Zacks Research Weighs in on V.F.'s Q2 Earnings (NYSE:VFC)

Key Points

• Zacks Research has revised V.F. Corporation's Q2 2026 earnings estimate down to $0.42 per share, significantly lower than the previous forecast of $0.60.
• V.F. reported a quarterly EPS of ($0.24), which surpassed the consensus estimate of ($0.35), but the company's revenue has fallen by 7.3% year-over-year.
• The stock has a consensus rating of "Hold" from analysts, with an average target price of $16.20, reflecting mixed sentiments from evaluations.

V.F. Corporation (NYSE:VFC - Free Report) - Zacks Research cut their Q2 2026 earnings estimates for shares of V.F. in a research report issued on Wednesday, August 13th. Zacks Research analyst Team now expects that the textile maker will earn $0.42 per share for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $0.60. The consensus estimate for V.F.'s current full-year earnings is $0.73 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for V.F.'s Q4 2026 earnings at ($0.02) EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at ($0.22) EPS, Q4 2027 earnings at $0.03 EPS and Q1 2028 earnings at ($0.12) EPS.

V.F. (NYSE:VFC - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, July 30th. The textile maker reported ($0.24) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of ($0.35) by $0.11. The company had revenue of $1.76 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.70 billion. V.F. had a negative net margin of 0.50% and a positive return on equity of 22.77%. The company's revenue for the quarter was down 7.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the business earned ($0.33) earnings per share.

Other research analysts also recently issued research reports about the company. BMO Capital Markets set a $15.00 price objective on V.F. and gave the company a "market perform" rating in a research note on Thursday, May 22nd. BNP Paribas downgraded V.F. from a "neutral" rating to an "underperform" rating and decreased their price objective for the company from $11.00 to $10.00 in a report on Thursday, July 31st. UBS Group increased their price objective on V.F. from $12.00 to $16.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a report on Monday, May 19th. Telsey Advisory Group reissued a "market perform" rating and issued a $14.00 price target on shares of V.F. in a research note on Wednesday, July 30th. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus decreased their price target on V.F. from $28.00 to $15.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, May 22nd. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, thirteen have issued a hold rating and seven have given a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, V.F. has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $16.20.

V.F. Price Performance

VFC traded up $0.16 on Friday, reaching $13.12. The stock had a trading volume of 1,303,743 shares, compared to its average volume of 8,809,133. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $12.29 and a 200-day moving average of $15.27. V.F. has a fifty-two week low of $9.41 and a fifty-two week high of $29.02. The company has a current ratio of 1.27, a quick ratio of 0.65 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.76. The company has a market capitalization of $5.13 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -100.93, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.85 and a beta of 1.68.

V.F. Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, September 18th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, September 10th will be issued a dividend of $0.09 per share. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, September 10th. This represents a $0.36 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.7%. V.F.'s payout ratio is currently -276.92%.

Insider Activity

In other V.F. news, Director Richard Carucci bought 50,000 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction dated Friday, May 23rd. The stock was bought at an average cost of $12.05 per share, with a total value of $602,500.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 280,282 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,377,398.10. The trade was a 21.71% increase in their position. The purchase was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Also, insider Bracken Darrell bought 85,840 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction dated Friday, May 23rd. The shares were acquired at an average cost of $11.73 per share, with a total value of $1,006,903.20. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider owned 295,406 shares of the company's stock, valued at $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. Insiders bought a total of 185,840 shares of company stock worth $2,198,403 over the last quarter. 1.10% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Trading of V.F.

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Segall Bryant & Hamill LLC increased its position in shares of V.F. by 30.7% during the 2nd quarter. Segall Bryant & Hamill LLC now owns 3,442,936 shares of the textile maker's stock valued at $40,454,000 after purchasing an additional 808,474 shares during the last quarter. Rhumbline Advisers increased its position 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 buying an additional 92,174 shares during the last quarter. New York State Common Retirement Fund increased its position in V.F. by 21.3% in the second quarter. New York State Common Retirement Fund now owns 573,649 shares of the textile maker's stock worth $6,740,000 after buying an additional 100,680 shares during the last quarter. Russell Investments Group Ltd. increased its holdings in V.F. by 104.7% in the 2nd quarter. Russell Investments Group Ltd. now owns 567,886 shares of the textile maker's stock worth $6,673,000 after acquiring an additional 290,444 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Fiduciary Alliance LLC increased its holdings in V.F. by 61.1% in the 2nd quarter. Fiduciary Alliance LLC now owns 481,091 shares of the textile maker's stock worth $5,653,000 after acquiring an additional 182,495 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 86.84% of the company's stock.

V.F. 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.

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