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Best Apparel Stocks to Buy Now (2024)
Top apparel stocks in 2024 ranked by overall Due Diligence Score. See the best apparel stocks to buy now, according to analyst forecasts for the apparel retail industry.

Industry: Apparel Retail

Overview Due Diligence 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	$46.62B	$10.18B	$2.87B	$1.74B	$13.86	10.84%	22.12%	75.67%	26.26%
CAL	CALERES INC	$956.78M	$2.80B	$240.74M	$163.62M	$4.62	-1.80%	-0.87%	11.06%	N/A
AEO	AMERICAN EAGLE OUTFITTERS INC	$3.46B	$5.40B	$525.21M	$231.35M	$1.19	6.38%	4.98%	4.39%	-4.90%
TJX	TJX COMPANIES INC	$141.75B	$56.42B	$7.29B	$4.87B	$4.29	7.83%	6.78%	20.17%	10.62%
CRI	CARTERS INC	$1.98B	$2.84B	$383.02M	$230.50M	$6.30	-5.25%	-4.11%	15.60%	1.32%
BOOT	BOOT BARN HOLDINGS INC	$4.73B	$1.76B	$323.77M	$153.40M	$5.05	3.51%	16.49%	-6.13%	26.00%	2025-01-29
ANF	ABERCROMBIE & FITCH CO	$7.62B	$4.82B	$909.60M	$537.44M	$10.58	19.59%	6.03%	156.17%	68.89%
ROST	ROSS STORES INC	$51.91B	$21.09B	$2.98B	$2.07B	$6.24	9.81%	6.45%	31.65%	7.04%
URBN	URBAN OUTFITTERS INC	$4.61B	$5.32B	$730.51M	$310.02M	$3.32	7.57%	6.25%	36.63%	6.44%
GES	GUESS INC	$855.21M	$2.95B	$238.40M	$94.29M	$1.71	9.28%	2.02%	-47.22%	24.57%
SCVL	SHOE CARNIVAL INC	$921.50M	$1.22B	$186.18M	$74.62M	$2.75	2.83%	3.42%	-5.82%	14.29%
GAP	GAP INC	$9.81B	$15.24B	$1.67B	$823.00M	$2.20	2.70%	-1.38%	1,733.33%	0.55%
BKE	BUCKLE INC	$2.69B	$1.23B	$292.04M	$205.44M	$4.15	-6.01%	6.83%	-13.90%	16.79%
JILL	JJILL INC	$418.14M	$616.33M	$99.66M	$41.27M	$2.88	1.92%	-2.58%	35.21%	N/A
BURL	BURLINGTON STORES INC	$18.34B	$10.48B	$1.05B	$470.33M	$7.34	12.18%	8.18%	60.96%	1.87%
DXLG	DESTINATION XL GROUP INC	$141.74M	$484.95M	$27.47M	$9.61M	$0.17	-8.25%	0.46%	-66.67%	N/A
ZUMZ	ZUMIEZ INC	$428.32M	$891.86M	$40.86M	-$49.96M	-$2.58	2.07%	-2.46%	N/A	N/A
CATO	CATO CORP	$70.03M	$666.78M	-$5.23M	-$27.42M	-$1.39	-6.38%	-4.21%	N/A	N/A
DLTH	DULUTH HOLDINGS INC	$119.78M	$630.97M	$8.34M	-$33.17M	-$0.98	-1.85%	0.79%	N/A	N/A
RENT	RENT THE RUNWAY INC	$48.82M	$302.20M	-$5.30M	-$93.90M	-$26.12	-0.17%	N/A	N/A	N/A
VSCO	VICTORIA's SECRET & CO	$3.77B	$6.12B	$545.00M	$138.00M	$1.78	-0.79%	N/A	-26.14%	N/A
GCO	GENESCO INC	$459.54M	$2.30B	$64.73M	-$611.00k	-$0.16	-1.46%	0.92%	N/A	N/A
LE	LANDS' END INC	$444.15M	$1.44B	$51.28M	-$20.91M	-$0.68	-3.44%	0.47%	N/A	N/A
TLYS	TILLY's INC	$127.24M	$595.19M	-$26.66M	-$53.12M	-$1.77	-5.59%	-0.73%	N/A	N/A
LVLU	LULU's FASHION LOUNGE HOLDINGS INC	$48.76M	$324.70M	-$14.97M	-$30.64M	-$0.74	-12.52%	N/A	N/A	N/A
CURV	TORRID HOLDINGS INC	$435.47M	$1.13B	$136.88M	$13.68M	$0.13	-4.31%	N/A	-35.00%	N/A
CTRN	CITI TRENDS INC	$216.93M	$757.54M	$38.07M	-$22.15M	-$2.67	0.33%	-0.18%	N/A	N/A
BIRD	ALLBIRDS INC	$62.27M	$205.90M	-$104.79M	-$124.42M	-$16.28	-22.67%	N/A	N/A	N/A
SFIX	STITCH FIX INC	$587.26M	$1.34B	-$86.01M	-$128.84M	-$1.07	-16.02%	-3.25%	N/A	N/A
DBGI	DIGITAL BRANDS GROUP INC	$3.94M	$12.20M	-$4.35M	-$11.45M	-$7.13	-16.34%	N/A	N/A	N/A	2024-12-20
FL	FOOT LOCKER INC	$2.09B	$8.15B	-$270.00M	-$365.00M	-$3.88	-1.88%	0.42%	N/A	N/A
PLCE	CHILDRENS PLACE INC	$150.89M	$1.43B	-$40.15M	-$178.67M	-$14.23	-10.65%	-5.37%	N/A	N/A

Apparel Stocks FAQ

What are the best apparel stocks to buy right now in Dec 2024?

According to Due Diligence 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 Due Diligence Score of 55, which is 24 points higher than the apparel industry average of 31. It passed 19 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Lululemon Athletica has seen its stock lose -13.26% over the past year, underperforming other apparel stocks by -32 percentage points.

Lululemon Athletica has an average 1 year price target of $366.38, a downside of -8.31% from Lululemon Athletica's current stock price of $399.60.

Lululemon Athletica stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 24 analysts covering Lululemon Athletica, 33.33% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 25% have issued a Buy, 37.5% have issued a hold, while 4.17% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

2. Caleres (NYSE:CAL)

Caleres (NYSE:CAL) is the second best apparel stock with a Due Diligence Score of 53, which is 22 points higher than the apparel industry average of 31. It passed 19 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Caleres has seen its stock lose -3.38% over the past year, underperforming other apparel stocks by -22 percentage points.

Caleres has an average 1 year price target of $25.00, a downside of -8.02% from Caleres's current stock price of $27.18.

Caleres stock has a consensus Hold recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 1 analyst covering Caleres, 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.

3. Tjx Companies (NYSE:TJX)

Tjx Companies (NYSE:TJX) is the third best apparel stock with a Due Diligence Score of 51, which is 20 points higher than the apparel industry average of 31. It passed 19 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Tjx Companies has seen its stock return 42.38% over the past year, overperforming other apparel stocks by 24 percentage points.

Tjx Companies has an average 1 year price target of $135.07, an upside of 7.12% from Tjx Companies's current stock price of $126.09.

Tjx Companies stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 15 analysts covering Tjx Companies, 60% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 26.67% have issued a Buy, 13.33% 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 11 apparel stocks that have issued dividends in the past year, the 3 apparel stocks with the highest dividend yields are:

1. Cato (NYSE:CATO)

Cato (NYSE:CATO) has an annual dividend yield of 19.94%, which is 16 percentage points higher than the apparel industry average of 4.37%. Cato's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% one times in the last 10 years. Cato's dividend has not shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Cato's dividend payout ratio of -48.9% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

2. Buckle (NYSE:BKE)

Buckle (NYSE:BKE) has an annual dividend yield of 7.35%, which is 3 percentage points higher than the apparel industry average of 4.37%. 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 94% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

3. Carters (NYSE:CRI)

Carters (NYSE:CRI) has an annual dividend yield of 5.84%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the apparel industry average of 4.37%. 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 50% indicates that its high dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Why are apparel stocks up?

Apparel stocks were up 4.33% in the last day, and up 7.11% over the last week. Lululemon Athletica was the among the top gainers in the apparel retail industry, gaining 15.89% yesterday.

Lululemon Athletica shares are trading higher after the company reported better-than-expected Q3 financial results and increased its share buyback program by $1 billion. Also, multiple firms raised their respective price targets on the stock.

What are the most undervalued apparel stocks?

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

1. Destination XL Group (NASDAQ:DXLG)

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

Destination XL Group's stock has dropped -32.03% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the apparel industry by -50 percentage points.

2. Guess (NYSE:GES)

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

Guess's stock has dropped -23.8% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the apparel industry by -42 percentage points.

3. Jjill (NYSE:JILL)

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

Jjill's stock has gained 7.82% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the apparel industry by -11 percentage points.

Are apparel stocks a good buy now?

39.29% of apparel stocks rated by analysts are a hold right now. On average, analysts expect apparel stocks to rise by 6.87% 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 26.4x.

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