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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:

COLUMBIA SPORTSWEAR (NASDAQ:COLM) is the top apparel manufacturing stock with a Zen Score of 67, which is 26 points higher than the apparel manufacturing industry average of 41. It passed 25 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. COLUMBIA SPORTSWEAR has seen its stock lose -28.9% over the past year, overperforming other apparel manufacturing stocks by 4 percentage points.

COLUMBIA SPORTSWEAR has an average 1 year price target of $104.50, an upside of 44.02% from COLUMBIA SPORTSWEAR's current stock price of $72.56.

COLUMBIA SPORTSWEAR stock has a consensus Hold recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 4 analysts covering COLUMBIA SPORTSWEAR, 0% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 25% have issued a Buy, 50% have issued a hold, while 25% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

KONTOOR BRANDS (NYSE:KTB) is the second best apparel manufacturing stock with a Zen Score of 58, which is 17 points higher than the apparel manufacturing industry average of 41. It passed 22 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. KONTOOR BRANDS has seen its stock lose -42.78% over the past year, underperforming other apparel manufacturing stocks by -10 percentage points.

KONTOOR BRANDS has an average 1 year price target of $71.00, an upside of 94.2% from KONTOOR BRANDS's current stock price of $36.56.

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

OXFORD INDUSTRIES (NYSE:OXM) is the third best apparel manufacturing stock with a Zen Score of 58, which is 17 points higher than the apparel manufacturing industry average of 41. It passed 22 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. OXFORD INDUSTRIES has seen its stock lose -14.61% over the past year, overperforming other apparel manufacturing stocks by 18 percentage points.

OXFORD INDUSTRIES has an average 1 year price target of $116.40, an upside of 46.71% from OXFORD INDUSTRIES's current stock price of $79.34.

OXFORD INDUSTRIES stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 5 analysts covering OXFORD INDUSTRIES, 60% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 20% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 20% have issued a Strong Sell.

Out of 12 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 11.18%, which is 8 percentage points higher than the apparel manufacturing industry average of 3.6%. 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 85.9% indicates that its high dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

HANESBRANDS (NYSE:HBI) has an annual dividend yield of 5.38%, which is 2 percentage points higher than the apparel manufacturing industry average of 3.6%. 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 45.8% indicates that its high dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

KONTOOR BRANDS (NYSE:KTB) has an annual dividend yield of 4.7%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the apparel manufacturing industry average of 3.6%.

KONTOOR BRANDS's dividend payout ratio of 46.4% indicates that its high dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Apparel manufacturing stocks were down -2.64% in the last day, and down -9.06% over the last week. CAPRI HOLDINGS was the among the top losers in the apparel manufacturing industry, dropping -7.07% yesterday.

Shares of retail and apparel companies are trading lower in sympathy with Abercrombie, which dropped following Q1 results. The company said higher-than-expected freight and product costs impacted its margins.

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

LAKELAND INDUSTRIES (NASDAQ:LAKE) is the most undervalued apparel manufacturing stock based on WallStreetZen's Valuation Score. LAKELAND INDUSTRIES has a valuation score of 71, which is 35 points higher than the apparel manufacturing industry average of 36. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

LAKELAND INDUSTRIES's stock has dropped -35.05% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the apparel manufacturing industry by -2 percentage points.

COLUMBIA SPORTSWEAR (NASDAQ:COLM) is the second most undervalued apparel manufacturing stock based on WallStreetZen's Valuation Score. COLUMBIA SPORTSWEAR has a valuation score of 57, which is 21 points higher than the apparel manufacturing industry average of 36. It passed 4 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

COLUMBIA SPORTSWEAR's stock has dropped -28.9% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the apparel manufacturing industry by 4 percentage points.

JERASH HOLDINGS (US) (NASDAQ:JRSH) is the third most undervalued apparel manufacturing stock based on WallStreetZen's Valuation Score. JERASH HOLDINGS (US) has a valuation score of 57, which is 21 points higher than the apparel manufacturing industry average of 36. It passed 4 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

JERASH HOLDINGS (US)'s stock has dropped -5.08% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the apparel manufacturing industry by 28 percentage points.