Gildan Activewear (GIL) Competitors

Gildan Activewear (TSE:GIL) and Canada Goose (TSE:GOOS) are both consumer cyclical companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, dividends, risk, valuation, analyst recommendations, profitability, media sentiment, community ranking and earnings.

Does the media favor GIL or GOOS?

In the previous week, Gildan Activewear had 4 more articles in the media than Canada Goose. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Gildan Activewear and 1 mentions for Canada Goose. Gildan Activewear's average media sentiment score of 0.48 beat Canada Goose's score of 0.45 indicating that Gildan Activewear is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Gildan Activewear	0 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Canada Goose	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of GIL or GOOS?

88.1% of Gildan Activewear shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 89.4% of Canada Goose shares are held by institutional investors. 2.3% of Gildan Activewear shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.6% of Canada Goose shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more volatility and risk, GIL or GOOS?

Gildan Activewear has a beta of 1.64, suggesting that its stock price is 64% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Canada Goose has a beta of 1.29, suggesting that its stock price is 29% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, GIL or GOOS?

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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Gildan Activewear	C$3.21B	3.65	C$417.75M	C$3.27	22.02
Canada Goose	C$1.34B	0.50	C$62.10M	C$0.55	26.85

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer GIL or GOOS?

Gildan Activewear received 127 more outperform votes than Canada Goose when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 77.18% of users gave Gildan Activewear an outperform vote while only 57.41% of users gave Canada Goose an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Gildan Activewear	Outperform Votes 460 77.18%	Underperform Votes 136 22.82%
Canada Goose	Outperform Votes 333 57.41%	Underperform Votes 247 42.59%

Do analysts recommend GIL or GOOS?

Gildan Activewear currently has a consensus price target of C$57.20, indicating a potential downside of 20.56%. Canada Goose has a consensus price target of C$16.57, indicating a potential upside of 12.20%. Given Canada Goose's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Canada Goose is more favorable than Gildan Activewear.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Gildan Activewear	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.29
Canada Goose	1 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Is GIL or GOOS more profitable?

Gildan Activewear has a net margin of 13.01% compared to Canada Goose's net margin of 4.64%. Gildan Activewear's return on equity of 21.95% beat Canada Goose's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Gildan Activewear	13.01%	21.95%	9.32%
Canada Goose	4.64%	18.65%	7.21%

Summary

Gildan Activewear beats Canada Goose on 16 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.