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

V.F. Corporation (NYSE:VFC) has been assigned a consensus recommendation of “Hold” from the twenty-three analysts that are presently covering the company, Marketbeat.com reports. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, thirteen have assigned a hold rating, six have assigned a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company. The average 1 year price target among analysts that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is $16.25.

A number of research analysts recently commented on the company. Weiss Ratings reissued a “sell (d+)” rating on shares of V.F. in a report on Wednesday. The Goldman Sachs Group boosted their target price on shares of V.F. from $15.00 to $16.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Tuesday, November 18th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. dropped their target price on shares of V.F. from $15.00 to $14.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Monday, October 27th. BNP Paribas downgraded shares of 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. Finally, UBS Group increased their price objective on shares of V.F. from $14.00 to $15.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Tuesday, October 7th.

V.F. Trading Up 10.9%

V.F. stock opened at $16.22 on Friday. V.F. has a 52-week low of $9.41 and a 52-week high of $29.02. The company has a market cap of $6.34 billion, a P/E ratio of 73.73, a P/E/G ratio of 2.06 and a beta of 1.77. The company has a quick ratio of 0.65, a current ratio of 1.36 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.40. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $14.71 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $13.60.

V.F. (NYSE:VFC) last released its earnings results on Tuesday, October 28th. The textile maker reported $0.52 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.42 by $0.10. V.F. had a return on equity of 20.34% and a net margin of 0.95%.The company had revenue of $2.80 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.73 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $0.60 earnings per share. V.F.’s quarterly revenue was up 1.6% compared to the same quarter last year. V.F. has set its Q3 2026 guidance at EPS. Analysts predict that V.F. will post 0.73 EPS for the current year.

V.F. Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, December 18th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, December 10th will be given a $0.09 dividend. This represents a $0.36 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.2%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, December 10th. V.F.’s dividend payout ratio is 163.64%.

Institutional Trading of V.F.

A number of hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in VFC. Bard Financial Services Inc. raised its stake in V.F. by 3.1% in the third quarter. Bard Financial Services Inc. now owns 33,440 shares of the textile maker’s stock worth $483,000 after buying an additional 1,000 shares in the last quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC boosted its position in V.F. by 59.7% during the 3rd quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 2,748 shares of the textile maker’s stock valued at $40,000 after acquiring an additional 1,027 shares in the last quarter. 1620 Investment Advisors Inc. increased its holdings in shares of V.F. by 5.7% in the 3rd quarter. 1620 Investment Advisors Inc. now owns 21,903 shares of the textile maker’s stock valued at $316,000 after acquiring an additional 1,172 shares during the period. Farther Finance Advisors LLC raised its position 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 worth $58,000 after acquiring an additional 2,421 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Rothschild Investment LLC raised its position in shares of V.F. by 705.8% in the 3rd quarter. Rothschild Investment LLC now owns 3,747 shares of the textile maker’s stock worth $54,000 after acquiring an additional 3,282 shares in the last quarter. 86.84% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

V.F. Company 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.