Gildan Activewear Inc. (GIL) 20 Days SMA touches -6.42%: The odds favor the bear

On May 23, 2023, Gildan Activewear Inc. (NYSE: GIL) opened at $29.20, lower -3.11% from the last session. During the day, the shares moved up to $29.20 and dropped to $28.46 before settling in for the closing price of $29.55. Price fluctuations for GIL have ranged from $25.67 to $34.33 over the past 52 weeks.

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Consumer Cyclical Sector giant saw their annual sales surged by 3.30% over the last five years. Company’s average yearly earnings per share was noted -4.50% at the time writing. With a float of $175.76 million, this company’s outstanding shares have now reached $179.54 million.

The firm has a total of 47000 workers. Let’s measure their productivity. In terms of profitability, gross margin is +29.73, operating margin of +20.28, and the pretax margin is +17.42.

Gildan Activewear Inc. (GIL) Insider Activity

A key investor’s attitude towards the stock of the Apparel Manufacturing industry is another important factor to consider. The insider ownership of Gildan Activewear Inc. is 8.40%, while institutional ownership is 83.30%.

Gildan Activewear Inc. (GIL) Earnings and Forecasts

If we go through the results of last quarter, which was made public on 3/30/2023, the company posted $0.45 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, coming under the agreed prediction (set at $0.52) by -$0.07. This company achieved a net margin of +16.65 while generating a return on equity of 28.34. Wall Street market experts anticipate that the next fiscal year will bring earnings of 0.99 per share during the current fiscal year.

According to the Wall Street analysts, stocks earnings will be around -4.50% per share during the next fiscal year. For the long-term projections, market analysts anticipate that the company’s EPS will surge by 3.11% during the next five years compared to 12.70% growth over the previous five years of trading.

Gildan Activewear Inc. (NYSE: GIL) Trading Performance Indicators

Check out the current performance indicators for Gildan Activewear Inc. (GIL). In the past quarter, the stock posted a quick ratio of 0.90. In addition, a publicly-traded company’s price to sales ratio for the trailing twelve months stands at 1.62.

For the trailing twelve months, Company’s Diluted EPS (Earnings per Share) is 2.70, a number that is poised to hit 0.63 in the next quarter and is forecasted to reach 3.38 in one year’s time.

Technical Analysis of Gildan Activewear Inc. (GIL)

Analysing the last 5-days average volume posted by the [Gildan Activewear Inc., GIL], we can find that recorded value of 0.73 million was better than the volume posted last year of 0.57 million. As of the previous 9 days, the stock’s Stochastic %D was 14.40%. Additionally, its Average True Range was 0.78.

During the past 100 days, Gildan Activewear Inc.’s (GIL) raw stochastic average was set at 25.99%, which indicates a significant increase from 6.94% during the past two weeks. Based on volatility metrics of the stock, it showed a historical volatility of 38.24% in the past 14 days, which was higher than the 32.04% volatility it showed in the past 100 days.

At the time of writing, stock’s 50-day Moving Average is $31.43, while its 200-day Moving Average is $30.35. Now, the first resistance to watch is $29.07. This is followed by the second major resistance level at $29.50. The third major resistance level sits at $29.81. If the price goes on to break the first support level at $28.33, it is likely to go to the next support level at $28.02. Should the price break the second support level, the third support level stands at $27.59.

Gildan Activewear Inc. (NYSE: GIL) Key Stats

There are currently 178,248K shares outstanding in the company with a market cap of 5.13 billion. Presently, the company’s annual sales total 3,240 M according to its annual income of 541,540 K. Last quarter, the company’s sales amounted to 702,860 K and its income totaled 97,620 K.