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Best Apparel Manufacturing Stocks to Buy Now (2026)

Top apparel manufacturing stocks in 2026 ranked by overall Zen Rating. "A" Rated stocks have returned an average of +28.50% 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:

Jerash Holdings (NASDAQ:JRSH) is the #1 top apparel manufacturing stock out of 21 with a Zen Rating of A. Stocks with a rating of A have had an average return of +28.5% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Jerash Holdings (NASDAQ:JRSH) is: Value: B, Growth: A, Momentum: B, Sentiment: B, Safety: C, Financials: C, and AI: A.

Jerash Holdings (NASDAQ:JRSH) has a Due Diligence Score of 59, which is 26 points higher than the apparel manufacturing industry average of 33.

JRSH passed 21 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Jerash Holdings has seen its stock return 30.88% over the past year, overperforming other apparel manufacturing stocks by 14 percentage points.

Jerash Holdings has an average 1 year price target of $4.00, a downside of -10.11% from Jerash Holdings's current stock price of $4.45.

Jerash Holdings stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 1 analyst covering Jerash Holdings, 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.

Superior Group Of Companies (NASDAQ:SGC) is the #2 top apparel manufacturing stock out of 21 with a Zen Rating of A. Stocks with a rating of A have had an average return of +28.5% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Superior Group Of Companies (NASDAQ:SGC) is: Value: C, Growth: C, Momentum: C, Sentiment: A, Safety: A, Financials: C, and AI: A.

Superior Group Of Companies (NASDAQ:SGC) has a Due Diligence Score of 43, which is 10 points higher than the apparel manufacturing industry average of 33.

SGC passed 15 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Superior Group Of Companies has seen its stock return 21.29% over the past year, overperforming other apparel manufacturing stocks by 4 percentage points.

Superior Group Of Companies has an average 1 year price target of $15.00, an upside of 17.55% from Superior Group Of Companies's current stock price of $12.76.

Superior Group Of Companies stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 1 analyst covering Superior Group Of Companies, 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.

Levi Strauss & Co (NYSE:LEVI) is the #3 top apparel manufacturing stock out of 21 with a Zen Rating of A. Stocks with a rating of A have had an average return of +28.5% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Levi Strauss & Co (NYSE:LEVI) is: Value: C, Growth: C, Momentum: C, Sentiment: C, Safety: B, Financials: B, and AI: B.

Levi Strauss & Co (NYSE:LEVI) has a Due Diligence Score of 54, which is 21 points higher than the apparel manufacturing industry average of 33.

LEVI passed 20 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Levi Strauss & Co has seen its stock return 20.28% over the past year, overperforming other apparel manufacturing stocks by 3 percentage points.

Levi Strauss & Co has an average 1 year price target of $28.33, an upside of 14.85% from Levi Strauss & Co's current stock price of $24.67.

Levi Strauss & Co stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 9 analysts covering Levi Strauss & Co, 44.44% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 33.33% have issued a Buy, 22.22% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% 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:

Oxford Industries (NYSE:OXM) has an annual dividend yield of 7.14%, which is 5 percentage points higher than the apparel manufacturing industry average of 2.31%. 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 -105.7% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

Jerash Holdings (NASDAQ:JRSH) has an annual dividend yield of 4.49%, which is 2 percentage points higher than the apparel manufacturing industry average of 2.31%. 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 71.4% indicates that its high dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Superior Group Of Companies (NASDAQ:SGC) has an annual dividend yield of 4.39%, which is 2 percentage points higher than the apparel manufacturing industry average of 2.31%. 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 96.6% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

Apparel manufacturing stocks were down -1.24% in the last day, and down -1.09% over the last week. V F was the among the top losers in the apparel manufacturing industry, dropping -17.37% yesterday.

V.F. shares are trading lower after the company reported mixed Q1 financial results.

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 29, which is 4 points higher than the apparel manufacturing industry average of 25. It passed 2 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Pvh's stock has gained 17.35% in the past year. It has performed in line with other stocks in the apparel manufacturing industry.

V F (NYSE:VFC) is the second 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.

V F has a valuation score of 29, which is 4 points higher than the apparel manufacturing industry average of 25. It passed 2 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

V F's stock has gained 21.61% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the apparel manufacturing industry by 5 percentage points.

Jerash Holdings (NASDAQ:JRSH) 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.

Jerash Holdings has a valuation score of 57, which is 32 points higher than the apparel manufacturing industry average of 25. It passed 4 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Jerash Holdings's stock has gained 30.88% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the apparel manufacturing industry by 14 percentage points.

47.06% of apparel manufacturing stocks rated by analysts are a strong buy right now. On average, analysts expect apparel manufacturing stocks to rise by 14.13% over the next year.

22.22% of apparel manufacturing stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 16.67% of apparel manufacturing stocks are rated B (Buy), 61.11% are rated C (Hold), 0% are rated D (Sell), and 0% are rated F (Strong Sell).