V.F. Corporation (NYSE:VFC) Receives $16.52 Consensus PT from Brokerages

V.F. Corporation (NYSE:VFC) has earned an average rating of “Hold” from the twenty-three analysts that are presently covering the firm, MarketBeat reports. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, twelve have issued a hold rating, eight have given a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating on the company. The average 12 month price objective among analysts that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is $16.6737.

Several equities analysts have commented on the stock. KGI Securities assumed coverage on shares of V.F. in a research note on Thursday, July 31st. They set an “outperform” rating and a $14.80 target price on the stock. Stifel Nicolaus lowered their target price on shares of V.F. from $28.00 to $15.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, May 22nd. BMO Capital Markets set a $15.00 target price on shares of V.F. and gave the company a “market perform” rating in a research note on Thursday, May 22nd. Barclays raised their target price on shares of V.F. from $16.00 to $19.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Tuesday. Finally, Telsey Advisory Group reissued a “market perform” rating and set a $14.00 target price on shares of V.F. in a research note on Wednesday, July 30th.

Institutional Trading of V.F.

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in VFC. GAMMA Investing LLC raised its holdings in shares of V.F. by 1,355.2% in the 1st quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 404,405 shares of the textile maker’s stock worth $6,276,000 after purchasing an additional 376,615 shares in the last quarter. Rhumbline Advisers raised its holdings in shares of V.F. by 11.0% in the 1st quarter. Rhumbline Advisers now owns 928,753 shares of the textile maker’s stock worth $14,414,000 after purchasing an additional 92,174 shares in the last quarter. Fiduciary Alliance LLC raised its holdings in shares of V.F. by 16.4% in the 1st quarter. Fiduciary Alliance LLC now owns 298,596 shares of the textile maker’s stock worth $4,634,000 after purchasing an additional 42,065 shares in the last quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC bought a new stake in shares of V.F. in the 1st quarter worth approximately $350,000. Finally, Amalgamated Bank raised its holdings in shares of V.F. by 46.2% in the 1st quarter. Amalgamated Bank now owns 152,410 shares of the textile maker’s stock worth $2,365,000 after purchasing an additional 48,151 shares in the last quarter. 86.84% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

V.F. Trading Up 3.5%

V.F. stock opened at $15.50 on Tuesday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.65, a current ratio of 1.27 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.76. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $13.20 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $13.76. The firm has a market capitalization of $6.05 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -119.23, a PEG ratio of 2.11 and a beta of 1.70. V.F. has a 52-week low of $9.41 and a 52-week high of $29.02.

V.F. (NYSE:VFC) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, July 30th. The textile maker reported ($0.24) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of ($0.35) by $0.11. The firm 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 0.50% and a positive return on equity of 22.77%. V.F.’s revenue was down 7.3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted ($0.33) EPS. V.F. has set its Q2 2026 guidance at EPS. Sell-side analysts expect that V.F. will post 0.73 earnings per share for the current year.

V.F. Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, September 18th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, September 10th will be paid a dividend of $0.09 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, September 10th. This represents a $0.36 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.3%. V.F.’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently -276.92%.

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.