How to buy Gildan Activewear stock | $36.16

Gildan Activewear Inc is an apparel manufacturing business based in the US. Gildan Activewear shares (GIL) are listed on the NYSE and all prices are listed in US Dollars. Gildan Activewear employs 46,000 staff and has a trailing 12-month revenue of around 0.00.

Gildan Activewear stock price (NYSE: GIL)

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Gildan Activewear shares at a glance

• Key figures

Information last updated 2021-07-29.

Latest market close	$36.16
52-week range	$17.32 - $38.50
50-day moving average	$35.18
200-day moving average	$32.31
Wall St. target price	$40.12
PE ratio	N/A
Dividend yield	$0.154 (0.45%)
Earnings per share (TTM)	$-0.14

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Is it a good time to buy Gildan Activewear stock?

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Gildan Activewear price performance over time

Historical closes compared with the close of $36.16 from 2021-05-28

1 week (2021-07-25)	N/A
1 month (2021-07-02)	-3.60%
3 months (2021-05-05)	2.90%
6 months (2021-02-01)	N/A

1 year (2020-08-01)	N/A
2 years (2019-08-01)	N/A
3 years (2018-08-01)	N/A
5 years (2016-08-01)	N/A

Is Gildan Activewear under- or over-valued?

Valuing Gildan Activewear stock is incredibly difficult, and any metric has to be viewed as part of a bigger picture of Gildan Activewear's overall performance. However, analysts commonly use some key metrics to help gauge the value of a stock.

Gildan Activewear's PEG ratio

Gildan Activewear's "price/earnings-to-growth ratio" can be calculated by dividing its P/E ratio by its growth – to give 1.36. A low ratio can be interpreted as meaning the shares offer better value, while a higher ratio can be interpreted as meaning the shares offer worse value.

The PEG ratio provides a broader view than just the P/E ratio, as it gives more insight into Gildan Activewear's future profitability. By accounting for growth, it could also help you if you're comparing the share prices of multiple high-growth companies.

Gildan Activewear's EBITDA

Gildan Activewear's EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) is $187.5 million.

The EBITDA is a measure of a Gildan Activewear's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure a its profitability.

Gildan Activewear financials

Revenue TTM	$2.1 billion
Operating margin TTM	2.63%
Gross profit TTM	$275.1 million
Return on assets TTM	1.02%
Return on equity TTM	-1.66%
Profit margin	-1.3%
Book value	$8.39
Market capitalisation	$6.8 billion

TTM: trailing 12 months

Shorting Gildan Activewear shares

There are currently 1.3 million Gildan Activewear shares held short by investors – that's known as Gildan Activewear's "short interest". This figure is 2.3% down from 1.3 million last month.

There are a few different ways that this level of interest in shorting Gildan Activewear shares can be evaluated.

Gildan Activewear's "short interest ratio" (SIR)

Gildan Activewear's "short interest ratio" (SIR) is the quantity of Gildan Activewear shares currently shorted divided by the average quantity of Gildan Activewear shares traded daily (recently around 361787.6056338). Gildan Activewear's SIR currently stands at 3.55. In other words for every 100,000 Gildan Activewear shares traded daily on the market, roughly 3550 shares are currently held short.

However Gildan Activewear's short interest can also be evaluated against the total number of Gildan Activewear shares, or, against the total number of tradable Gildan Activewear shares (the shares that aren't held by "insiders" or major long-term shareholders – also known as the "float"). In this case Gildan Activewear's short interest could be expressed as 0.01% of the outstanding shares (for every 100,000 Gildan Activewear shares in existence, roughly 10 shares are currently held short) or 0.0066% of the tradable shares (for every 100,000 tradable Gildan Activewear shares, roughly 7 shares are currently held short).

Such a low SIR usually points to an optimistic outlook for the share price, with fewer people currently willing to bet against Gildan Activewear.

Find out more about how you can short Gildan Activewear stock.

Gildan Activewear's environmental, social and governance track record

Environmental, social and governance (known as ESG) criteria are a set of three factors used to measure the sustainability and social impact of companies like Gildan Activewear.

When it comes to ESG scores, lower is better, and lower scores are generally associated with lower risk for would-be investors.

Gildan Activewear's total ESG risk score

Total ESG risk: 15.37

Socially conscious investors use ESG scores to screen how an investment aligns with their worldview, and Gildan Activewear's overall score of 15.37 (as at 12/31/2018) is excellent – landing it in it in the 10th percentile of companies rated in the same sector.

ESG scores are increasingly used to estimate the level of risk a company like Gildan Activewear is exposed to within the areas of "environmental" (carbon footprint, resource use etc.), "social" (health and safety, human rights etc.), and "governance" (anti-corruption, tax transparency etc.).

Gildan Activewear's environmental score

Environmental score: 5.37/100

Gildan Activewear's environmental score of 5.37 puts it squarely in the 8th percentile of companies rated in the same sector. This could suggest that Gildan Activewear is a leader in its sector terms of its environmental impact, and exposed to a lower level of risk.

Gildan Activewear's social score

Social score: 12.11/100

Gildan Activewear's social score of 12.11 puts it squarely in the 8th percentile of companies rated in the same sector. This could suggest that Gildan Activewear is a leader in its sector when it comes to taking good care of its workforce and the communities it impacts.

Gildan Activewear's governance score

Governance score: 8.89/100

Gildan Activewear's governance score puts it squarely in the 8th percentile of companies rated in the same sector. That could suggest that Gildan Activewear is a leader in its sector when it comes to responsible management and strategy, and exposed to a lower level of risk.

Gildan Activewear's controversy score

Controversy score: 2/5

ESG scores also evaluate any incidences of controversy that a company has been involved in. Gildan Activewear scored a 2 out of 5 for controversy – the second-highest score possible, reflecting that Gildan Activewear has, for the most part, managed to keep its nose clean.

Environmental, social, and governance (ESG) summary

Gildan Activewear Inc was last rated for ESG on: 2019-01-01.

Total ESG score	15.37
Total ESG percentile	9.5
Environmental score	5.37
Environmental score percentile	8
Social score	12.11
Social score percentile	8
Governance score	8.89
Governance score percentile	8
Level of controversy	2

Gildan Activewear share dividends

Dividend payout ratio: 64.17% of net profits

Recently Gildan Activewear has paid out, on average, around 64.17% of net profits as dividends. That has enabled analysts to estimate a "forward annual dividend yield" of 1.81% of the current stock value. This means that over a year, based on recent payouts (which are sadly no guarantee of future payouts), Gildan Activewear shareholders could enjoy a 1.81% return on their shares, in the form of dividend payments. In Gildan Activewear's case, that would currently equate to about $0.154 per share.

Gildan Activewear's payout ratio would broadly be considered high, and as such this stock could appeal to those looking to generate an income. Bear in mind however that companies should normally also look to re-invest a decent amount of net profits to ensure future growth.

Gildan Activewear's most recent dividend payout was on 20 June 2021. The latest dividend was paid out to all shareholders who bought their shares by 25 May 2021 (the "ex-dividend date").

Have Gildan Activewear's shares ever split?

Gildan Activewear's shares were split on a 2:1 basis on 29 March 2015. So if you had owned 1 share the day before before the split, the next day you'd have owned 2 shares. This wouldn't directly have changed the overall worth of your Gildan Activewear shares – just the quantity. However, indirectly, the new 50% lower share price could have impacted the market appetite for Gildan Activewear shares which in turn could have impacted Gildan Activewear's share price.

Gildan Activewear share price volatility

Over the last 12 months, Gildan Activewear's shares have ranged in value from as little as $17.3235 up to $38.5. A popular way to gauge a stock's volatility is its "beta".

Beta is a measure of a share's volatility in relation to the market. The market (NYSE average) beta is 1, while Gildan Activewear's is 1.7265. This would suggest that Gildan Activewear's shares are more volatile than the average for this exchange and represent, relatively-speaking, a higher risk (but potentially also market-beating returns).

Gildan Activewear overview

Gildan Activewear Inc. manufactures and sells various apparel products in the United States, Canada, and internationally. It provides various activewear products, including T-shirts, fleece tops and bottoms, and sport shirts under the Gildan, Gildan Performance, Gildan Hammer, Comfort Colors, American Apparel, Anvil by Gildan, Alstyle, Prim + Preux, and GoldToe brands. The company also offers hosiery products comprising athletic; dress; and casual, liner, therapeutic, and workwear socks, as well as sheer panty hoses, tights, and leggings under the brands of Gildan, Under Armour, GoldToe, PowerSox, GT a GoldToe Brand, Silver Toe, Signature Gold by Goldtoe, Peds, MediPeds, Kushyfoot, Therapy Plus, All Pro, Secret, Silks, Secret Silky, and American Apparel. In addition, it provides men's and boys' underwear products, and ladies panties under the Gildan and Gildan Platinum brand names; and ladies' shapewear, intimates, and accessories under the Secret and Secret Silky brands. The company sells its products to wholesale distributors, screen printers, or embellishers, as well as to retailers and consumer brand companies. The company was formerly known as Textiles Gildan Inc.

Frequently asked questions

What percentage of Gildan Activewear is owned by insiders or institutions?
Currently 1.942% of Gildan Activewear shares are held by insiders and 94.563% by institutions. How many people work for Gildan Activewear?
Latest data suggests 46,000 work at Gildan Activewear. When does the fiscal year end for Gildan Activewear?
Gildan Activewear's fiscal year ends in December. Where is Gildan Activewear based?
Gildan Activewear's address is: 600 de Maisonneuve West, Montreal, QC, Canada, H3A 3J2 What is Gildan Activewear's ISIN number?
Gildan Activewear's international securities identification number is: CA3759161035 What is Gildan Activewear's CUSIP number?
Gildan Activewear's Committee on Uniform Securities Identification Procedures number is: 375916103