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GIL vs WEYS

Side-by-side comparison of Gildan Activewear Inc. (GIL) and Weyco Group Inc. (WEYS): market cap, price performance, sector, and recent activity on the wire.

Summary

  • GIL operates in Consumer Discretionary, while WEYS operates in Consumer Staples - the two are in different parts of the market.
  • GIL is the larger of the two at $10.67B, about 31.9x WEYS ($334.4M).
  • Both names hit the wire about 1 times in the past 4 weeks.
  • GIL has more recent analyst coverage (16 ratings vs 0 for WEYS).
MetricGILWEYS
Company
Gildan Activewear Inc.
Weyco Group Inc.
Price
$57.65-0.40%
$35.24-0.82%
Market cap
$10.67B
$334.4M
1M return
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1Y return
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Industry
Apparel
Apparel
Exchange
NYSE
NASDAQ
IPO
2000
News (4w)
1
1
Recent ratings
16
0
GIL

Gildan Activewear Inc.

Gildan Activewear Inc. manufactures and sells various apparel products in the United States, Canada, and internationally. It provides various activewear products, including T-shirts, fleece tops and bottoms, and sport shirts under the Gildan, Gildan Performance, Gildan Hammer, Comfort Colors, American Apparel, Anvil by Gildan, Alstyle, Prim + Preux, and GoldToe brands. The company also offers hosiery products comprising athletic; dress; and casual, liner, therapeutic, and workwear socks, as well as sheer panty hoses, tights, and leggings under the brands of Gildan, Under Armour, GoldToe, PowerSox, GT a GoldToe Brand, Silver Toe, Signature Gold by Goldtoe, Peds, MediPeds, Kushyfoot, Therapy Plus, All Pro, Secret, Silks, Secret Silky, and American Apparel. In addition, it provides men's and boys' underwear products, and ladies panties under the Gildan and Gildan Platinum brand names; and ladies' shapewear, intimates, and accessories under the Secret and Secret Silky brands. The company sells its products to wholesale distributors, screen printers, or embellishers, as well as to retailers and consumer 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.

WEYS

Weyco Group Inc.

Weyco Group, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, designs and distributes footwear for men, women, and children. It operates through two segments, North American Wholesale Operations and North American Retail Operations. The company offers mid-priced leather dress shoes and casual footwear of man-made materials or leather; and outdoor boots, shoes, and sandals under the Florsheim, Nunn Bush, Stacy Adams, BOGS, and Rafters brand names. It is also involved in the wholesale of its products to approximately 10,000 footwear, department, and specialty stores, as well as e-commerce retailers. As of December 31, 2020, the company had five brick and mortar retail stores in the United States. In addition, it has licensing agreements with third parties, who sell its branded apparel, accessories, and specialty footwear. Weyco Group, Inc. serves in the United States, Canada, Europe, Australia, Asia, and South Africa. The company was formerly known as Weyenberg Shoe Manufacturing Company and changed its name to Weyco Group, Inc. in April 1990. Weyco Group, Inc. was incorporated in 1906 and is based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.