Seaport Res Ptn Issues Negative Outlook for V.F. Earnings

Key Points

• Seaport Res Ptn has revised V.F. Corporation's Q2 2026 earnings per share estimate down to $0.40 from $0.62, reflecting a negative outlook for the company.
• V.F. Corporation reported a quarterly loss of ($0.24) per share, exceeding analysts' expectations, but experienced a 7.3% decline in year-over-year revenue.
• Despite the downturn, institutional investors continue to show interest, with 86.84% of V.F.'s stock owned by institutional shareholders.

V.F. Corporation (NYSE:VFC - Free Report) - Research analysts at Seaport Res Ptn lowered their Q2 2026 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for V.F. in a research note issued to investors on Wednesday, July 30th. Seaport Res Ptn analyst M. Kummetz now expects that the textile maker will earn $0.40 per share for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $0.62. The consensus estimate for V.F.'s current full-year earnings is $0.73 per share.

V.F. (NYSE:VFC - Get Free Report) last released 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. The firm had revenue of $1.76 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates 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 quarterly revenue was down 7.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted ($0.33) earnings per share.

VFC has been the topic of a number of other reports. KGI Securities initiated coverage on V.F. in a research report on Thursday. They issued an "outperform" rating and a $14.80 target price on the stock. Telsey Advisory Group reiterated a "market perform" rating and issued a $14.00 target price on shares of V.F. in a research report on Wednesday, July 30th. Citigroup downgraded V.F. from a "buy" rating to a "neutral" rating and decreased their target price for the stock from $30.00 to $12.00 in a research report on Monday, April 7th. UBS Group boosted their target price on V.F. from $12.00 to $16.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a research report on Monday, May 19th. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus decreased their target price on V.F. from $28.00 to $15.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, May 22nd. Two analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, fifteen have given a hold rating and seven have assigned a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $16.04.

V.F. Price Performance

NYSE:VFC opened at $11.66 on Monday. The company has a current ratio of 1.27, a quick ratio of 0.65 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.76. The company has a market capitalization of $4.55 billion, a P/E ratio of -89.69, a P/E/G ratio of 1.55 and a beta of 1.68. V.F. has a 12 month low of $9.41 and a 12 month high of $29.02. The business's 50-day moving average is $12.35 and its 200 day moving average is $15.93.

Institutional Trading of V.F.

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of VFC. Farther Finance Advisors LLC grew its stake in V.F. by 94.8% in the second quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC now owns 4,975 shares of the textile maker's stock worth $58,000 after purchasing an additional 2,421 shares in the last quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC purchased a new stake in shares of V.F. in the 1st quarter worth $350,000. Entropy Technologies LP purchased a new stake in shares of V.F. in the 1st quarter worth $749,000. 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 in the last quarter. Finally, Russell Investments Group Ltd. increased 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. Institutional investors own 86.84% of the company's stock.

Insider Transactions at V.F.

In other V.F. news, EVP Abhishek Dalmia purchased 50,000 shares of V.F. stock in a transaction dated Friday, May 23rd. The shares were purchased at an average cost of $11.78 per share, for a total transaction of $589,000.00. Following the completion of the acquisition, the executive vice president owned 380,614 shares in the company, valued at $4,483,632.92. This represents a 15.12% increase in their position. The acquisition was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, Director Richard Carucci purchased 50,000 shares of V.F. stock in a transaction dated Friday, May 23rd. The stock was acquired at an average price of $12.05 per share, for a total transaction of $602,500.00. Following the completion of the acquisition, the director owned 280,282 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $3,377,398.10. This trade represents a 21.71% increase in their position. The disclosure for this purchase can be found here. Over the last three months, insiders have acquired 185,840 shares of company stock worth $2,198,403. 1.10% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

V.F. Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, September 18th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, September 10th will be issued a $0.09 dividend. This represents a $0.36 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.1%. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, September 10th. V.F.'s dividend payout ratio is presently -276.92%.

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.

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