD Waterhouse Canada Inc. increased its stake in Gildan Activewear by 2.5% in the third quarter. TD Waterhouse Canada Inc. now owns 1,995,661 shares of the textile maker’s stock valued at $82,877,000 after purchasing an additional 48,333 shares during the period. 82.83% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

More Gildan Activewear News

Here are the key news stories impacting Gildan Activewear this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Royal Bank of Canada lowered its price target from $82 to $70 but maintained an “outperform” rating, implying significant potential upside from recent levels. Royal Bank of Canada target update
• Neutral Sentiment: Multiple law firms reminded investors that December 14, 2026 is the deadline to seek appointment as lead plaintiff in a federal securities class action covering purchases from February 19, 2025, through June 15, 2026. These announcements largely repeat the same litigation notice rather than represent separate developments. Gildan investor alert and lead plaintiff deadline
• Negative Sentiment: The lawsuit alleges that Gildan and certain executives lacked adequate internal controls, used channel stuffing to inflate revenue, and reported misleading organic-growth metrics. The allegations are unproven, but the litigation creates legal costs, reputational risk, and uncertainty around prior financial disclosures. Reports link the allegations to an earlier 18.75% stock drop. Gildan channel-stuffing lawsuit allegations
• Negative Sentiment: National Bank also cut its target to C$98, adding to evidence of more cautious near-term expectations despite the stock’s still-substantial implied upside. National Bank target reduction

Gildan Activewear Stock Performance

Shares of GIL stock opened at $40.89 on Wednesday. The stock’s 50-day moving average is $47.93 and its two-hundred day moving average is $53.14. The firm has a market cap of $7.57 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 78.64 and a beta of 1.11. Gildan Activewear has a 1 year low of $39.93 and a 1 year high of $73.69. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.15, a quick ratio of 1.01 and a current ratio of 1.93.

Gildan Activewear (NYSE:GIL) (TSE:GIL) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, July 30th. The textile maker reported $1.28 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.11 by $0.17. Gildan Activewear had a return on equity of 21.03% and a net margin of 1.28%. The business had revenue of $1.58 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.61 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $0.97 earnings per share. The business’s revenue was up 72.3% compared to the same quarter last year. Analysts predict that Gildan Activewear will post 4.67 earnings per share for the current year.

Gildan Activewear Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, September 14th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, August 20th were given a dividend of $0.2490 per share. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, August 20th. This represents a $1.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.4%. Gildan Activewear’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 192.31%.

About Gildan Activewear

Gildan Activewear Inc is a Montreal, Quebec-based apparel manufacturer that produces and sells everyday basic clothing for consumers and businesses. The company’s product portfolio includes activewear, T-shirts, fleece garments, underwear, socks and hosiery, as well as other apparel basics.

Gildan sells products primarily through wholesale distributors and screen printers, who supply decorated apparel to businesses, schools, teams, organizations and retailers. Its portfolio includes the Gildan, American Apparel, Comfort Colors, Gold Toe and Anvil brands.