Avoid the stress of overpaying for a stock or missing an opportunity by using the right tools and insights to evaluate Gildan Activewear Inc. before investing.

In this article, we go over a few key elements for understanding Gildan Activewear Inc.’s stock price such as:

• Gildan Activewear Inc.’s current stock price and volume
• Why Gildan Activewear Inc.’s stock price changed recently
• Upgrades and downgrades for GIL from analysts
• GIL’s stock price momentum as measured by its relative strength

About Gildan Activewear Inc. (GIL)

Before we jump into Gildan Activewear Inc.’s stock price, history, target price and what caused it to recently rise, let’s take a look at some background.

Gildan Activewear Inc. manufactures and sells various apparel products. The company provides various activewear products, including T-shirts, fleece tops and bottoms, sports shirts, polos, and tank tops under Gildan, Hanes, Gildan Performance, Gildan Hammer, Gildan Softstyle, Gildan Heavy Cotton, Gildan Ultra Cotton, Gildan DryBlend, Gildan HeavyBlend, Comfort Colors, American Apparel, ALLPRO, ComfortWash, BEEFY, Bonds and Champion brands. It also offers hosiery products comprising athletic, dress, casual and workwear socks, liner socks, and socks for therapeutic purposes under Gildan, GoldToe, Signature Gold by GoldToe, GoldToe Edition, Peds, MediPeds, Hanes, and Powersox brands. In addition, the company provides men's and boys' underwear products and ladies' panties under Gildan, Gildan Platinum, Gildan Softstyle, Gildan Performance, BareSoft, Gildan Performance, EZBreeze, Bonds, Berlei, Bras N Things, Polo Ralph Lauren brands. Further, it provides women's lingerie, bras and shapewear under Bali, Playtex, WonderBra, Maidenform, Bonds, Bras N Things, Berle brands. It sells its products to wholesale distributors, screenprinters, and embellishers in North America, Europe, the Asia-Pacific, and Latin America, as well as to retailers in North America, including mass merchants, department stores, national chains, specialty retailers, craft stores, and online retailers; and manufactures products for lifestyle brand companies. The company was formerly known as Textiles Gildan Inc. and changed its name to Gildan Activewear Inc. in March 1995. Gildan Activewear Inc. was founded in 1946 and is headquartered in Montreal, Canada.

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What Caused Gildan Activewear Inc. Stock’s Price to Rise?

Stock prices are primarily based on seller supply and buyer demand. But have you ever wondered about what other factors affect a stock's price?

When an analyst changes their opinion of a stock by upgrading or downgrading their rating, it often leads to a sudden stock price adjustment. As of April 30, 2026, there were 3 analysts who downgraded Gildan Activewear Inc.’s stock and 0 analysts who upgraded over the last month.

Additionally, you'll want to evaluate Gildan Activewear Inc.’s financial health and valuation. Investors can use AAII's Value Grade, which combines six key valuation metrics like P/E and P/S ratios for a comprehensive analysis to conduct analysis on Gildan Activewear Inc.’s valuation and financial health. This approach mitigates the limitations of single-metric evaluations.

Gildan Activewear Inc.’s current valuation based on AAII’s Value Grade is a F, which means it is considered to be Ultra Expensive.

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Lastly, news and media coverage as well as recent press reports about the company or its industry may cause stock prices to fluctuate. You can check out the most recent news articles about Gildan Activewear Inc. (GIL) by visiting AAII Stock Evaluator.

Relative Price Strength of Gildan Activewear Inc.

Relative price strength measures a stock's performance against the market, helping investors identify stocks that are outperforming benchmarks.

For AAII’s Momentum Grade, a weighted relative price strength is calculated. Follow this link to learn more about the Momentum Grade.

As of April 30, 2026, Gildan Activewear Inc. has a weighted four-quarter relative price strength of -0.66%, which translates to a Momentum Score of 54 and is considered to be Average.

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Gildan Activewear Inc. Stock Price: Bottom Line

As of May 1, 2026, Gildan Activewear Inc.’s stock price is $62.730, which is up 1.19% from its previous closing price.

AAII advises against making stock decisions based solely on price or past returns. Instead, consider a variety of metrics, fundamentals, and analytics to evaluate a stock like Gildan Activewear Inc. stock prices are influenced by market supply and demand and offer just a snapshot of a company's overall health.

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