Seaport Res Ptn Has Positive Outlook for VF FY2026 Earnings

VF Corporation (NYSE:VFC - Free Report) - Stock analysts at Seaport Res Ptn raised their FY2026 earnings per share estimates for shares of VF in a research note issued to investors on Wednesday, May 21st. Seaport Res Ptn analyst M. Kummetz now forecasts that the textile maker will post earnings of $0.90 per share for the year, up from their prior forecast of $0.82. The consensus estimate for VF's current full-year earnings is $0.73 per share. Seaport Res Ptn also issued estimates for VF's FY2027 earnings at $1.29 EPS.

VF (NYSE:VFC - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, May 21st. The textile maker reported ($0.13) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of ($0.14) by $0.01. VF had a positive return on equity of 14.86% and a negative net margin of 4.63%. The firm had revenue of $2.14 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $2.17 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned ($0.32) earnings per share. The business's revenue was down 4.6% compared to the same quarter last year.

Other equities analysts have also recently issued research reports about the stock. Telsey Advisory Group set a $14.00 price target on shares of VF in a research report on Thursday, May 22nd. BNP Paribas restated a "neutral" rating on shares of VF in a research note on Thursday, May 22nd. Piper Sandler lowered their price objective on VF from $18.00 to $12.00 and set a "neutral" rating for the company in a research report on Friday, April 11th. Stifel Nicolaus reduced their target price on shares of VF from $28.00 to $15.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, May 22nd. Finally, Truist Financial dropped their price objective on shares of VF from $24.00 to $13.00 and set a "hold" rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, May 22nd. Sixteen investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and six have given a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of $16.21.

VF Trading Down 2.9%

VF stock traded down $0.38 during mid-day trading on Monday, reaching $12.48. 1,180,392 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 7,836,139. The firm's 50 day moving average price is $12.75 and its 200 day moving average price is $18.82. VF has a 52-week low of $9.41 and a 52-week high of $29.02. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.31, a current ratio of 1.56 and a quick ratio of 1.00. The firm has a market capitalization of $4.86 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -10.48, a P/E/G ratio of 6.77 and a beta of 1.68.

Institutional Trading of VF

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in VFC. CKW Financial Group boosted its stake in VF by 29.4% in the 4th quarter. CKW Financial Group now owns 2,200 shares of the textile maker's stock worth $47,000 after purchasing an additional 500 shares during the period. SG Americas Securities LLC bought a new position in shares of VF during the first quarter worth $350,000. Entropy Technologies LP purchased a new position in VF during the first quarter valued at $749,000. Amalgamated Bank increased its holdings in VF by 46.2% in the 1st quarter. Amalgamated Bank now owns 152,410 shares of the textile maker's stock valued at $2,365,000 after acquiring an additional 48,151 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Russell Investments Group Ltd. lifted its stake in VF by 11.1% in 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. Institutional investors own 86.84% of the company's stock.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other VF news, EVP Abhishek Dalmia purchased 50,000 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction on Friday, May 23rd. The shares were acquired at an average cost of $11.78 per share, with a total value of $589,000.00. Following the completion of the acquisition, the executive vice president now directly owns 380,614 shares in the company, valued at $4,483,632.92. The trade was a 15.12% increase in their ownership of the stock. The purchase was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. Also, insider Bracken Darrell acquired 85,840 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Friday, May 23rd. The stock was acquired at an average price of $11.73 per share, for a total transaction of $1,006,903.20. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider now directly owns 295,406 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $3,465,112.38. This represents a 40.96% increase in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this purchase can be found here. In the last ninety days, insiders bought 185,840 shares of company stock valued at $2,198,403. 0.70% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

VF Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, June 18th. Investors of record on Tuesday, June 10th will be paid a dividend of $0.09 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, June 10th. This represents a $0.36 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.89%. VF's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently -72.00%.

About VF

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.