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

V.F. Corporation (NYSE:VFC - Get Free Report) has earned a consensus rating of "Hold" from the twenty-three brokerages that are covering the stock, MarketBeat.com reports. Two analysts have rated the stock with a sell recommendation, twelve have given a hold recommendation, eight have given a buy recommendation and one has issued a strong buy recommendation on the company. The average twelve-month price target among brokers that have covered the stock in the last year is $16.6737.

A number of analysts recently weighed in on VFC shares. Robert W. Baird upgraded V.F. from a "neutral" rating to an "outperform" rating and increased their price objective for the company from $14.00 to $20.00 in a report on Tuesday, August 26th. UBS Group upped their price target on shares of V.F. from $12.00 to $16.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a research report on Monday, May 19th. KGI Securities started coverage on shares of V.F. in a research report on Thursday, July 31st. They set an "outperform" rating and a $14.80 price target on the stock. Truist Financial cut their price target on shares of V.F. from $24.00 to $13.00 and set a "hold" rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, May 22nd. Finally, BMO Capital Markets set a $15.00 price target on shares of V.F. and gave the company a "market perform" rating in a research report on Thursday, May 22nd.

V.F. Trading Down 3.0%

NYSE VFC traded down $0.46 on Tuesday, reaching $15.02. The company had a trading volume of 2,930,907 shares, compared to its average volume of 8,659,272. The firm has a market cap of $5.87 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -115.65, a P/E/G ratio of 2.11 and a beta of 1.70. V.F. has a fifty-two week low of $9.41 and a fifty-two week high of $29.02. The business has a 50 day moving average of $13.20 and a two-hundred day moving average of $13.76. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.76, a current ratio of 1.27 and a quick ratio of 0.65.

V.F. (NYSE:VFC - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data 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 the consensus estimate of $1.70 billion. V.F. had a positive return on equity of 22.77% and a negative net margin of 0.50%.V.F.'s quarterly revenue was down 7.3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted ($0.33) earnings per share. V.F. has set its Q2 2026 guidance at EPS. Analysts forecast that V.F. will post 0.73 EPS for the current year.

V.F. Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, September 18th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, September 10th will be given a dividend of $0.09 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, September 10th. This represents a $0.36 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.4%. V.F.'s dividend payout ratio is -276.92%.

Institutional Trading of V.F.

Institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Rexford Capital Inc. bought a new position in shares of V.F. during the 2nd quarter worth about $48,000. Farther Finance Advisors LLC boosted its position in shares of V.F. by 94.8% during the 2nd 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 bought a new position in shares of V.F. during the 1st quarter worth about $350,000. Arkadios Wealth Advisors boosted its position in shares of V.F. by 158.8% during the 2nd quarter. Arkadios Wealth Advisors now owns 56,904 shares of the textile maker's stock worth $669,000 after purchasing an additional 34,915 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Entropy Technologies LP bought a new position in shares of V.F. during the 1st quarter worth about $749,000. 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.