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Best Apparel Manufacturing Stocks to Buy Now (2024)

Top apparel manufacturing stocks in 2024 ranked by overall Zen Score. See the best apparel manufacturing stocks to buy now, according to analyst forecasts for the apparel manufacturing industry.

According to Zen Score, the 3 best apparel manufacturing stocks to buy right now are:

Columbia Sportswear Co (NASDAQ:COLM) is the top apparel manufacturing stock with a Zen Score of 64, which is 31 points higher than the apparel manufacturing industry average of 33. It passed 23 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Columbia Sportswear Co has seen its stock return 15.97% over the past year, underperforming other apparel manufacturing stocks by -20 percentage points.

Columbia Sportswear Co has an average 1 year price target of $71.50, a downside of -16.49% from Columbia Sportswear Co's current stock price of $85.62.

Columbia Sportswear Co stock has a consensus Sell recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 2 analysts covering Columbia Sportswear Co, 0% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 50% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 50% have issued a Strong Sell.

G Iii Apparel Group (NASDAQ:GIII) is the second best apparel manufacturing stock with a Zen Score of 61, which is 28 points higher than the apparel manufacturing industry average of 33. It passed 19 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. G Iii Apparel Group has seen its stock return 86.94% over the past year, overperforming other apparel manufacturing stocks by 51 percentage points.

G Iii Apparel Group has an average 1 year price target of $28.00, a downside of -6.85% from G Iii Apparel Group's current stock price of $30.06.

G Iii Apparel Group stock has a consensus Hold recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 6 analysts covering G Iii Apparel Group, 16.67% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 50% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 33.33% have issued a Strong Sell.

Gildan Activewear (NYSE:GIL) is the third best apparel manufacturing stock with a Zen Score of 52, which is 19 points higher than the apparel manufacturing industry average of 33. It passed 19 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Gildan Activewear has seen its stock return 40.34% over the past year, overperforming other apparel manufacturing stocks by 4 percentage points.

Gildan Activewear has an average 1 year price target of $41.10, an upside of 7.39% from Gildan Activewear's current stock price of $38.27.

Gildan Activewear stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 5 analysts covering Gildan Activewear, 40% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 40% have issued a Buy, 20% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

Out of 11 apparel manufacturing stocks that have issued dividends in the past year, the 3 apparel manufacturing stocks with the highest dividend yields are:

V F (NYSE:VFC) has an annual dividend yield of 5.87%, which is 3 percentage points higher than the apparel manufacturing industry average of 2.4%. V F's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% three times in the last 10 years. V F's dividend has not shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

V F's dividend payout ratio of -31.3% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

Jerash Holdings (NASDAQ:JRSH) has an annual dividend yield of 4.95%, which is 3 percentage points higher than the apparel manufacturing industry average of 2.4%. Jerash Holdings's dividend payout is stable, having never dropped by more than 10% in the last 10 years. Jerash Holdings's dividend has not shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Jerash Holdings's dividend payout ratio of -285.7% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

Superior Group Of Companies (NASDAQ:SGC) has an annual dividend yield of 2.73%, which is the same as the apparel manufacturing industry average of 2.4%. Superior Group Of Companies's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% one times in the last 10 years. Superior Group Of Companies's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Superior Group Of Companies's dividend payout ratio of 76.7% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Apparel manufacturing stocks were up 2.16% in the last day, and up 4.41% over the last week. V F was the among the top gainers in the apparel manufacturing industry, gaining 7.7% yesterday.

VF Corp shares are trading higher after the company appointed former Lululemon Chief Product Officer Michelle Choehas as the Global Brand President of Vans.

Based on WallStreetZen's Valuation Score, the 3 most undervalued apparel manufacturing stocks right now are:

G Iii Apparel Group (NASDAQ:GIII) is the most undervalued apparel manufacturing stock based on WallStreetZen's Valuation Score. G Iii Apparel Group has a valuation score of 86, which is 54 points higher than the apparel manufacturing industry average of 32. It passed 6 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

G Iii Apparel Group's stock has gained 86.94% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the apparel manufacturing industry by 51 percentage points.

Columbia Sportswear Co (NASDAQ:COLM) is the second most undervalued apparel manufacturing stock based on WallStreetZen's Valuation Score. Columbia Sportswear Co has a valuation score of 86, which is 54 points higher than the apparel manufacturing industry average of 32. It passed 6 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Columbia Sportswear Co's stock has gained 15.97% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the apparel manufacturing industry by -20 percentage points.

Under Armour (NYSE:UAA) is the third most undervalued apparel manufacturing stock based on WallStreetZen's Valuation Score. Under Armour has a valuation score of 71, which is 39 points higher than the apparel manufacturing industry average of 32. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Under Armour's stock has dropped -0.28% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the apparel manufacturing industry by -36 percentage points.