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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.

Industry: Apparel Manufacturing

Overview Zen Rating Price Value Growth Financials Momentum Sentiment Forecast

Apparel Manufacturing is Zen Rated A and is the 16th ranked industry out of 145 stock market industries

Ticker	Company	Market Cap	Price	Price Target	Upside/Downside	Consensus	Analysts	Fore. Revenue Growth	Fore. Earnings Growth	Forecast ROE	Forecast ROA
RL	RALPH LAUREN CORP	$13.83B	$223.95	$288.58	28.86%	Strong Buy	12	4.79%	16.24%	36.88%	13.22%
KTB	KONTOOR BRANDS INC	$3.36B	$60.78	$85.40	40.51%	Strong Buy	5	2.23%	17.76%	77.31%	18.74%
GIII	G III APPAREL GROUP LTD	$1.09B	$24.94	$32.20	29.11%	Hold	5	-0.42%	-3.03%	N/A	N/A
VFC	V F CORP	$4.56B	$11.70	$23.44	100.32%	Buy	16	1.38%	N/A	29.58%	4.71%
GOOS	CANADA GOOSE HOLDINGS INC	$789.93M	$8.16	$8.67	6.21%	Strong Sell	3	5.75%	30.70%	25.08%	7.20%
HBI	HANESBRANDS INC	$1.69B	$4.79	$6.00	25.26%	Buy	3	0.04%	N/A	622.95%	5.52%
LEVI	LEVI STRAUSS & CO	$6.23B	$15.77	$18.80	19.21%	Strong Buy	10	-0.68%	22.12%	27.50%	9.03%
PVH	PVH CORP	$3.68B	$69.87	$99.58	42.53%	Buy	12	1.50%	13.55%	16.15%	7.53%
GIL	GILDAN ACTIVEWEAR INC	$6.54B	$42.90	$61.33	42.97%	Strong Buy	3	4.58%	25.22%	43.53%	17.07%
FIGS	FIGS INC	$648.46M	$3.99	$4.75	19.05%	Sell	4	0.94%	95.26%	5.39%	3.99%
COLM	COLUMBIA SPORTSWEAR CO	$3.47B	$62.74	$71.60	14.12%	Hold	5	3.71%	8.63%	15.02%	8.98%
SGC	SUPERIOR GROUP OF COMPANIES INC	$169.55M	$10.29	$19.00	84.65%	Strong Buy	2	3.39%	1.77%	9.36%	4.49%
UAA	UNDER ARMOUR INC	$2.50B	$5.81	$9.70	66.95%	Hold	10	-0.39%	N/A	10.06%	4.31%
JL	J-LONG GROUP LTD	$9.95M	$3.17	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
OXM	OXFORD INDUSTRIES INC	$729.58M	$49.08	$59.00	20.21%	Hold	4	1.12%	-3.30%	13.26%	6.40%
ZGN	ERMENEGILDO ZEGNA NV	$2.00B	$7.94	$8.05	1.39%	Hold	2	-1.00%	14.39%	12.17%	3.93%
LAKE	LAKELAND INDUSTRIES INC	$159.01M	$16.74	$26.00	55.32%	Strong Buy	2	17.03%	N/A	10.95%	7.55%
PMNT	PERFECT MOMENT LTD	$15.21M	$0.90	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
XELB	XCEL BRANDS INC	$5.44M	$2.30	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	64.56%	N/A	5.12%	3.50%
JXG	JX LUXVENTURE GROUP INC	$3.61M	$2.38	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
JRSH	JERASH HOLDINGS (US) INC	$36.15M	$2.94	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
BRIA	BRILLIA INC	$71.44M	$2.43	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
VNCE	VINCE HOLDING CORP	$22.45M	$1.78	$5.00	180.90%	Strong Buy	2	4.05%	3.87%	9.05%	2.03%
NCI	NEO-CONCEPT INTERNATIONAL GROUP HOLDINGS LTD	$7.54M	$0.37	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Apparel Manufacturing Stocks FAQ

What are the best apparel manufacturing stocks to buy right now in May 2025?

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:

1. Ralph Lauren (NYSE:RL)

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: C.

Ralph Lauren (NYSE:RL) has a Due Diligence Score of 52, which is 19 points higher than the apparel manufacturing industry average of 33.

RL passed 20 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Ralph Lauren has seen its stock return 34.08% over the past year, overperforming other apparel manufacturing stocks by 48 percentage points.

Ralph Lauren has an average 1 year price target of $288.58, an upside of 28.86% from Ralph Lauren's current stock price of $223.95.

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.

2. Kontoor Brands (NYSE:KTB)

Kontoor Brands (NYSE:KTB) 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 Kontoor Brands (NYSE:KTB) is: Value: C, 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 18 points higher than the apparel manufacturing industry average of 33.

KTB passed 19 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Kontoor Brands has seen its stock lose -4.76% over the past year, overperforming other apparel manufacturing stocks by 9 percentage points.

Kontoor Brands has an average 1 year price target of $85.40, an upside of 40.51% from Kontoor Brands's current stock price of $60.78.

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.

3. G III Apparel Group (NASDAQ:GIII)

G III Apparel Group (NASDAQ:GIII) 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 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 12 points higher than the apparel manufacturing industry average of 33.

GIII passed 14 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. G III Apparel Group has seen its stock lose -13.04% over the past year, overperforming other apparel manufacturing stocks by 1 percentage points.

G III Apparel Group has an average 1 year price target of $32.20, an upside of 29.11% from G III Apparel Group's current stock price of $24.94.

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.

What are the apparel manufacturing stocks with highest dividends?

Out of 10 apparel manufacturing stocks that have issued dividends in the past year, the 3 apparel manufacturing stocks with the highest dividend yields are:

1. Jerash Holdings (NASDAQ:JRSH)

Jerash Holdings (NASDAQ:JRSH) has an annual dividend yield of 6.8%, which is 4 percentage points higher than the apparel manufacturing industry average of 2.88%. 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.

2. Superior Group Of Companies (NASDAQ:SGC)

Superior Group Of Companies (NASDAQ:SGC) has an annual dividend yield of 5.44%, which is 3 percentage points higher than the apparel manufacturing industry average of 2.88%. 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.

3. Oxford Industries (NYSE:OXM)

Oxford Industries (NYSE:OXM) has an annual dividend yield of 4.14%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the apparel manufacturing industry average of 2.88%. Oxford Industries's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% one times in the last 10 years. Oxford Industries's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Oxford Industries's dividend payout ratio of 45.1% indicates that its high dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Why are apparel manufacturing stocks down?

Apparel manufacturing stocks were down -0.18% in the last day, and up 3.34% over the last week.

We couldn't find a catalyst for why apparel manufacturing stocks are down.

What are the most undervalued apparel manufacturing stocks?

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:

1. Pvh (NYSE:PVH)

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 39 points higher than the apparel manufacturing industry average of 32. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Pvh's stock has dropped -38.11% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the apparel manufacturing industry by -24 percentage points.

2. G III Apparel Group (NASDAQ:GIII)

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 11 points higher than the apparel manufacturing industry average of 32. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

G III Apparel Group's stock has dropped -13.04% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the apparel manufacturing industry by 1 percentage points.

3. Canada Goose Holdings (NYSE:GOOS)

Canada Goose Holdings (NYSE:GOOS) 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.

Canada Goose Holdings has a valuation score of 43, which is 11 points higher than the apparel manufacturing industry average of 32. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Canada Goose Holdings's stock has dropped -29.29% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the apparel manufacturing industry by -15 percentage points.

Are apparel manufacturing stocks a good buy now?

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 33.14% 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).

What is the average p/e ratio of the apparel manufacturing industry?

The average P/E ratio of the apparel manufacturing industry is 14.1x.

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