V.F. (NYSE:VFC) Given New $19.00 Price Target at Barclays

Key Points

• Barclays has raised the target price for V.F. (NYSE:VFC) from $16.00 to $19.00, indicating a potential upside of 22.38% based on the stock's previous close.
• The company recently reported a quarterly loss of ($0.24) EPS, which was an improvement over analyst expectations, and revenue of $1.76 billion, surpassing expectations of $1.70 billion.
• V.F. has received mixed ratings from analysts, with one Strong Buy, eight Buy, twelve Hold, and two Sell ratings, leading to an average rating of Hold with a consensus price target of $16.67.

V.F. (NYSE:VFC - Get Free Report) had its target price hoisted by research analysts at Barclays from $16.00 to $19.00 in a research report issued on Tuesday,Benzinga reports. The brokerage presently has an "overweight" rating on the textile maker's stock. Barclays's target price suggests a potential upside of 22.38% from the stock's previous close.

Several other equities research analysts have also recently commented on VFC. Truist Financial cut their price target on V.F. from $24.00 to $13.00 and set a "hold" rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, May 22nd. Stifel Nicolaus lowered their target price on V.F. from $28.00 to $15.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, May 22nd. KGI Securities started coverage on V.F. in a research note on Thursday, July 31st. They issued an "outperform" rating and a $14.80 target price on the stock. BNP Paribas lowered V.F. from a "neutral" rating to an "underperform" rating and reduced their price target for the stock from $11.00 to $10.00 in a research note on Thursday, July 31st. Finally, Needham & Company LLC upped their price objective on V.F. from $15.00 to $19.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a report on Wednesday, July 30th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eight have assigned a Buy rating, twelve have assigned a Hold rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, V.F. currently has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of $16.67.

V.F. Stock Up 3.5%

Shares of NYSE:VFC opened at $15.53 on Tuesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.76, a current ratio of 1.27 and a quick ratio of 0.65. The firm has a market capitalization of $6.06 billion, a PE ratio of -119.42, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.12 and a beta of 1.69. The firm's 50-day moving average is $13.03 and its two-hundred day moving average is $13.81. V.F. has a 1 year low of $9.41 and a 1 year high of $29.02.

V.F. (NYSE:VFC - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, July 30th. The textile maker reported ($0.24) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of ($0.35) by $0.11. The business had revenue of $1.76 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $1.70 billion. V.F. had a positive return on equity of 22.77% and a negative net margin of 0.50%.The company's revenue for the quarter was down 7.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the firm earned ($0.33) earnings per share. V.F. has set its Q2 2026 guidance at EPS. Analysts predict that V.F. will post 0.73 EPS for the current year.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of VFC. Russell Investments Group Ltd. grew its position in V.F. by 11.1% during the 1st quarter. Russell Investments Group Ltd. now owns 277,442 shares of the textile maker's stock worth $4,306,000 after purchasing an additional 27,727 shares in the last quarter. Fiduciary Alliance LLC boosted its holdings in V.F. by 16.4% in the first quarter. Fiduciary Alliance LLC now owns 298,596 shares of the textile maker's stock worth $4,634,000 after purchasing an additional 42,065 shares in the last quarter. Rhumbline Advisers boosted its holdings in V.F. by 11.0% in 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 in the last quarter. Amalgamated Bank lifted its position in 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 acquiring an additional 48,151 shares during the last quarter. Finally, SG Americas Securities LLC acquired a new position in V.F. during the 1st quarter worth $350,000. 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.

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