V.F. Corporation (NYSE:VFC) Given Average Recommendation of “Hold” by Brokerages

V.F. Corporation (NYSE:VFC) has received a consensus recommendation of “Hold” from the twenty-four analysts that are covering the stock, MarketBeat Ratings reports. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell recommendation, thirteen have given a hold recommendation, seven have assigned a buy recommendation and one has given a strong buy recommendation to the company. The average twelve-month target price among brokerages that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is $16.7263.

A number of equities research analysts have issued reports on the stock. Baird R W upgraded shares of V.F. from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, August 26th. Robert W. Baird raised V.F. from a “neutral” rating to an “outperform” rating and boosted their price objective for the stock from $14.00 to $20.00 in a research report on Tuesday, August 26th. Barclays raised their target price on V.F. from $16.00 to $19.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Tuesday, September 9th. BNP Paribas lowered V.F. from a “neutral” rating to an “underperform” rating and cut their price target for the stock from $11.00 to $10.00 in a report on Thursday, July 31st. Finally, Telsey Advisory Group reissued a “market perform” rating and issued a $14.00 price objective on shares of V.F. in a research report on Tuesday, September 16th.

V.F. Stock Down 1.4%

Shares of V.F. stock opened at $15.18 on Friday. V.F. has a 12-month low of $9.41 and a 12-month high of $29.02. The stock has a market capitalization of $5.93 billion, a P/E ratio of -116.73, a PEG ratio of 2.17 and a beta of 1.76. 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 stock has a 50 day moving average price of $13.93 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $13.14.

V.F. (NYSE:VFC) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, July 30th. The textile maker reported ($0.24) earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates 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 business had revenue of $1.76 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.70 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned ($0.33) earnings per share. V.F.’s revenue for the quarter was down 7.3% on a year-over-year basis. V.F. has set its Q2 2026 guidance at EPS. Equities analysts expect that V.F. will post 0.73 earnings per share for the current year.

V.F. Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, September 18th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, September 10th were given a $0.09 dividend. This represents a $0.36 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.4%. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, September 10th. V.F.’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently -276.92%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On V.F.

Several hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in VFC. Segall Bryant & Hamill LLC increased its stake in V.F. by 30.7% during the second quarter. Segall Bryant & Hamill LLC now owns 3,442,936 shares of the textile maker’s stock valued at $40,454,000 after acquiring an additional 808,474 shares during the period. Rhumbline Advisers lifted its position 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 acquiring an additional 92,174 shares during the period. New York State Common Retirement Fund grew its holdings in shares of V.F. by 21.3% during the 2nd quarter. New York State Common Retirement Fund now owns 573,649 shares of the textile maker’s stock worth $6,740,000 after purchasing an additional 100,680 shares in the last quarter. Russell Investments Group Ltd. increased its position in shares of V.F. by 104.7% during the second quarter. Russell Investments Group Ltd. now owns 567,886 shares of the textile maker’s stock valued at $6,673,000 after purchasing an additional 290,444 shares during the period. Finally, Fiduciary Alliance LLC raised its stake in shares of 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 purchasing an additional 182,495 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 86.84% of the company’s stock.

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.