Gildan (GIL)

• Market cap: $7.89B
• 1 day: 0.88%
• 5 days: -2.93%
• 1 month: -13.19%
• 3 months: 0.04%
• 6 months: 1.04%
• Year to date: 0.11%
• 1 year: 25.71%
• 5 years: 334.85%
• 10 years: 57.01%
• Sector: Consumer Staples
• Industry: Apparel & Other Finished Products Made From Fabrics & Similar Materials

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 Gold Toe. Gildan produces most of its clothing at factories in Latin America and recently began operating a new plant in Bangladesh. Incorporated in 1984, the Montreal-based company operates internationally but generates nearly 90% of its sales in the US.

Employees: 44,000

Fund manager confidence

Based on 2024 Q4 regulatory filings by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)

53% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 55 | Existing positions closed: 36

18% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 118 | Existing positions reduced: 100

6% more funds holding

Funds holding: 303 [Q3] → 321 (+18) [Q4]

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 8 [Q3] → 8 (+0) [Q4]

4% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $5.45B [Q3] → $5.25B (-$197M) [Q4]

4.83% less ownership

Funds ownership: 71.03% [Q3] → 66.19% (-4.83%) [Q4]

77% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $3.46M | Put options by funds: $15.3M

Research analyst outlook

2 Wall Street Analysts provided 1 year price targets over the past 3 months

• Low target: $64 37% upside
• Avg. target: $67 42% upside
• High target: $69 47% upside

2 analyst ratings

• positive: 2 100%
• neutral: 0 0%
• negative: 0 0%

BMO Capital Stephen MacLeod 50% 1-year accuracy 2 / 4 met price target	37% upside $64	Outperform Maintained	20 Feb 2025
UBS Jay Sole 24% 1-year accuracy 14 / 59 met price target	47% upside $69	Buy Maintained	20 Feb 2025