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GILGildan Activewear, Inc.Hold6.4·$52.76+1.29%
GIL · Why this verdict

Why Gildan Activewear (GIL) is rated HOLD

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VerdictHOLD
Overall score6.4/10
ConfidenceMEDIUM
MacroNEUTRAL

Per-dimension breakdown

Value

7.7/10data confidence 100%
ComponentSub-score
P/E4.3
P/S8.7
EV/EBITDA2.8
Fwd P/E9.3
PEG9.8
Analyst target9.0
  • Forward P/E: 9.7x
  • PEG: 0.53
  • Attractively valued

Quality

4.5/10data confidence 100%
ComponentSub-score
ROE3.5
ROA4.7
Gross margin2.5
Op margin5.3
Net margin3.0
Current ratio8.0
FCF quality0.0
Moat4.9
Piotroski F8.9
  • Earnings quality RED FLAG: -435% FCF/NI
  • No competitive moat
  • Strong Piotroski F-Score: 8/9

Growth

10.0/10data confidence 33%
ComponentSub-score
Rev growth10.0
  • Strong growth: 64% YoY

Momentum

3.6/10data confidence 100%
ComponentSub-score
RSI3.5
MACD0.0
OBV10.0
MA position2.2
Volume2.3
  • Volume accumulation (rising OBV)
  • Below 200-MA but MA still rising (+1.1%/30d) — pullback in uptrend, not confirmed weakness

Sentiment

7.8/10data confidence 100%
ComponentSub-score
LLM sentiment7.0
Analyst rating6.9
Price target9.7
  • LLM news sentiment: +0.40 (n=1)
  • Light analyst coverage (9.0) — signal dampened
  • Analyst upside: 56%

Insider

5.0/10data confidence 50%

Peer rank

5.6/10data confidence 80%
ComponentSub-score
value rank2.1
quality rank6.2
growth rank9.2
  • Industry growth leader

Technical

6.2/10data confidence 100%
ComponentSub-score
bollinger8.3
support resistance6.3
52w position4.4
gap6.0

Risk (lower is worse)

3.9/10data confidence 100%
ComponentSub-score
short interest8.0
days to cover4.0
volatility0.0
put call0.0
implied vol4.4
max pain risk3.0
beta6.6
debt equity4.0
news risk5.5
  • Elevated put/call: 3.25
  • Above max pain $38

Catalyst

6.1/10data confidence 100%
ComponentSub-score
erm5.0
earnings history10.0
earnings timing5.0
surprise avg5.8
dividend safety6.0
news activity5.0
  • Perfect beat streak: 4Q
  • Dividend: 191.0%

How the verdict was assembled

Engine trigger

Mixed signals. Hold existing position.

Engine technical detail
verdict_path: L4:PATH_F_HOLD_DEFAULT
Passed (7)
  • ASYMMETRY:3.0>=1.5
  • INSIDER:OK
  • 8K:CLEAN
  • NEWS_EVENTS:NONE_RECENT
  • EARNINGS_PROXIMITY:37d clear
  • SEMI_CYCLE_PEAK:CLEAR
  • MATERIALS_CYCLE_PEAK:CLEAR
Failed (1)
  • MOMENTUM:3.6<4.5
Warning (0)

none

Reward-to-Risk
3.05
Upside
+35.9%
Downside
11.8%
Sizing output
AVOID

SetupFALLING_KNIFE Death cross, below all MAs, RSI 40, MACD bearish

EdgeNO_EDGE No clear edge identified

SuitabilityMODERATE Balanced profile

Investment implication

The default F-path HOLD fired without any positive-conviction gate triggering — no momentum acceleration, no quality+value crossover, no setup recognition. Highest-clear gate: ASYMMETRY:3.0>=1.5. Top dim: Growth at 10.0; weakest: Momentum at 3.6. The engine's read is one of pattern absence — no directional conviction in either direction at current asymmetry.

The strongest dimensions are Growth at 10.0, Sentiment at 7.8, and Value at 7.7; the weakest are Momentum at 3.6, Risk (lower is worse) at 3.9, and Quality at 4.5. The V9 engine flagged 1 failed gate, producing an asymmetric reward-to-risk of 3.05 and an engine sizing output of AVOID.

Engine reasoning is mechanically derived from pipeline gate outputs. See decision view.

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