V.F. (NYSE:VFC) Shares Gap Down Following Analyst Downgrade

V.F. Corporation (NYSE:VFC)’s stock price gapped down prior to trading on Tuesday after Stifel Nicolaus downgraded the stock from a buy rating to a hold rating. The stock had previously closed at $14.71, but opened at $14.35. Stifel Nicolaus now has a $16.00 price target on the stock, up from their previous price target of $15.00. V.F. shares last traded at $13.90, with a volume of 1,688,326 shares trading hands.

A number of other equities analysts have also commented on VFC. Needham & Company LLC boosted their price target on shares of V.F. from $15.00 to $19.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, July 30th. Baird R W upgraded shares of V.F. from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, August 26th. Zacks Research upgraded shares of V.F. from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Tuesday, August 26th. Telsey Advisory Group restated a “market perform” rating and issued a $14.00 price target on shares of V.F. in a research report on Wednesday, July 30th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company reduced 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 research report on Thursday, May 22nd. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seven have assigned a Buy rating, thirteen have issued a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $16.73.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On V.F.

Several institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of VFC. GAMMA Investing LLC grew its position in shares of V.F. by 1,355.2% during the 1st quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 404,405 shares of the textile maker’s stock worth $6,276,000 after buying an additional 376,615 shares during the period. Rhumbline Advisers grew its position in shares of V.F. by 11.0% during the 1st quarter. Rhumbline Advisers now owns 928,753 shares of the textile maker’s stock worth $14,414,000 after buying an additional 92,174 shares during the period. Fiduciary Alliance LLC grew its position in shares of V.F. by 16.4% during the 1st quarter. Fiduciary Alliance LLC now owns 298,596 shares of the textile maker’s stock worth $4,634,000 after buying an additional 42,065 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. Finally, Amalgamated Bank grew its position in shares of V.F. by 46.2% during the 1st quarter. Amalgamated Bank now owns 152,410 shares of the textile maker’s stock worth $2,365,000 after buying an additional 48,151 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 86.84% of the company’s stock.

V.F. Stock Performance

The firm’s 50-day moving average price is $13.33 and its 200 day moving average price is $13.47. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.76, a quick ratio of 0.65 and a current ratio of 1.27. The company has a market cap of $5.74 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -113.08, a PEG ratio of 2.08 and a beta of 1.70.

V.F. (NYSE:VFC) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, July 30th. The textile maker reported ($0.24) EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of ($0.35) by $0.11. V.F. had a negative net margin of 0.50% and a positive return on equity of 22.77%. The company had revenue of $1.76 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.70 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company earned ($0.33) EPS. V.F.’s revenue was down 7.3% on a year-over-year basis. V.F. has set its Q2 2026 guidance at EPS. On average, sell-side analysts anticipate that V.F. Corporation will post 0.73 EPS for the current year.

V.F. Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, September 18th. Investors 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 2.4%. 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.