Gildan Activewear (GIL) Competitors $54.18 -0.91 (-1.65%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$54.22 +0.04 (+0.07%) As of 07:51 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 InterestSustainabilityTrends 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 business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, community ranking, earnings, institutional ownership, media sentiment and dividends. 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 27.49% 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%27.49%13.17% Do insiders & institutionals believe 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 insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Do analysts rate AS or GIL? Amer Sports presently has a consensus price target of $28.64, suggesting a potential upside of 0.23%. Gildan Activewear has a consensus price target of $60.00, suggesting a potential upside of 10.74%. 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) 11 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.81Gildan Activewear 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 9 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Which has higher valuation and earnings, AS or GIL? Gildan Activewear has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Amer Sports. Amer Sports is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Gildan Activewear, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioAmer Sports$4.37B3.57-$208.60M-$0.14-204.10Gildan Activewear$3.27B2.52$533.58M$2.5021.67 Does the MarketBeat Community favor AS or GIL? Gildan Activewear received 687 more outperform votes than Amer Sports when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 76.60% of users gave Amer Sports an outperform vote while only 70.13% of users gave Gildan Activewear an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformAmer SportsOutperform Votes3676.60% Underperform Votes1123.40% Gildan ActivewearOutperform Votes72370.13% Underperform Votes30829.87% Does the media prefer AS or GIL? In the previous week, Gildan Activewear had 31 more articles in the media than Amer Sports. MarketBeat recorded 38 mentions for Gildan Activewear and 7 mentions for Amer Sports. Amer Sports' average media sentiment score of 0.75 beat Gildan Activewear's score of 0.68 indicating that Amer Sports is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Amer Sports 3 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Gildan Activewear 7 Very Positive mention(s) 6 Positive mention(s) 11 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive SummaryGildan Activewear beats Amer Sports on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks. 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$8.24B$5.13B$8.40B$20.04BDividend Yield1.52%3.68%2.78%3.65%P/E Ratio21.6714.7614.7734.90Price / Sales2.521.286.9815.61Price / Cash15.9812.9731.2220.85Price / Book4.723.675.254.92Net Income$533.58M$183.11M$259.02M$1.02B7 Day Performance6.33%-3.07%-3.00%-1.05%1 Month Performance6.06%-5.13%-0.80%-1.40%1 Year Performance54.14%-13.16%7.18%13.93% Gildan Activewear Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)GILGildan Activewear4.6803 of 5 stars$54.18-1.7%$60.00+10.7%+62.7%$8.24B$3.27B21.6743,000Earnings ReportDividend IncreaseAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionNews CoverageASAmer Sports3.416 of 5 stars$31.00+0.4%$28.64-7.6%+96.2%$16.93B$4.37B-221.3811,400Upcoming EarningsBIRKBirkenstock3.241 of 5 stars$55.17-3.1%$68.31+23.8%+9.8%$10.36B$1.80B51.097,400Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastNews CoverageLEVILevi Strauss & Co.3.8947 of 5 stars$18.32+0.5%$21.27+16.1%+3.8%$7.25B$6.36B35.2218,700BRPThe Baldwin Insurance Group1.8736 of 5 stars$41.69+0.2%$34.80-16.5%+50.8%$4.90B$1.27B-45.329,200Upcoming EarningsKTBKontoor Brands3.4813 of 5 stars$83.60+0.1%$95.00+13.6%+43.2%$4.61B$2.61B18.8313,700Dividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastShort Interest ↓News CoverageZGNErmenegildo Zegna1.0776 of 5 stars$8.92-1.9%$8.05-9.7%-33.3%$3.61B$1.96B0.007,201Analyst ForecastUAAUnder Armour4.4048 of 5 stars$7.11-2.4%$9.09+28.0%-12.2%$3.07B$5.70B-24.5015,000UAUnder Armour2.1992 of 5 stars$6.64-1.4%$9.00+35.6%-15.1%$2.87B$5.70B-22.8817,500CPRICapri4.0141 of 5 stars$22.52-0.5%$25.92+15.1%-53.5%$2.66B$5.17B-2.6315,100Analyst ForecastGOOSCanada Goose1.4393 of 5 stars$10.11+0.6%$10.60+4.9%-23.9%$978.06M$988.71M19.434,462Positive News 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 Bank Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Toy Stocks Growth Stocks Airline Stocks Chinese Stocks EV Charging Stocks Defense Stocks Lithium Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks This page (NYSE:GIL) was last updated on 2/21/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersCollect $7k per month from Tesla’s SECRET dividendTesla doesn't pay a traditional dividend.... 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