V.F. (VFC) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

V.F. Corporation, commonly known as VF Corporation, is a global apparel, footwear and accessories company. Its portfolio includes brands such as The North Face, Vans, Timberland and Dickies, which serve outdoor, active, workwear and lifestyle markets.

The company sells products through wholesale partners, its own retail stores and e-commerce channels. Its brands offer items including outdoor clothing and equipment, footwear, workwear, backpacks and accessories to customers in the Americas, Europe and Asia-Pacific.

Founded in 1899 as the Reading Glove and Mitten Manufacturing Company, the business later became Vanity Fair Mills and adopted the name VF Corporation in 1982. Bracken Darrell became the company’s president and chief executive officer in 2023.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $20.15 to $20.87
• 50-Day Range: $12.60 to $20.93
• 52-Week Range: $12.45 to $22.27
• Volume: 650,414 shs
• Average Volume: 7.76 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $7.99 billion
• P/E Ratio: 22.09
• Dividend Yield: 1.77%
• Price Target: $18.89
• Consensus Rating: Hold

V.F. Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

V.F. scored higher than 97% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 22nd out of 479 stocks in the consumer discretionary sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 2.2 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

V.F. has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.45, and is based on 2 strong buy ratings, 6 buy ratings, 14 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Downside Risk

V.F. has a consensus price target of $18.89, representing about 8.7% downside from its current price of $20.70.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

V.F. has been the subject of 12 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 4.4 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 21.19%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for V.F. are expected to grow by 21.19% in the coming year, from $1.18 to $1.43 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of V.F. is 22.50, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 26.13.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of V.F. is 22.50, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Discretionary sector average P/E ratio of about 25.67.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

V.F. has a PEG Ratio of 0.87. PEG Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

V.F. has a P/B Ratio of 4.00. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 4.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

8.91% of the float of V.F. has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

V.F. has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.4, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in V.F. has recently decreased by 6.89%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Yield

V.F. pays a meaningful dividend of 1.74%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

V.F. does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of V.F. is 39.13%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, V.F. will have a dividend payout ratio of 25.17% next year. This indicates that V.F. will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.6 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.71

News Sentiment

V.F. has a news sentiment score of 0.71. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.50 average news sentiment score of Consumer Discretionary companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 21 news articles for V.F. this week, compared to 9 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 29 people have searched for VFC on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -26% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

6 people have added V.F. to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 2.9 / 5
• Insider Trading: Acquiring Shares

Net Insider Buying

Over the last three months, insiders have purchased a net $294,600.00 in company stock, which represents 0.0036% of the company's market cap.

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, V.F. insiders have bought more of their company's stock than they have sold. Specifically, they have bought $294,600.00 in company stock and sold $0.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

1.54% of the stock of V.F. is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

86.84% of the stock of V.F. is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Record date for 9/17 Dividend: 9/10/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 9/17 Dividend: 9/10/2026
• Dividend Payable: 9/17/2026
• Last Earnings: 10/28/2026
• Today: 11/12/2026
• Record date for 12/17 Dividend: 12/10/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 12/17 Dividend: 12/10/2026
• Dividend Payable: 12/17/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 1/27/2027
• Fiscal Year End: 3/31/2027

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Consumer Discretionary
• Industry: Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods
• Sub-Industry: Apparel, Accessories & Luxury Goods
• Current Symbol: NYSE:VFC
• Previous Symbol: NYSE:VFC
• CIK: 103379
• Web: www.vfc.com
• Phone: (720) 778-4000
• Fax: 336-424-7668
• Employees: 26,000
• Year Founded: 1899

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for V.F.: $18.89
• High Price Target: $28.00
• Low Price Target: $16.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: -6.7%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.45
• Research Coverage: 22 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $0.92
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 21.94
• Forward P/E Ratio: 14.16
• P/E Growth: 0.87
• Net Income: $254.92 million
• Net Margins: 3.93%
• Pretax Margin: 4.67%
• Return on Equity: 21.78%
• Return on Assets: 4.14%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 1.48
• Current Ratio: 1.47
• Quick Ratio: 0.85

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $9.41 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.85
• Cash Flow: $2.48 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 8.16
• Book Value: $5.17 per share
• Price / Book: 3.92

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 393,639,000
• Free Float: 387,577,000
• Market Cap: $7.97 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.49