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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:

Vince Holding (NASDAQ:VNCE) 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 Vince Holding (NASDAQ:VNCE) is: Value: B, Growth: B, Momentum: A, Sentiment: A, Safety: C, Financials: B, and AI: B.

Vince Holding (NASDAQ:VNCE) has a Due Diligence Score of 41, which is 9 points higher than the apparel manufacturing industry average of 32.

VNCE passed 13 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Vince Holding has seen its stock return 411.89% over the past year, overperforming other apparel manufacturing stocks by 406 percentage points.

Vince Holding has an average 1 year price target of $9.00, a downside of -33.65% from Vince Holding's current stock price of $13.57.

Vince Holding stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 1 analyst covering Vince Holding, 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: B, Sentiment: C, Safety: A, Financials: C, and AI: A.

Superior Group Of Companies (NASDAQ:SGC) has a Due Diligence Score of 44, which is 12 points higher than the apparel manufacturing industry average of 32.

SGC passed 16 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Superior Group Of Companies has seen its stock return 49.41% over the past year, overperforming other apparel manufacturing stocks by 43 percentage points.

Superior Group Of Companies has an average 1 year price target of $18.00, an upside of 29.96% from Superior Group Of Companies's current stock price of $13.85.

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.

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

Jerash Holdings (NASDAQ:JRSH) has a Due Diligence Score of 47, which is 15 points higher than the apparel manufacturing industry average of 32.

JRSH passed 17 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Jerash Holdings has seen its stock return 139.26% over the past year, overperforming other apparel manufacturing stocks by 133 percentage points.

Jerash Holdings has an average 1 year price target of $10.00, an upside of 28.21% from Jerash Holdings's current stock price of $7.80.

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.

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 9.54%, which is 7 percentage points higher than the apparel manufacturing industry average of 2.35%. 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 -604.3% 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 4.04%, which is 2 percentage points higher than the apparel manufacturing industry average of 2.35%. 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 103.7% indicates that its dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

Kontoor Brands (NYSE:KTB) has an annual dividend yield of 2.67%, which is the same as the apparel manufacturing industry average of 2.35%. 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 58.2% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Apparel manufacturing stocks were down -0.91% in the last day, and down -3.17% over the last week.

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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:

G III Apparel Group (NASDAQ:GIII) 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.

G III Apparel Group has a valuation score of 43, which is 18 points higher than the apparel manufacturing industry average of 25. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

G III Apparel Group's stock has gained 13.57% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the apparel manufacturing industry by 7 percentage points.

Pvh (NYSE:PVH) 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.

Pvh has a valuation score of 14, which is -11 points higher than the apparel manufacturing industry average of 25. It passed 1 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates PVH a Valuation Rating of "B".

Pvh's stock has gained 20.26% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the apparel manufacturing industry by 14 percentage points.

Vince Holding (NASDAQ:VNCE) 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.

Vince Holding 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.

Vince Holding's stock has gained 411.89% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the apparel manufacturing industry by 406 percentage points.

50% of apparel manufacturing stocks rated by analysts are a strong buy right now. On average, analysts expect apparel manufacturing stocks to rise by 13.2% over the next year.

16.67% of apparel manufacturing stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 16.67% of apparel manufacturing stocks are rated B (Buy), 50% are rated C (Hold), 11.11% are rated D (Sell), and 5.56% are rated F (Strong Sell).