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Best Apparel Stocks to Buy Now (2025)
Top apparel 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 stocks to buy now. Learn More.

Industry: Apparel Retail

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Apparel is Zen Rated D and is the 93rd ranked industry out of 145 stock market industries

Ticker	Company	Price	Graham Fair Value	Graham Fair Value %	P/E	Forward P/E	P/S	P/B	PEG	Free Cash Flow	Free Cash Flow Yield	Book Value	BVPS	EV	EV/EBITDA
URBN	URBAN OUTFITTERS INC	$52.78	$34.54	52.82%	12.16x	11.36x	0.88x	1.98x	1.87x	$320.25M	6.55%	$2.47B	26.67	$5.70B	6.81
LE	LANDS' END INC	$8.88	$8.75	1.52%	44.40x	12.16x	0.20x	1.15x	0.42x	$18.11M	6.53%	$239.22M	7.66	$517.84M	6.11
GCO	GENESCO INC	$19.40	N/A	N/A	-11.15x	12.72x	0.09x	0.39x	N/A	$46.75M	22.24%	$546.97M	50.48	$665.23M	9.98
VSCO	VICTORIA's SECRET & CO	$18.80	$20.50	-8.28%	8.91x	8.17x	0.24x	2.32x	0.78x	$272.00M	18.34%	$640.00M	8.11	$3.95B	7.05
JILL	JJILL INC	$15.22	$29.69	-48.73%	5.77x	4.52x	0.37x	2.19x	0.37x	$47.28M	20.77%	$105.77M	7.07	$405.47M	4.46
TJX	TJX COMPANIES INC	$128.68	$35.75	259.92%	29.86x	29.04x	2.58x	17.13x	4.02x	$4.20B	2.89%	$8.39B	7.44	$151.19B	20.41
ANF	ABERCROMBIE & FITCH CO	$69.42	$75.94	-8.59%	6.23x	6.30x	0.71x	2.54x	1.88x	$527.47M	14.95%	$1.34B	26.27	$3.57B	3.73
BOOT	BOOT BARN HOLDINGS INC	$104.34	$67.27	55.10%	18.40x	15.50x	1.73x	2.93x	1.06x	$50.52M	1.58%	$1.09B	35.69	$3.58B	10.11
ROST	ROSS STORES INC	$139.00	$46.12	201.41%	21.86x	21.70x	2.16x	8.30x	4.84x	$1.72B	3.76%	$5.51B	16.77	$46.66B	15.39
ZUMZ	ZUMIEZ INC	$11.70	N/A	N/A	-130.00x	48.09x	0.25x	0.68x	N/A	$5.70M	2.57%	$328.98M	17.39	$311.32M	3.43
BKE	BUCKLE INC	$34.76	$35.16	-1.14%	8.87x	N/A	1.46x	4.20x	0.95x	$199.74M	11.23%	$423.80M	8.28	$1.84B	6.54
SFIX	STITCH FIX INC	$3.27	N/A	N/A	-6.29x	-9.34x	0.33x	2.13x	N/A	$13.32M	3.18%	$197.76M	1.55	$413.28M	-10.11
LULU	LULULEMON ATHLETICA INC	$270.77	$120.25	125.18%	18.46x	18.33x	3.16x	7.23x	2.58x	$1.58B	4.73%	$4.32B	34.95	$30.87B	10.21
CAL	CALERES INC	$15.24	$27.57	-44.72%	4.92x	4.71x	0.19x	0.86x	0.54x	$52.88M	10.32%	$599.02M	17.82	$1.31B	6.33
AEO	AMERICAN EAGLE OUTFITTERS INC	$10.53	$10.54	-0.05%	6.16x	7.04x	0.38x	1.03x	4.15x	$254.26M	12.51%	$1.77B	9.15	$2.95B	4.51
GAP	GAP INC	$21.90	$17.20	27.33%	9.78x	9.25x	0.55x	2.52x	1.71x	$1.05B	12.70%	$3.26B	8.68	$11.35B	6.58
BURL	BURLINGTON STORES INC	$225.04	$96.50	133.20%	28.45x	24.45x	1.35x	10.38x	1.55x	-$7.28M	-0.05%	$1.37B	21.54	$18.60B	17.19
FL	FOOT LOCKER INC	$12.27	$7.46	64.55%	94.38x	8.70x	0.15x	0.40x	0.65x	$105.00M	9.01%	$2.91B	30.62	$3.55B	13.91
CURV	TORRID HOLDINGS INC	$6.35	$1.66	283.40%	39.69x	42.91x	0.60x	-3.49x	3.02x	$63.00M	9.48%	-$191.09M	-1.83	$1.08B	8.00
GES	GUESS INC	$11.25	$28.83	-60.97%	9.78x	5.49x	0.19x	1.15x	0.18x	$35.59M	6.11%	$505.01M	9.76	$1.82B	10.78
CRI	CARTERS INC	$33.05	N/A	N/A	7.31x	9.24x	0.43x	1.42x	N/A	$221.20M	18.37%	$847.25M	23.25	$2.01B	6.92
SCVL	SHOE CARNIVAL INC	$17.38	N/A	N/A	6.39x	9.29x	0.39x	0.73x	N/A	$69.48M	14.72%	$649.00M	23.90	$731.60M	3.95
CATO	CATO CORP	$2.36	N/A	N/A	-2.43x	N/A	0.07x	0.29x	N/A	-$27.62M	-58.31%	$162.30M	8.08	$170.20M	-27.29
BIRD	ALLBIRDS INC	$5.04	N/A	N/A	-0.42x	-0.46x	0.21x	0.40x	N/A	-$67.96M	-171.49%	$101.69M	12.93	$27.28M	-0.35
PLCE	CHILDRENS PLACE INC	$5.08	N/A	N/A	-1.12x	-84.67x	0.05x	-1.88x	N/A	-$133.42M	-205.75%	-$59.41M	-4.65	$692.93M	26.69
RENT	RENT THE RUNWAY INC	$4.49	N/A	N/A	-0.24x	-0.23x	0.06x	-0.10x	N/A	-$7.20M	-42.45%	-$182.50M	-48.32	$310.78M	23.37
CTRN	CITI TRENDS INC	$22.33	N/A	N/A	-4.30x	N/A	0.25x	1.63x	N/A	-$13.96M	-7.52%	$113.18M	13.61	$344.16M	11.22
DXLG	DESTINATION XL GROUP INC	$0.99	N/A	N/A	19.80x	N/A	0.12x	0.38x	N/A	$1.87M	3.33%	$141.22M	2.49	$225.70M	12.82
TLYS	TILLY's INC	$1.53	N/A	N/A	-0.99x	-1.24x	0.08x	0.46x	N/A	-$50.22M	-109.28%	$100.87M	3.36	$218.94M	-6.59
DLTH	DULUTH HOLDINGS INC	$1.74	N/A	N/A	-1.33x	-2.60x	0.09x	0.33x	N/A	-$25.25M	-43.51%	$182.68M	5.48	$220.94M	-49.48
LVLU	LULU's FASHION LOUNGE HOLDINGS INC	$0.44	N/A	N/A	-0.33x	-1.56x	0.06x	1.40x	N/A	-$273.00k	-1.60%	$13.37M	0.32	$53.56M	-1.27

Apparel Stocks FAQ

What are the best apparel 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 clothing stocks to buy right now are:

1. Urban Outfitters (NASDAQ:URBN)

Urban Outfitters (NASDAQ:URBN) is the #1 top apparel stock out of 31 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 Urban Outfitters (NASDAQ:URBN) is: Value: C, Growth: B, Momentum: C, Sentiment: C, Safety: C, Financials: C, and AI: B.

Urban Outfitters (NASDAQ:URBN) has a Due Diligence Score of 47, which is 14 points higher than the apparel industry average of 33.

URBN passed 15 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Urban Outfitters has seen its stock return 35.47% over the past year, overperforming other apparel stocks by 49 percentage points.

Urban Outfitters has an average 1 year price target of $58.22, an upside of 10.31% from Urban Outfitters's current stock price of $52.78.

Urban Outfitters stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 9 analysts covering Urban Outfitters, 44.44% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 55.56% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

2. Lands' End (NASDAQ:LE)

Lands' End (NASDAQ:LE) is the #2 top apparel stock out of 31 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 Lands' End (NASDAQ:LE) is: Value: C, Growth: C, Momentum: D, Sentiment: B, Safety: C, Financials: B, and AI: A.

Lands' End (NASDAQ:LE) has a Due Diligence Score of 33, which is equal to the apparel industry average of 33.

LE passed 10 out of 33 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Lands' End has seen its stock lose -35.09% over the past year, underperforming other apparel stocks by -21 percentage points.

Lands' End has an average 1 year price target of $20.00, an upside of 125.23% from Lands' End's current stock price of $8.88.

Lands' End stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 1 analyst covering Lands' End, 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.

3. Genesco (NYSE:GCO)

Genesco (NYSE:GCO) is the #3 top apparel stock out of 31 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 Genesco (NYSE:GCO) is: Value: C, Growth: B, Momentum: D, Sentiment: C, Safety: C, Financials: C, and AI: C.

Genesco (NYSE:GCO) has a Due Diligence Score of 14, which is -19 points lower than the apparel industry average of 33. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates GCO as a "B".

GCO passed 4 out of 33 due diligence checks and has weak fundamentals. Genesco has seen its stock lose -23.35% over the past year, underperforming other apparel stocks by -10 percentage points.

What are the apparel stocks with highest dividends?

Out of 9 apparel stocks that have issued dividends in the past year, the 3 apparel stocks with the highest dividend yields are:

1. Carters (NYSE:CRI)

Carters (NYSE:CRI) has an annual dividend yield of 9.68%, which is 5 percentage points higher than the apparel industry average of 4.35%. Carters's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% one times in the last 10 years. Carters's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Carters's dividend payout ratio of 70.8% indicates that its high dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

2. American Eagle Outfitters (NYSE:AEO)

American Eagle Outfitters (NYSE:AEO) has an annual dividend yield of 3.61%, which is -1 percentage points lower than the apparel industry average of 4.35%. American Eagle Outfitters's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% one times in the last 10 years. American Eagle Outfitters's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

American Eagle Outfitters's dividend payout ratio of 29.2% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

3. Buckle (NYSE:BKE)

Buckle (NYSE:BKE) has an annual dividend yield of 3.02%, which is -1 percentage points lower than the apparel industry average of 4.35%. Buckle's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% eight times in the last 10 years. Buckle's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Buckle's dividend payout ratio of 99.5% indicates that its dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

Why are apparel stocks down?

Apparel stocks were down -0.51% in the last day, and up 1.99% over the last week.

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

What are the most undervalued apparel 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 stocks right now are:

1. Jjill (NYSE:JILL)

Jjill (NYSE:JILL) is the most undervalued apparel stock based on its Valuation Rating of A. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Jjill has a valuation score of 71, which is 35 points higher than the apparel industry average of 36. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Jjill's stock has dropped -38.92% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the apparel industry by -25 percentage points.

2. Caleres (NYSE:CAL)

Caleres (NYSE:CAL) is the second most undervalued apparel stock based on its Valuation Rating of A. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Caleres has a valuation score of 71, which is 35 points higher than the apparel industry average of 36. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Caleres's stock has dropped -58.62% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the apparel industry by -45 percentage points.

3. American Eagle Outfitters (NYSE:AEO)

American Eagle Outfitters (NYSE:AEO) is the third most undervalued apparel stock based on its Valuation Rating of A. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

American Eagle Outfitters has a valuation score of 57, which is 21 points higher than the apparel industry average of 36. It passed 4 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

American Eagle Outfitters's stock has dropped -56.6% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the apparel industry by -43 percentage points.

Are apparel stocks a good buy now?

40.74% of apparel stocks rated by analysts are a hold right now. On average, analysts expect apparel stocks to rise by 39.76% over the next year.

0% of apparel stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 10.34% of apparel stocks are rated B (Buy), 65.52% are rated C (Hold), 17.24% are rated D (Sell), and 6.9% are rated F (Strong Sell).

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

The average P/E ratio of the apparel retail industry is 25.04x.

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