Analysts Set V.F. Corporation (NYSE:VFC) PT at $15.96

Shares of V.F. Corporation (NYSE:VFC) have earned an average recommendation of “Hold” from the twenty-three analysts that are presently covering the company, Marketbeat Ratings reports. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell recommendation, thirteen have issued a hold recommendation, six have given a buy recommendation and one has given a strong buy recommendation to the company. The average 1 year price objective among brokerages that have covered the stock in the last year is $16.1944.

Several brokerages have weighed in on VFC. Stifel Nicolaus cut shares of V.F. from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and increased their price target for the company from $15.00 to $16.00 in a research report on Tuesday, September 16th. Zacks Research raised shares of V.F. from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Tuesday, August 26th. Barclays dropped their target price on shares of V.F. from $19.00 to $18.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday. BNP Paribas Exane cut shares of V.F. from a “neutral” rating to an “underperform” rating in a research report on Thursday, July 31st. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group set a $14.00 target price on shares of V.F. and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research report on Thursday, October 23rd.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On V.F.

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of VFC. Segall Bryant & Hamill LLC lifted its position in shares of V.F. by 30.7% in the 2nd quarter. Segall Bryant & Hamill LLC now owns 3,442,936 shares of the textile maker’s stock worth $40,454,000 after purchasing an additional 808,474 shares during the period. Russell Investments Group Ltd. lifted its position in V.F. by 104.7% during the 2nd 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 lifted its position in V.F. by 61.1% during the 2nd 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 lifted its position in V.F. by 21.3% during the 2nd 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 lifted its position in V.F. by 115.2% during the 3rd 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. 86.84% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

V.F. Trading Down 0.2%

Shares of VFC opened at $14.04 on Wednesday. The stock has a market capitalization of $5.48 billion, a P/E ratio of 63.80, a PEG ratio of 2.06 and a beta of 1.76. The company has a quick ratio of 0.65, a current ratio of 1.36 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.40. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $14.77 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $13.27. V.F. has a twelve month low of $9.41 and a twelve month high of $29.02.

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

V.F. Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, December 18th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, December 10th will be given a $0.09 dividend. This represents a $0.36 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.6%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, December 10th. V.F.’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 163.64%.

About V.F.

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.