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Best Apparel Manufacturing Stocks to Buy Now (2025)

Top apparel manufacturing stocks in 2025 ranked by overall Zen Rating. "A" Rated stocks have returned an average of +32.52% per year, and are the best apparel manufacturing stocks to buy now. Learn More.

According to Zen Ratings, our proprietary rating system that evaluates 115 factors proven to drive growth in stocks and assigns each stock in our system an overall letter grade as well as 7 individual Component Grades for Value, Growth, Momentum, Sentiment, Safety, Financials, and proprietary AI algorithms, the 3 best apparel manufacturing stocks to buy right now are:

Ralph Lauren (NYSE:RL) is the #1 top apparel manufacturing stock out of 24 with a Zen Rating of A. Stocks with a rating of A have had an average return of +32.52% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Ralph Lauren (NYSE:RL) is: Value: C, Growth: B, Momentum: C, Sentiment: B, Safety: C, Financials: A, and AI: B.

Ralph Lauren (NYSE:RL) has a Due Diligence Score of 54, which is 22 points higher than the apparel manufacturing industry average of 32.

RL passed 21 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Ralph Lauren has seen its stock return 29.67% over the past year, overperforming other apparel manufacturing stocks by 44 percentage points.

Ralph Lauren has an average 1 year price target of $292.75, an upside of 41.77% from Ralph Lauren's current stock price of $206.50.

Ralph Lauren stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 12 analysts covering Ralph Lauren, 66.67% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 25% have issued a Buy, 8.33% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

G III Apparel Group (NASDAQ:GIII) is the #2 top apparel manufacturing stock out of 24 with a Zen Rating of B. Stocks with a rating of B have had an average return of +19.88% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for G III Apparel Group (NASDAQ:GIII) is: Value: A, Growth: C, Momentum: C, Sentiment: C, Safety: C, Financials: B, and AI: B.

G III Apparel Group (NASDAQ:GIII) has a Due Diligence Score of 45, which is 13 points higher than the apparel manufacturing industry average of 32.

GIII passed 14 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. G III Apparel Group has seen its stock lose -11.22% over the past year, overperforming other apparel manufacturing stocks by 3 percentage points.

G III Apparel Group has an average 1 year price target of $33.00, an upside of 36.25% from G III Apparel Group's current stock price of $24.22.

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

Kontoor Brands (NYSE:KTB) is the #3 top apparel manufacturing stock out of 24 with a Zen Rating of B. Stocks with a rating of B have had an average return of +19.88% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Kontoor Brands (NYSE:KTB) is: Value: B, Growth: C, Momentum: C, Sentiment: C, Safety: B, Financials: A, and AI: B.

Kontoor Brands (NYSE:KTB) has a Due Diligence Score of 51, which is 19 points higher than the apparel manufacturing industry average of 32.

KTB passed 19 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Kontoor Brands has seen its stock return 0.29% over the past year, overperforming other apparel manufacturing stocks by 15 percentage points.

Kontoor Brands has an average 1 year price target of $90.20, an upside of 64% from Kontoor Brands's current stock price of $55.00.

Kontoor Brands stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 5 analysts covering Kontoor Brands, 80% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% 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 8 apparel manufacturing stocks that have issued dividends in the past year, the 3 apparel manufacturing stocks with the highest dividend yields are:

Jerash Holdings (NASDAQ:JRSH) has an annual dividend yield of 6.9%, which is 4 percentage points higher than the apparel manufacturing industry average of 2.81%. 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 -64.5% 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 5.47%, which is 3 percentage points higher than the apparel manufacturing industry average of 2.81%. 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 74.7% indicates that its high dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Kontoor Brands (NYSE:KTB) has an annual dividend yield of 3.71%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the apparel manufacturing industry average of 2.81%. Kontoor Brands's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% one times in the last 10 years. Kontoor Brands's dividend has not shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Kontoor Brands's dividend payout ratio of 45.7% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Apparel manufacturing stocks were up 1.84% in the last day, and up 0.67% over the last week. Under Armour was the among the top gainers in the apparel manufacturing industry, gaining 4.86% yesterday.

Shares of retail, apparel and e-commerce stocks are trading higher. Some stocks in the sector may be higher amid hopes of a US-China trade deal. Additionally, discount store stocks could be benefitting from broader economic concerns. E-commerce stocks may also be up up Chinese discount retailers Temu and Shein planning to increase prices.

Based on the Valuation rating, one of the 7 components of a stocks overall Zen Ratings grade, which evaluates factors including estimated earnings yield, earnings before interest and taxes/enterprise value, cash flow yield, free cash flow to price, and price-to-earnings growth (PEG ratio), the 3 most undervalued apparel manufacturing stocks right now are:

Pvh (NYSE:PVH) is the most undervalued apparel manufacturing stock based on its Valuation Rating of A. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Pvh has a valuation score of 71, which is 42 points higher than the apparel manufacturing industry average of 29. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Pvh's stock has dropped -34.83% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the apparel manufacturing industry by -20 percentage points.

G III Apparel Group (NASDAQ:GIII) is the second most undervalued apparel manufacturing stock based on its Valuation Rating of A. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

G III Apparel Group has a valuation score of 43, which is 14 points higher than the apparel manufacturing industry average of 29. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

G III Apparel Group's stock has dropped -11.22% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the apparel manufacturing industry by 3 percentage points.

Oxford Industries (NYSE:OXM) is the third most undervalued apparel manufacturing stock based on its Valuation Rating of B. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Oxford Industries has a valuation score of 43, which is 14 points higher than the apparel manufacturing industry average of 29. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Oxford Industries's stock has dropped -56.26% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the apparel manufacturing industry by -42 percentage points.

41.18% of apparel manufacturing stocks rated by analysts are a strong buy right now. On average, analysts expect apparel manufacturing stocks to rise by 45.12% over the next year.

5.88% of apparel manufacturing stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 17.65% of apparel manufacturing stocks are rated B (Buy), 70.59% are rated C (Hold), 5.88% are rated D (Sell), and 0% are rated F (Strong Sell).