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Best Apparel Manufacturing Stocks to Buy Now (2022)

Top apparel manufacturing stocks in 2022 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:

Figs (NYSE:FIGS) is the top apparel manufacturing stock with a Zen Score of 64, which is 21 points higher than the apparel manufacturing industry average of 43. It passed 22 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Figs has seen its stock lose -76.4% over the past year, underperforming other apparel manufacturing stocks by -44 percentage points.

Figs has an average 1 year price target of $18.60, an upside of 110.17% from Figs's current stock price of $8.85.

Figs stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 12 analysts covering Figs, 33.33% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 25% have issued a Buy, 33.33% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 8.33% have issued a Strong Sell.

Columbia Sportswear Co (NASDAQ:COLM) is the second best apparel manufacturing stock with a Zen Score of 60, which is 17 points higher than the apparel manufacturing industry average of 43. It passed 22 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Columbia Sportswear Co has seen its stock lose -21.33% over the past year, overperforming other apparel manufacturing stocks by 11 percentage points.

Columbia Sportswear Co has an average 1 year price target of $93.17, an upside of 23.86% from Columbia Sportswear Co's current stock price of $75.22.

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

Lakeland Industries (NASDAQ:LAKE) is the third best apparel manufacturing stock with a Zen Score of 56, which is 13 points higher than the apparel manufacturing industry average of 43. It passed 17 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Lakeland Industries has seen its stock lose -41.59% over the past year, underperforming other apparel manufacturing stocks by -9 percentage points.

Lakeland Industries has an average 1 year price target of $28.00, an upside of 134.51% from Lakeland Industries's current stock price of $11.94.

Lakeland Industries stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 1 analyst covering Lakeland Industries, 100% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 0% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

Out of 13 apparel manufacturing stocks that have issued dividends in the past year, the 3 apparel manufacturing stocks with the highest dividend yields are:

Crown Crafts (NASDAQ:CRWS) has an annual dividend yield of 11.34%, which is 7 percentage points higher than the apparel manufacturing industry average of 4.15%. Crown Crafts's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% six times in the last 10 years. Crown Crafts's dividend has not shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Crown Crafts's dividend payout ratio of 77% indicates that its high dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Hanesbrands (NYSE:HBI) has an annual dividend yield of 7.8%, which is 4 percentage points higher than the apparel manufacturing industry average of 4.15%. Hanesbrands's dividend payout is stable, having never dropped by more than 10% in the last 10 years. Hanesbrands's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Hanesbrands's dividend payout ratio of 37.5% indicates that its high dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

V F (NYSE:VFC) has an annual dividend yield of 6.6%, which is 2 percentage points higher than the apparel manufacturing industry average of 4.15%. V F's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% one times in the last 10 years. V F's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

V F's dividend payout ratio of 77.1% indicates that its high dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Apparel manufacturing stocks were down -0.71% in the last day, and up 5.07% over the last week.

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

Crown Crafts (NASDAQ:CRWS) is the most undervalued apparel manufacturing stock based on WallStreetZen's Valuation Score. Crown Crafts has a valuation score of 86, which is 44 points higher than the apparel manufacturing industry average of 42. It passed 6 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Crown Crafts's stock has dropped -19.81% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the apparel manufacturing industry by 13 percentage points.

Delta Apparel (NYSEMKT:DLA) is the second most undervalued apparel manufacturing stock based on WallStreetZen's Valuation Score. Delta Apparel has a valuation score of 71, which is 29 points higher than the apparel manufacturing industry average of 42. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Delta Apparel's stock has dropped -46.2% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the apparel manufacturing industry by -13 percentage points.

Jerash Holdings (NASDAQ:JRSH) is the third most undervalued apparel manufacturing stock based on WallStreetZen's Valuation Score. Jerash Holdings has a valuation score of 71, which is 29 points higher than the apparel manufacturing industry average of 42. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Jerash Holdings's stock has dropped -42.5% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the apparel manufacturing industry by -10 percentage points.