Gildan
About: Gildan is a vertically integrated designer and manufacturer of basic apparel, including T-shirts, underwear, socks, and hosiery. Its primary market is the sale of blank T-shirts, sweatshirts, and other apparel to wholesalers, major clothing brands, and printers (printwear). Gildan also sells branded clothing through retail and direct-to-consumer channels. Brands include Gildan, American Apparel, Comfort Colors, and Goldtoe. Gildan produces most of its clothing at factories in Latin America but has been ramping up production at its new facility in Bangladesh. Incorporated in 1984, the Montreal-based company operates internationally but generates nearly 90% of its sales in the US. Gildan has agreed to acquire its US rival Hanesbrands to bolster its consumer and printwear operations.
Employees: 50,000
Fund manager confidence
Based on 2025 Q2 regulatory disclosures by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)
107% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $6.12M | Put options by funds: $2.96M
15% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $4.7B [Q1] → $5.43B (+$725M) [Q2]
3.3% more ownership
Funds ownership: 69.75% [Q1] → 73.06% (+3.3%) [Q2]
7% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 118 | Existing positions reduced: 127
5% less funds holding
Funds holding: 333 [Q1] → 318 (-15) [Q2]
10% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 10 [Q1] → 9 (-1) [Q2]
14% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 36 | Existing positions closed: 42
Research analyst outlook
5 Wall Street Analysts provided 1 year price targets over the past 3 months
5 analyst ratings
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RBC Capital
Ryland Conrad
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$68
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Outperform
Maintained
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14 Aug 2025 |
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Scotiabank
John Zamparo
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$62
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Sector Outperform
Maintained
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14 Aug 2025 |
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CIBC
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$60
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Outperformer
Maintained
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1 Aug 2025 |
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Barclays
Paul Kearney
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$56
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Overweight
Maintained
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1 Aug 2025 |
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UBS
Jay Sole
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$70
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Buy
Maintained
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29 Jul 2025 |
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