Gildan Activewear (GIL) Competitors $41.20 -0.33 (-0.78%) Closing price 04/15/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$41.22 +0.02 (+0.05%) As of 04/15/2025 06:36 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock GIL vs. AS, BIRK, LEVI, BRP, KTB, ZGN, UAA, UA, CPRI, and GOOSShould you be buying Gildan Activewear stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Gildan Activewear include Amer Sports (AS), Birkenstock (BIRK), Levi Strauss & Co. (LEVI), The Baldwin Insurance Group (BRP), Kontoor Brands (KTB), Ermenegildo Zegna (ZGN), Under Armour (UAA), Under Armour (UA), Capri (CPRI), and Canada Goose (GOOS). These companies are all part of the "apparel" industry. Gildan Activewear vs. Amer Sports Birkenstock Levi Strauss & Co. The Baldwin Insurance Group Kontoor Brands Ermenegildo Zegna Under Armour Under Armour Capri Canada Goose Amer Sports (NYSE:AS) and Gildan Activewear (NYSE:GIL) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, earnings, profitability, risk, community ranking, dividends, media sentiment, institutional ownership and valuation. Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in AS or GIL? 40.3% of Amer Sports shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 82.8% of Gildan Activewear shares are held by institutional investors. 2.0% of Gildan Activewear shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Which has higher valuation & earnings, AS or GIL? Gildan Activewear has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Amer Sports. Gildan Activewear is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Amer Sports, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioAmer Sports$5.18B2.42-$208.60M$0.14161.60Gildan Activewear$3.27B1.91$533.58M$2.5016.48 Which has more volatility & risk, AS or GIL? Amer Sports has a beta of 2.66, suggesting that its share price is 166% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Gildan Activewear has a beta of 1.16, suggesting that its share price is 16% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the MarketBeat Community prefer AS or GIL? Gildan Activewear received 685 more outperform votes than Amer Sports when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 76.00% of users gave Amer Sports an outperform vote while only 70.13% of users gave Gildan Activewear an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformAmer SportsOutperform Votes3876.00% Underperform Votes1224.00% Gildan ActivewearOutperform Votes72370.13% Underperform Votes30829.87% Do analysts prefer AS or GIL? Amer Sports currently has a consensus price target of $32.64, suggesting a potential upside of 44.26%. Gildan Activewear has a consensus price target of $60.00, suggesting a potential upside of 45.61%. Given Gildan Activewear's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Gildan Activewear is more favorable than Amer Sports.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Amer Sports 0 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 8 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.77Gildan Activewear 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 9 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Is AS or GIL more profitable? Gildan Activewear has a net margin of 12.26% compared to Amer Sports' net margin of -0.74%. Gildan Activewear's return on equity of 28.80% beat Amer Sports' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Amer Sports-0.74% 3.15% 1.12% Gildan Activewear 12.26%28.80%13.17% Does the media favor AS or GIL? In the previous week, Gildan Activewear had 6 more articles in the media than Amer Sports. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for Gildan Activewear and 6 mentions for Amer Sports. Gildan Activewear's average media sentiment score of 1.61 beat Amer Sports' score of 1.19 indicating that Gildan Activewear is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Amer Sports 6 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Gildan Activewear 12 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive SummaryGildan Activewear beats Amer Sports on 14 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Remove Ads Get Gildan Activewear News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for GIL and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart GIL vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricGildan ActivewearApparel IndustryDiscretionary SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$6.26B$3.69B$7.05B$18.52BDividend Yield2.40%4.44%3.50%4.23%P/E Ratio16.4811.9515.8031.15Price / Sales1.910.987.4825.69Price / Cash13.3812.7016.4217.53Price / Book4.303.074.124.29Net Income$533.58M$183.11M$259.47M$1.02B7 Day Performance0.28%-2.35%-0.78%-0.79%1 Month Performance-11.45%-12.44%-6.82%-6.88%1 Year Performance14.55%-20.46%-6.10%1.74% Gildan Activewear Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)GILGildan Activewear4.8189 of 5 stars$41.21-0.8%$60.00+45.6%+16.6%$6.26B$3.27B16.4851,000Positive NewsGap DownASAmer Sports4.0871 of 5 stars$22.53-5.1%$32.64+44.9%+65.9%$12.48B$5.18B-160.8811,400Positive NewsGap DownHigh Trading VolumeBIRKBirkenstock2.8893 of 5 stars$43.97+0.2%$68.31+55.4%+12.2%$8.26B$1.86B35.467,400News CoverageHigh Trading VolumeLEVILevi Strauss & Co.4.2879 of 5 stars$13.51-2.8%$20.82+54.2%-27.2%$5.35B$6.36B25.9718,000Dividend AnnouncementShort Interest ↑Gap DownHigh Trading VolumeBRPThe Baldwin Insurance Group2.1358 of 5 stars$42.97-4.8%$33.00-23.2%+59.6%$5.05B$1.27B-46.719,200High Trading VolumeKTBKontoor Brands4.8061 of 5 stars$56.00-3.3%$91.50+63.4%+2.7%$3.10B$2.61B12.6114,000News CoveragePositive NewsHigh Trading VolumeZGNErmenegildo Zegna3.2701 of 5 stars$6.47-2.0%$8.70+34.6%-37.5%$2.63B$1.95B12.206,050Short Interest ↑News CoverageGap DownUAAUnder Armour4.1817 of 5 stars$5.23-0.7%$9.06+73.3%-12.7%$2.25B$5.32B-18.0217,500News CoverageHigh Trading VolumeUAUnder Armour2.1508 of 5 stars$5.08-0.5%$9.00+77.3%-14.9%$2.18B$5.32B-17.5017,500Short Interest ↓News CoverageGap DownHigh Trading VolumeCPRICapri4.3098 of 5 stars$13.92-4.2%$25.92+86.2%-65.5%$1.64B$4.63B-1.6315,100Gap DownHigh Trading VolumeGOOSCanada Goose3.2235 of 5 stars$7.32-3.8%$10.20+39.4%-28.3%$708.14M$1.32B14.074,462News CoverageGap Down Remove Ads Related Companies and Tools Related Companies AS Alternatives BIRK Alternatives LEVI Alternatives BRP Alternatives KTB Alternatives ZGN Alternatives UAA Alternatives UA Alternatives CPRI Alternatives GOOS Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:GIL) was last updated on 4/16/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersGet Your Bank Account “Fed Invasion” Ready with THESE 4 Simple StepsStarting as soon as a few months from now, the United States government will make a sweeping change to bank ac...Weiss Ratings | SponsoredElon Musk Confirms: Tesla’s Optimus is Replacing Workers… and Heading to MarsElon Musk just confirmed Tesla’s robot will go to Mars. 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