Seaport Res Ptn Has Positive Estimate for V.F. Q2 Earnings

V.F. Corporation (NYSE:VFC) – Equities researchers at Seaport Res Ptn increased their Q2 2026 EPS estimates for V.F. in a research report issued to clients and investors on Sunday, July 27th. Seaport Res Ptn analyst M. Kummetz now anticipates that the textile maker will post earnings per share of $0.62 for the quarter, up from their prior estimate of $0.58. The consensus estimate for V.F.’s current full-year earnings is $0.73 per share. Seaport Res Ptn also issued estimates for V.F.’s Q3 2026 earnings at $0.61 EPS and Q4 2026 earnings at $0.01 EPS.

V.F. (NYSE:VFC) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, July 30th. The textile maker reported ($0.24) EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of ($0.34) by $0.10. The company had revenue of $1.76 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.70 billion. V.F. had a negative net margin of 1.97% and a positive return on equity of 20.14%. V.F.’s revenue was down 7.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the business earned ($0.33) earnings per share.

A number of other brokerages also recently weighed in on VFC. Truist Financial lowered their target price on shares of V.F. from $24.00 to $13.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, May 22nd. Citigroup downgraded shares of V.F. from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating and lowered their target price for the company from $30.00 to $12.00 in a research note on Monday, April 7th. BNP Paribas reaffirmed a “neutral” rating on shares of V.F. in a research note on Thursday, May 22nd. Robert W. Baird lowered their target price on shares of V.F. from $17.00 to $14.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, May 22nd. Finally, Barclays set a $16.00 target price on shares of V.F. and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, May 22nd. Sixteen analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and six have issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $16.42.

V.F. Trading Up 2.7%

Shares of VFC opened at $12.74 on Tuesday. The firm’s 50 day simple moving average is $12.36 and its 200 day simple moving average is $16.19. The company has a market capitalization of $4.97 billion, a P/E ratio of -25.48, a P/E/G ratio of 1.42 and a beta of 1.66. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.30, a current ratio of 1.40 and a quick ratio of 0.80. V.F. has a 1-year low of $9.41 and a 1-year high of $29.02.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the company. GAMMA Investing LLC boosted its holdings in V.F. by 1,355.2% in the first quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 404,405 shares of the textile maker’s stock valued at $6,276,000 after acquiring an additional 376,615 shares in the last quarter. Fiduciary Alliance LLC boosted its holdings in V.F. by 61.1% in 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 in the last quarter. Rhumbline Advisers boosted its holdings in V.F. by 11.0% in the first quarter. Rhumbline Advisers now owns 928,753 shares of the textile maker’s stock valued at $14,414,000 after acquiring an additional 92,174 shares in the last quarter. Entropy Technologies LP bought a new stake in V.F. in the first quarter valued at $749,000. Finally, Amalgamated Bank boosted its holdings in V.F. by 46.2% in the first quarter. Amalgamated Bank now owns 152,410 shares of the textile maker’s stock valued at $2,365,000 after acquiring an additional 48,151 shares in the last quarter. 86.84% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, insider Bracken Darrell bought 85,840 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, May 23rd. The shares were bought at an average cost of $11.73 per share, with a total value of $1,006,903.20. Following the completion of the purchase, the insider directly owned 295,406 shares in the company, valued at $3,465,112.38. This represents a 40.96% increase in their ownership of the stock. The purchase was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. Also, EVP Abhishek Dalmia bought 50,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, May 23rd. The stock was purchased at an average cost of $11.78 per share, for a total transaction of $589,000.00. Following the completion of the purchase, the executive vice president owned 380,614 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $4,483,632.92. This trade represents a 15.12% increase in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this purchase can be found here. Insiders have bought a total of 185,840 shares of company stock valued at $2,198,403 over the last three months. 1.10% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

V.F. Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, September 18th. Investors of record on Wednesday, September 10th will be paid a $0.09 dividend. This represents a $0.36 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.83%. V.F.’s payout ratio is -72.00%.

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.