GAMMA Investing LLC Cuts Stock Position in V.F. Corporation $VFC

GAMMA Investing LLC lessened its position in V.F. Corporation (NYSE:VFC) by 54.2% during the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 11,929 shares of the textile maker’s stock after selling 14,128 shares during the quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC’s holdings in V.F. were worth $140,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of the company. Farther Finance Advisors LLC raised its holdings in shares of V.F. by 94.8% in the 2nd quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC now owns 4,975 shares of the textile maker’s stock valued at $58,000 after buying an additional 2,421 shares during the period. SG Americas Securities LLC purchased a new stake in shares of V.F. in the 1st quarter valued at $350,000. Entropy Technologies LP purchased a new stake in shares of V.F. in the 1st quarter valued at $749,000. 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 valued at $2,365,000 after buying an additional 48,151 shares during the period. Finally, Russell Investments Group Ltd. increased its holdings in V.F. by 11.1% during the 1st quarter. Russell Investments Group Ltd. now owns 277,442 shares of the textile maker’s stock worth $4,306,000 after purchasing an additional 27,727 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 86.84% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several brokerages have weighed in on VFC. Needham & Company LLC upped their price target on V.F. from $15.00 to $19.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, July 30th. BNP Paribas Exane downgraded V.F. from a “neutral” rating to an “underperform” rating in a report on Thursday, July 31st. Stifel Nicolaus downgraded V.F. from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and upped their price target for the stock from $15.00 to $16.00 in a report on Tuesday, September 16th. KGI Securities began coverage on V.F. in a report on Thursday, July 31st. They set an “outperform” rating and a $14.80 price target on the stock. Finally, Telsey Advisory Group restated a “market perform” rating and set a $14.00 price target on shares of V.F. in a report on Tuesday, September 16th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seven have given a Buy rating, thirteen have assigned a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $16.73.

V.F. Stock Down 0.2%

Shares of NYSE VFC opened at $14.42 on Wednesday. The stock has a market cap of $5.63 billion, a PE ratio of -110.92, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.04 and a beta of 1.70. The company has a quick ratio of 0.65, a current ratio of 1.27 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.76. V.F. Corporation has a 52-week low of $9.41 and a 52-week high of $29.02. The business has a 50-day moving average price of $13.79 and a 200 day moving average price of $13.13.

V.F. (NYSE:VFC) last announced 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 analysts’ expectations of $1.70 billion. V.F. had a positive return on equity of 22.77% and a negative net margin of 0.50%.The business’s revenue was down 7.3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned ($0.33) EPS. V.F. has set its Q2 2026 guidance at EPS. Equities research analysts forecast that V.F. Corporation will post 0.73 earnings per share for the current year.

V.F. Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, September 18th. Investors of record on Wednesday, September 10th were given a $0.09 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, September 10th. This represents a $0.36 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.5%. V.F.’s dividend payout ratio is -276.92%.

V.F. 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.