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Best Apparel Stocks to Buy Now (2023)
Top apparel stocks in 2023 ranked by overall Zen Score. See the best apparel stocks to buy now, according to analyst forecasts for the apparel retail industry.

Industry: Apparel Retail

Overview Zen Score Price Valuation Financials Forecast Earnings & Revenue

Ticker	Company	Market Cap	Revenue	EBITDA	Earnings	EPS	Revenue Growth Y/Y	Revenue Growth 5Y	Earnings Growth Y/Y	Earnings Growth 5Y	Earnings Date
LULU	LULULEMON ATHLETICA INC	$55.48B	$8.84B	$1.90B	$1.01B	$7.92	25.17%	24.79%	-7.48%	25.15%	2023-12-06
BOOT	BOOT BARN HOLDINGS INC	$2.29B	$1.70B	$313.60M	$161.11M	$5.38	7.04%	18.54%	-13.78%	30.71%	2024-01-23
BKE	BUCKLE INC	$2.04B	$1.31B	$332.36M	$237.80M	$4.82	-0.15%	7.51%	-5.86%	19.47%
SCVL	SHOE CARNIVAL INC	$673.95M	$1.19B	$186.27M	$79.44M	$2.92	-7.65%	2.71%	-25.89%	21.90%
HIBB	HIBBETT INC	$751.39M	$1.72B	$194.75M	$110.70M	$8.75	5.34%	12.16%	4.42%	39.61%
TJX	TJX COMPANIES INC	$100.29B	$52.33B	$6.27B	$4.11B	$3.57	6.20%	6.16%	23.10%	7.56%
CRI	CARTERS INC	$2.60B	$3.00B	$365.41M	$206.17M	$5.45	-10.79%	-2.49%	-16.92%	-2.23%
CTRN	CITI TRENDS INC	$207.16M	$755.03M	$95.48M	$19.56M	$2.41	-12.43%	-0.70%	-56.89%	9.66%
BURL	BURLINGTON STORES INC	$11.32B	$9.35B	$763.79M	$297.39M	$4.56	9.08%	7.16%	81.67%	-8.16%
CAL	CALERES INC	$1.05B	$2.82B	$249.35M	$156.39M	$4.39	-4.55%	-0.00%	-6.99%	15.89%
GES	GUESS INC	$1.16B	$2.70B	$258.53M	$178.77M	$3.24	1.26%	1.06%	60.40%	N/A
FL	FOOT LOCKER INC	$2.68B	$8.31B	$456.00M	$146.00M	$1.57	-5.37%	1.06%	-68.60%	-9.73%
ROST	ROSS STORES INC	$44.78B	$19.21B	$2.42B	$1.61B	$4.74	3.77%	5.46%	11.79%	2.99%
DXLG	DESTINATION XL GROUP INC	$221.47M	$528.55M	$54.00M	$30.94M	$0.51	-1.28%	2.03%	-64.58%	N/A
JILL	JJILL INC	$278.64M	$602.87M	$93.82M	$32.47M	$2.30	-1.62%	-3.60%	-31.34%	-19.61%
AEO	AMERICAN EAGLE OUTFITTERS INC	$3.82B	$5.08B	$533.41M	$218.31M	$1.14	1.54%	4.79%	65.22%	-6.32%
ANF	ABERCROMBIE & FITCH CO	$3.92B	$4.03B	$481.30M	$208.01M	$4.13	10.06%	2.11%	760.42%	40.29%
EXPR	EXPRESS INC	$31.46M	$1.77B	$292.45M	$181.23M	$56.41	-10.87%	-4.08%	1,110.52%	43.10%
GCO	GENESCO INC	$341.60M	$2.34B	$58.31M	$8.77M	$0.45	-2.06%	4.87%	-94.16%	N/A
URBN	URBAN OUTFITTERS INC	$3.21B	$4.95B	$600.44M	$225.60M	$2.43	5.25%	5.25%	6.11%	7.92%
VSCO	VICTORIA's SECRET & CO	$2.01B	$6.12B	$512.00M	$102.00M	$1.19	-5.83%	N/A	-75.76%	N/A
CHS	CHICO's FAS INC	$932.10M	$2.11B	$339.48M	$111.76M	$0.94	-0.25%	-0.79%	1.08%	8.33%
CURV	TORRID HOLDINGS INC	$442.30M	$1.20B	$147.68M	$21.87M	$0.20	-9.32%	N/A	N/A	N/A	2023-12-07
CATO	CATO CORP	$139.77M	$712.23M	$4.56M	-$3.51M	-$0.16	-5.84%	-3.48%	N/A	N/A
RENT	RENT THE RUNWAY INC	$46.06M	$302.70M	-$26.10M	-$119.20M	-$1.82	13.50%	N/A	N/A	N/A
ZUMZ	ZUMIEZ INC	$388.75M	$873.77M	$76.53M	-$17.69M	-$0.92	-14.75%	-2.31%	N/A	N/A	2023-12-07
GPS	GAP INC	$7.71B	$14.83B	$918.00M	$44.00M	$0.12	-6.69%	-2.38%	-25.00%	-45.12%
LE	LANDS' END INC	$229.24M	$1.49B	-$34.34M	-$125.36M	-$3.92	-5.94%	0.37%	N/A	N/A
BIRD	ALLBIRDS INC	$165.08M	$266.25M	-$105.03M	-$120.54M	-$0.79	-14.33%	N/A	N/A	N/A
DBGI	DIGITAL BRANDS GROUP INC	$3.29M	$12.41M	-$13.04M	-$22.31M	N/A	10.94%	N/A	N/A	N/A
LVLU	LULU's FASHION LOUNGE HOLDINGS INC	$98.76M	$371.18M	-$9.41M	-$17.35M	-$0.44	-16.67%	N/A	N/A	N/A
SFIX	STITCH FIX INC	$454.06M	$1.64B	-$127.19M	-$171.97M	-$1.50	-20.96%	5.96%	N/A	N/A
TLYS	TILLY's INC	$237.99M	$630.41M	-$5.94M	-$14.04M	-$0.47	-9.48%	1.26%	N/A	N/A
DLTH	DULUTH HOLDINGS INC	$174.79M	$642.83M	$24.06M	-$8.89M	-$0.27	-5.78%	3.73%	N/A	N/A
PLCE	CHILDRENS PLACE INC	$269.51M	$1.60B	-$39.04M	-$76.23M	-$5.89	-8.89%	-4.11%	N/A	N/A

Apparel Stocks FAQ

What are the best apparel stocks to buy right now in Dec 2023?

According to Zen Score, the 3 best clothing stocks to buy right now are:

1. Lululemon Athletica (NASDAQ:LULU)

Lululemon Athletica (NASDAQ:LULU) is the top apparel stock with a Zen Score of 59, which is 23 points higher than the apparel industry average of 36. It passed 21 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Lululemon Athletica has seen its stock return 19.89% over the past year, overperforming other apparel stocks by 24 percentage points.

Lululemon Athletica has an average 1 year price target of $459.28, an upside of 0.51% from Lululemon Athletica's current stock price of $456.93.

Lululemon Athletica stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 18 analysts covering Lululemon Athletica, 50% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 33.33% have issued a Buy, 16.67% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

2. Boot Barn Holdings (NYSE:BOOT)

Boot Barn Holdings (NYSE:BOOT) is the second best apparel stock with a Zen Score of 58, which is 22 points higher than the apparel industry average of 36. It passed 19 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Boot Barn Holdings has seen its stock return 15.49% over the past year, overperforming other apparel stocks by 19 percentage points.

Boot Barn Holdings has an average 1 year price target of $104.13, an upside of 37.57% from Boot Barn Holdings's current stock price of $75.69.

Boot Barn Holdings stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 8 analysts covering Boot Barn Holdings, 75% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 25% have issued a Buy, 0% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

3. Buckle (NYSE:BKE)

Buckle (NYSE:BKE) is the third best apparel stock with a Zen Score of 55, which is 19 points higher than the apparel industry average of 36. It passed 20 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Buckle has seen its stock lose -9.52% over the past year, underperforming other apparel stocks by -6 percentage points.

Buckle has an average 1 year price target of $38.00, a downside of -5.96% from Buckle's current stock price of $40.41.

Buckle stock has a consensus Hold recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 1 analyst covering Buckle, 0% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 100% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

What are the apparel stocks with highest dividends?

Out of 12 apparel stocks that have issued dividends in the past year, the 3 apparel stocks with the highest dividend yields are:

1. Buckle (NYSE:BKE)

Buckle (NYSE:BKE) has an annual dividend yield of 10.02%, which is 6 percentage points higher than the apparel industry average of 3.73%. Buckle's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% eight times in the last 10 years. Buckle's dividend has not shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Buckle's dividend payout ratio of 84% indicates that its high dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

2. Cato (NYSE:CATO)

Cato (NYSE:CATO) has an annual dividend yield of 10.01%, which is 6 percentage points higher than the apparel industry average of 3.73%. Cato's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% one times in the last 10 years. Cato's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Cato's dividend payout ratio of -425% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

3. Foot Locker (NYSE:FL)

Foot Locker (NYSE:FL) has an annual dividend yield of 5.62%, which is 2 percentage points higher than the apparel industry average of 3.73%. Foot Locker's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% one times in the last 10 years. Foot Locker's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Foot Locker's dividend payout ratio of 101.9% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

Why are apparel stocks down?

Apparel stocks were down -1.83% in the last day, and up 3.56% over the last week. Jjill was the among the top losers in the apparel retail industry, dropping -8.84% yesterday.

J. Jill shares are trading lower after the company reported Q3 financial results and issued Q4 guidance.

What are the most undervalued apparel stocks?

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

1. Citi Trends (NASDAQ:CTRN)

Citi Trends (NASDAQ:CTRN) is the most undervalued apparel stock based on WallStreetZen's Valuation Score. Citi Trends has a valuation score of 100, which is 56 points higher than the apparel industry average of 44. It passed 7 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Citi Trends's stock has dropped -19.71% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the apparel industry by -16 percentage points.

2. Hibbett (NASDAQ:HIBB)

Hibbett (NASDAQ:HIBB) is the second most undervalued apparel stock based on WallStreetZen's Valuation Score. Hibbett has a valuation score of 71, which is 27 points higher than the apparel industry average of 44. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Hibbett's stock has dropped -0.81% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the apparel industry by 3 percentage points.

3. Destination Xl Group (NASDAQ:DXLG)

Destination Xl Group (NASDAQ:DXLG) is the third most undervalued apparel stock based on WallStreetZen's Valuation Score. Destination Xl Group has a valuation score of 71, which is 27 points higher than the apparel industry average of 44. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Destination Xl Group's stock has dropped -42.77% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the apparel industry by -39 percentage points.

Are apparel stocks a good buy now?

35.71% of apparel stocks rated by analysts are a hold right now. On average, analysts expect apparel stocks to rise by 3.92% over the next year.

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

The average P/E ratio of the apparel retail industry is 36.33x.

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