Barrington Research Cuts Superior Group of Companies (NASDAQ:SGC) Price Target to $15.00

Superior Group of Companies (NASDAQ:SGC) had its price target trimmed by Barrington Research from $18.00 to $15.00 in a report issued on Tuesday,Benzinga reports. The firm currently has an outperform rating on the textile maker’s stock. Barrington Research also issued estimates for Superior Group of Companies’ Q2 2025 earnings at $0.02 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $0.28 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $0.28 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $0.53 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $0.79 EPS.

A number of other research firms also recently issued reports on SGC. DA Davidson dropped their price target on Superior Group of Companies from $24.00 to $20.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, March 12th. StockNews.com downgraded shares of Superior Group of Companies from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Saturday, April 19th.

Superior Group of Companies Stock Performance

Shares of Superior Group of Companies stock opened at $10.08 on Tuesday. The company has a quick ratio of 1.87, a current ratio of 2.86 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.39. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $10.57 and its two-hundred day moving average is $13.95. Superior Group of Companies has a 52 week low of $9.11 and a 52 week high of $21.80. The company has a market capitalization of $166.10 million, a PE ratio of 12.14, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.52 and a beta of 1.67.

Superior Group of Companies (NASDAQ:SGC) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, May 8th. The textile maker reported ($0.05) EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.11 by ($0.16). The company had revenue of $137.10 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $139.85 million. Superior Group of Companies had a return on equity of 6.75% and a net margin of 2.37%. As a group, analysts expect that Superior Group of Companies will post 0.77 earnings per share for the current year.

Superior Group of Companies Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, May 30th. Shareholders of record on Monday, May 19th will be issued a $0.14 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, May 19th. This represents a $0.56 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 5.56%. Superior Group of Companies’s dividend payout ratio is presently 124.44%.

Institutional Trading of Superior Group of Companies

Institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. Hsbc Holdings PLC purchased a new position in Superior Group of Companies in the first quarter worth $247,000. American Century Companies Inc. grew its stake in shares of Superior Group of Companies by 2.9% during the first quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 374,078 shares of the textile maker’s stock worth $4,092,000 after acquiring an additional 10,662 shares during the last quarter. Nuveen LLC acquired a new position in shares of Superior Group of Companies during the first quarter valued at about $269,000. Cloud Capital Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of Superior Group of Companies in the 1st quarter valued at approximately $32,000. Finally, CWC Advisors LLC. boosted its stake in Superior Group of Companies by 69.4% in the 1st quarter. CWC Advisors LLC. now owns 48,060 shares of the textile maker’s stock worth $526,000 after purchasing an additional 19,697 shares in the last quarter. 33.75% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

About Superior Group of Companies

Superior Group of Companies, Inc manufactures and sells apparel and accessories in the United States and internationally. It operates through three segments: Branded Products, Healthcare Apparel, and Contact Centers. The Branded Products segment produces and sells customized merchandising solutions, promotional products, and branded uniform to chain retailer, food service, entertainment, technology, transportation, and other industries under BAMKO and HPI brands.