GIL vs. GOOS, IFA, UNI, RYU, QSR, CCL.B, MG, CTC.A, CTC, and ATZ
Should you be buying Gildan Activewear stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Gildan Activewear include Canada Goose (GOOS), iFabric (IFA), Unisync (UNI), RYU Apparel (RYU), Restaurant Brands International (QSR), CCL Industries (CCL.B), Magna International (MG), Canadian Tire (CTC.A), Canadian Tire (CTC), and Aritzia (ATZ). These companies are all part of the "consumer cyclical" sector.
Gildan Activewear vs. Its Competitors
Canada Goose (TSE:GOOS) and Gildan Activewear (TSE:GIL) are both consumer cyclical companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, profitability, valuation, analyst recommendations, dividends, media sentiment, earnings and institutional ownership.
Gildan Activewear has higher revenue and earnings than Canada Goose. Gildan Activewear is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Canada Goose, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
89.4% of Canada Goose shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 88.1% of Gildan Activewear shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.6% of Canada Goose shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.3% of Gildan Activewear shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Gildan Activewear has a net margin of 13.05% compared to Canada Goose's net margin of 5.49%. Gildan Activewear's return on equity of 23.10% beat Canada Goose's return on equity.
Canada Goose has a beta of 1.29, suggesting that its stock price is 29% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Gildan Activewear has a beta of 1.64, suggesting that its stock price is 64% more volatile than the S&P 500.
In the previous week, Gildan Activewear had 5 more articles in the media than Canada Goose. MarketBeat recorded 19 mentions for Gildan Activewear and 14 mentions for Canada Goose. Gildan Activewear's average media sentiment score of 0.35 beat Canada Goose's score of -0.06 indicating that Gildan Activewear is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Canada Goose presently has a consensus target price of C$12.50, indicating a potential downside of 19.61%. Gildan Activewear has a consensus target price of C$68.67, indicating a potential downside of 2.67%. Given Gildan Activewear's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Gildan Activewear is more favorable than Canada Goose.
Summary
Gildan Activewear beats Canada Goose on 15 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.
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Media Sentiment Over Time
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This page (TSE:GIL) was last updated on 8/2/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
