Equities Analysts Issue Forecasts for SGC Q1 Earnings

Superior Group of Companies, Inc. (NASDAQ:SGC) – Sidoti decreased their Q1 2027 earnings per share estimates for shares of Superior Group of Companies in a report released on Thursday, September 17th. Sidoti analyst J. Sidoti now forecasts that the textile maker will earn $0.14 per share for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $0.18. The consensus estimate for Superior Group of Companies’ current full-year earnings is $0.64 per share. Sidoti also issued estimates for Superior Group of Companies’ Q2 2027 earnings at $0.21 EPS, Q3 2027 earnings at $0.25 EPS, Q4 2027 earnings at $0.29 EPS and FY2028 earnings at $1.16 EPS.

A number of other equities analysts have also commented on the stock. DA Davidson boosted their price objective on shares of Superior Group of Companies from $15.00 to $18.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, August 4th. Wall Street Zen lowered shares of Superior Group of Companies from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday. Finally, Weiss Ratings reiterated a “hold (c+)” rating on shares of Superior Group of Companies in a report on Thursday, August 27th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $18.00.

Superior Group of Companies Stock Up 0.4%

Shares of Superior Group of Companies stock opened at $12.45 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of $198.45 million, a P/E ratio of 22.64, a PEG ratio of 1.94 and a beta of 1.45. The company has a quick ratio of 1.76, a current ratio of 2.60 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.39. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $12.78 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $12.04. Superior Group of Companies has a 12-month low of $8.30 and a 12-month high of $14.59.

Superior Group of Companies (NASDAQ:SGC) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, August 4th. The textile maker reported $0.21 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.10 by $0.11. Superior Group of Companies had a return on equity of 5.29% and a net margin of 1.44%.The business had revenue of $147.84 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $142.87 million. Superior Group of Companies has set its FY 2026 guidance at 0.540-0.660 EPS.

Superior Group of Companies Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, August 28th. Investors of record on Friday, August 14th were paid a dividend of $0.14 per share. This represents a $0.56 annualized dividend and a yield of 4.5%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, August 14th. Superior Group of Companies’s dividend payout ratio is presently 101.82%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Bank of New York Mellon Corp bought a new stake in shares of Superior Group of Companies during the second quarter valued at approximately $1,344,000. North Star Investment Management Corp. raised its position in shares of Superior Group of Companies by 8.6% during the first quarter. North Star Investment Management Corp. now owns 537,475 shares of the textile maker’s stock worth $5,461,000 after acquiring an additional 42,500 shares during the last quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC bought a new position in Superior Group of Companies in the second quarter valued at about $206,000. Bank of America Corp DE increased its position in Superior Group of Companies by 18.7% in the first quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 29,959 shares of the textile maker’s stock worth $304,000 after purchasing an additional 4,712 shares during the period. Finally, Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio acquired a new position in Superior Group of Companies during the 2nd quarter valued at about $61,000. Institutional investors own 33.75% of the company’s stock.

Superior Group of Companies Company Profile

Superior Group of Companies, Inc is a diversified services company headquartered in Seminole, Florida. The company has historically operated through businesses serving the healthcare apparel and business-process outsourcing markets.

Superior Group’s healthcare apparel operations have provided uniforms, scrubs, lab coats, and related garments and accessories for healthcare professionals and institutions. Its brands have included Fashion Seal Healthcare and other specialty apparel offerings.