Zacks Research Issues Negative Estimate for V.F. Earnings

V.F. Corporation (NYSE:VFC) – Analysts at Zacks Research lowered their Q2 2026 earnings estimates for V.F. in a report released on Wednesday, August 13th. Zacks Research analyst Team now expects that the textile maker will earn $0.42 per share for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $0.60. The consensus estimate for V.F.’s current full-year earnings is $0.73 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for V.F.’s Q4 2026 earnings at ($0.02) EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at ($0.22) EPS, Q4 2027 earnings at $0.03 EPS and Q1 2028 earnings at ($0.12) EPS.

V.F. (NYSE:VFC) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, July 30th. The textile maker reported ($0.24) earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of ($0.35) by $0.11. The firm had revenue of $1.76 billion for 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%. The company’s revenue for the quarter was down 7.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned ($0.33) EPS.

Other analysts have also recently issued research reports about the company. BNP Paribas Exane downgraded V.F. from a “neutral” rating to an “underperform” rating in a research note on Thursday, July 31st. BNP Paribas lowered V.F. from a “neutral” rating to an “underperform” rating and reduced their price target for the company from $11.00 to $10.00 in a report on Thursday, July 31st. KGI Securities assumed coverage on V.F. in a report on Thursday, July 31st. They issued an “outperform” rating and a $14.80 price objective on the stock. UBS Group boosted their target price on shares of V.F. from $12.00 to $16.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Monday, May 19th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company cut their price target on shares of V.F. from $13.00 to $12.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, May 22nd. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, thirteen have given a hold rating and seven have given a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $16.20.

V.F. Trading Up 0.7%

NYSE VFC opened at $13.05 on Friday. The company has a current ratio of 1.27, a quick ratio of 0.65 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.76. V.F. has a 1-year low of $9.41 and a 1-year high of $29.02. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $12.29 and its 200-day simple moving average is $15.10. The company has a market capitalization of $5.10 billion, a PE ratio of -100.38, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.85 and a beta of 1.68.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On V.F.

Hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Farther Finance Advisors LLC increased its stake in V.F. by 94.8% during the second quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC now owns 4,975 shares of the textile maker’s stock valued at $58,000 after acquiring an additional 2,421 shares during the period. SG Americas Securities LLC acquired a new stake in shares of V.F. during the 1st quarter worth approximately $350,000. Russell Investments Group Ltd. increased its position in shares of V.F. by 11.1% during the first quarter. Russell Investments Group Ltd. now owns 277,442 shares of the textile maker’s stock valued at $4,306,000 after purchasing an additional 27,727 shares during the period. Arkadios Wealth Advisors raised its stake in shares of V.F. by 158.8% in the second quarter. Arkadios Wealth Advisors now owns 56,904 shares of the textile maker’s stock valued at $669,000 after purchasing an additional 34,915 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Fiduciary Alliance LLC lifted its position in V.F. by 16.4% in the first 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 during the period. Institutional investors own 86.84% of the company’s stock.

Insider Transactions at V.F.

In other V.F. news, insider Bracken Darrell acquired 85,840 shares of V.F. stock in a transaction dated Friday, May 23rd. The stock was bought at an average cost of $11.73 per share, with a total value of $1,006,903.20. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider owned 295,406 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $3,465,112.38. The trade was a 40.96% increase in their ownership of the stock. The acquisition was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, Director Richard Carucci bought 50,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, May 23rd. The shares were bought at an average cost of $12.05 per share, for a total transaction of $602,500.00. Following the transaction, the director directly owned 280,282 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $3,377,398.10. This trade represents a 21.71% increase in their position. The disclosure for this purchase can be found here. Insiders acquired a total of 185,840 shares of company stock worth $2,198,403 over the last three months. 1.10% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

V.F. Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, September 18th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, September 10th will be issued a dividend of $0.09 per share. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, September 10th. This represents a $0.36 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.8%. V.F.’s payout ratio is -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.