National Bank Financial Weighs in on TSE:GIL FY2026 Earnings

Gildan Activewear Inc. (TSE:GIL) (NYSE:GIL) – Equities research analysts at National Bank Financial increased their FY2026 EPS estimates for Gildan Activewear in a research note issued to investors on Tuesday, February 4th. National Bank Financial analyst V. Shreedhar now forecasts that the company will post earnings per share of $5.64 for the year, up from their previous forecast of $5.35. The consensus estimate for Gildan Activewear’s current full-year earnings is $4.55 per share.

A number of other research analysts have also commented on the company. UBS Group raised Gildan Activewear from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Friday, January 10th. National Bankshares upped their price target on shares of Gildan Activewear from C$68.00 to C$74.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Friday, November 1st. Five equities research analysts have rated the stock with a buy rating and two have assigned a strong buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average target price of C$57.20.

Gildan Activewear Price Performance

Shares of TSE GIL opened at C$75.13 on Thursday. The firm has a market cap of C$12.22 billion, a P/E ratio of 22.98, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 4.55 and a beta of 1.64. The business’s 50 day moving average is C$69.89 and its 200-day moving average is C$64.58. The company has a current ratio of 2.35, a quick ratio of 0.87 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 72.52. Gildan Activewear has a 1-year low of C$44.23 and a 1-year high of C$76.20.

Gildan Activewear Cuts Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, December 16th. Shareholders of record on Monday, December 16th were paid a dividend of $0.205 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, November 21st. This represents a $0.82 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.09%. Gildan Activewear’s payout ratio is 33.94%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Gildan Activewear

In other news, Senior Officer Benito Masi sold 10,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, December 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of C$69.31, for a total transaction of C$693,102.00. Insiders own 2.26% of the company’s stock.

About Gildan Activewear

Gildan Activewear Inc manufactures and sells various apparel products in the United States, North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific, and Latin America. It provides various activewear products, including T-shirts, fleece tops and bottoms, and sports shirts under the Gildan, Gildan Performance, Gildan Hammer, Glidan Softstyle, Gildan Heavy Cotton, Gildan Ultra Cotton, Gildan DryBlend, Gildan HeavyBlend, Comfort Colors, and American Apparel brands.