Gildan Activewear Reaches New 52-Week High (GIL)

NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- Gildan Activewear (NYSE:GIL) hit a new 52-week high Tuesday as it is currently trading at $33.65, above its previous 52-week high of $33.57 with 387,915 shares traded as of 9:56 a.m. ET. Average volume has been 471,500 shares over the past 30 days.

Gildan Activewear has a market cap of $3.9 billion and is part of the consumer goods sector and consumer non-durables industry. Shares are up 12.4% year to date as of the close of trading on Monday.

Gildan Activewear Inc. manufactures and sells T-shirts, activewear, underwear, and socks to wholesale screen printers, embroiderers, and retailers in North America, Europe, and internationally. It sells T-shirts, fleece, and sport shirts under the Gildan brand name. The company has a P/E ratio of 19, below the average consumer non-durables industry P/E ratio of 19.2 and above the S&P 500 P/E ratio of 16.6.

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TheStreet Ratings rates Gildan Activewear as a buy. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its robust revenue growth, largely solid financial position with reasonable debt levels by most measures, solid stock price performance, impressive record of earnings per share growth and compelling growth in net income. We feel these strengths outweigh the fact that the company shows weak operating cash flow. You can view the full Gildan Activewear Ratings Report.

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