What is Seaport Res Ptn's Forecast for VF Q1 Earnings?

VF Corporation (NYSE:VFC - Free Report) - Analysts at Seaport Res Ptn issued their Q1 2026 EPS estimates for VF in a report released on Wednesday, May 21st. Seaport Res Ptn analyst M. Kummetz forecasts that the textile maker will post earnings of ($0.35) per share for the quarter. The consensus estimate for VF's current full-year earnings is $0.73 per share. Seaport Res Ptn also issued estimates for VF's Q2 2026 earnings at $0.58 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.64 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.03 EPS and FY2028 earnings at $1.78 EPS.

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

A number of other analysts also recently issued reports on the stock. Robert W. Baird decreased their price objective on shares of VF from $17.00 to $14.00 and set a "neutral" rating for the company in a report on Thursday, May 22nd. UBS Group increased their target price on shares of VF from $12.00 to $16.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a research report on Monday, May 19th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lowered their price target on shares of VF from $25.00 to $18.00 and set a "neutral" rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, May 19th. Wells Fargo & Company dropped their price target on shares of VF from $13.00 to $12.00 and set an "equal weight" rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, May 22nd. Finally, Piper Sandler reduced their price objective on shares of VF from $18.00 to $12.00 and set a "neutral" rating for the company in a research note on Friday, April 11th. Sixteen investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and six have assigned a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, VF presently has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of $16.21.

VF Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE VFC traded down $0.30 during mid-day trading on Friday, reaching $13.26. 3,858,686 shares of the company's stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 7,880,690. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $12.90 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $18.92. 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 $5.16 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -11.13, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 6.77 and a beta of 1.68. VF has a 52 week low of $9.41 and a 52 week high of $29.02.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several large investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Segall Bryant & Hamill LLC boosted its holdings in VF by 5.8% during the 4th quarter. Segall Bryant & Hamill LLC now owns 3,874,781 shares of the textile maker's stock valued at $83,153,000 after acquiring an additional 211,440 shares during the period. Rhumbline Advisers boosted its stake in shares of VF by 11.0% during the first quarter. Rhumbline Advisers now owns 928,753 shares of the textile maker's stock valued at $14,414,000 after purchasing an additional 92,174 shares during the period. GAMMA Investing LLC grew its holdings in shares of VF by 1,355.2% in the first quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 404,405 shares of the textile maker's stock worth $6,276,000 after purchasing an additional 376,615 shares during the last quarter. Fiduciary Alliance LLC increased its stake in shares of VF 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 buying an additional 42,065 shares during the period. Finally, Russell Investments Group Ltd. increased its stake in shares of VF by 11.1% in the first quarter. Russell Investments Group Ltd. now owns 277,442 shares of the textile maker's stock worth $4,306,000 after buying an additional 27,727 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 86.84% of the company's stock.

Insider Activity

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

VF Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, June 18th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, June 10th will be issued a $0.09 dividend. This represents a $0.36 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.72%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, June 10th. VF's payout ratio is -72.00%.

VF 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.