Farther Finance Advisors LLC Increases Position in V.F. Corporation $VFC

Farther Finance Advisors LLC lifted its position in shares of V.F. Corporation (NYSE:VFC) by 94.8% during the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The firm owned 4,975 shares of the textile maker’s stock after buying an additional 2,421 shares during the period. Farther Finance Advisors LLC’s holdings in V.F. were worth $58,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also modified their holdings of the company. Russell Investments Group Ltd. lifted its stake 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 buying an additional 27,727 shares during the period. Rhumbline Advisers raised its stake in V.F. by 11.0% during the first 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 during the period. Amalgamated Bank raised its stake in V.F. by 46.2% during the first 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 during the period. SG Americas Securities LLC purchased a new position in V.F. during the first quarter worth approximately $350,000. Finally, Entropy Technologies LP purchased a new position in V.F. during the first quarter worth approximately $749,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 86.84% of the company’s stock.

V.F. Price Performance

VFC opened at $15.18 on Monday. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $13.93 and a 200 day simple moving average of $13.09. The firm has a market cap of $5.93 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -116.73, a PEG ratio of 2.15 and a beta of 1.76. V.F. Corporation has a twelve month low of $9.41 and a twelve month high of $29.02. 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. (NYSE:VFC) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, July 30th. The textile maker reported ($0.24) earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of ($0.35) by $0.11. The business 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%. The business’s revenue was down 7.3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the business earned ($0.33) EPS. V.F. has set its Q2 2026 guidance at EPS. Equities research analysts expect that V.F. Corporation will post 0.73 EPS for the current fiscal year.

V.F. Dividend Announcement

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

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of equities analysts have weighed in on the stock. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “sell (d)” rating on shares of V.F. in a research note on Saturday, September 27th. Needham & Company LLC increased their price target on shares of V.F. from $15.00 to $19.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, July 30th. Robert W. Baird raised shares of V.F. from a “neutral” rating to an “outperform” rating and increased their price target for the stock from $14.00 to $20.00 in a research note on Tuesday, August 26th. Stifel Nicolaus downgraded shares of V.F. from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and increased their price target for the stock from $15.00 to $16.00 in a research note on Tuesday, September 16th. Finally, Baird R W raised shares of V.F. from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, August 26th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seven have assigned a Buy rating, thirteen have assigned a Hold rating and three have given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $16.73.

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.