JPMorgan Chase & Co. Cuts V.F. (NYSE:VFC) Price Target to $14.00

V.F. (NYSE:VFC) had its price target cut by JPMorgan Chase & Co. from $15.00 to $14.00 in a report published on Monday morning,Benzinga reports. They currently have a neutral rating on the textile maker’s stock.

A number of other research firms have also recently weighed in on VFC. Barclays boosted their price target on V.F. from $16.00 to $19.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Tuesday, September 9th. Zacks Research raised V.F. from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Tuesday, August 26th. Needham & Company LLC lifted their price objective on V.F. from $15.00 to $19.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, July 30th. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “sell (d)” rating on shares of V.F. in a research report on Wednesday, October 8th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group set a $14.00 price objective on V.F. and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research report on Thursday, October 23rd. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, six have issued a Buy rating, thirteen have given a Hold rating and three have issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $16.19.

V.F. Stock Performance

NYSE VFC opened at $14.58 on Monday. V.F. has a fifty-two week low of $9.41 and a fifty-two week high of $29.02. The stock has a market cap of $5.69 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 66.25, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.09 and a beta of 1.76. The business has a fifty day moving average of $14.74 and a 200-day moving average of $13.21. The company has a quick ratio of 0.65, a current ratio of 1.36 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.40.

V.F. (NYSE:VFC) last released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, October 28th. The textile maker reported $0.52 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.42 by $0.10. V.F. had a return on equity of 20.34% and a net margin of 0.95%.The company had revenue of $2.80 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $2.73 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $0.60 earnings per share. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 1.6% compared to the same quarter last year. V.F. has set its Q3 2026 guidance at EPS. As a group, analysts predict that V.F. will post 0.73 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

V.F. Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, December 18th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, December 10th will be given a dividend of $0.09 per share. This represents a $0.36 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.5%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, December 10th. V.F.’s payout ratio is -276.92%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On V.F.

A number of institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in VFC. Segall Bryant & Hamill LLC grew its position in V.F. by 30.7% during the second quarter. Segall Bryant & Hamill LLC now owns 3,442,936 shares of the textile maker’s stock valued at $40,454,000 after acquiring an additional 808,474 shares during the period. Russell Investments Group Ltd. grew its position in V.F. by 104.7% during the second quarter. Russell Investments Group Ltd. now owns 567,886 shares of the textile maker’s stock valued at $6,673,000 after acquiring an additional 290,444 shares during the period. Fiduciary Alliance LLC grew its position in V.F. by 61.1% during the second quarter. Fiduciary Alliance LLC now owns 481,091 shares of the textile maker’s stock valued at $5,653,000 after acquiring an additional 182,495 shares during the period. New York State Common Retirement Fund grew its position in V.F. by 21.3% during the second quarter. New York State Common Retirement Fund now owns 573,649 shares of the textile maker’s stock valued at $6,740,000 after acquiring an additional 100,680 shares during the period. Finally, SG Americas Securities LLC grew its position in V.F. by 115.2% during the third quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC now owns 113,951 shares of the textile maker’s stock valued at $1,644,000 after acquiring an additional 60,998 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 86.84% of the company’s stock.

V.F. Company Profile

VF Corp. engages in the business of producing and marketing apparel, footwear, and accessories. It operates through the following segments: Outdoor, Active, Work, and Other. The Outdoor segment includes authentic outdoor-based lifestyle brands such as performance-based and outdoor apparel, footwear, and equipment.