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

Company Overview

V.F. Corporation (NYSE: VFC) is a global apparel, footwear and accessories company. Its portfolio includes well-known outdoor, active and workwear brands such as The North Face, Vans, Timberland and Dickies, which offer products ranging from outdoor clothing and hiking footwear to casual apparel, skate shoes and workwear.

The company sells its products through wholesale customers, brand-operated stores, e-commerce platforms and other digital channels. V.F. serves consumers in markets worldwide, with operations and distribution spanning North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific and other international regions.

Founded in 1899 as a manufacturer of gloves and mittens, the company later expanded into apparel and became known as Vanity Fair Mills before adopting the V.F. Corporation name in 1969. Bracken Darrell has served as the company's president and chief executive officer since 2023.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $14.52 to $15.00
• 50-Day Range: $12.60 to $15.24
• 52-Week Range: $12.45 to $22.27
• Volume: 2.27 million shs
• Average Volume: 7.31 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $5.86 billion
• P/E Ratio: 21.57
• Dividend Yield: 2.42%
• Price Target: $17.31
• Consensus Rating: Hold

V.F. Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

V.F. scored higher than 99% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 5th out of 482 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: 3.5 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

V.F. has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.29, and is based on 2 strong buy ratings, 3 buy ratings, 15 hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

Upside Potential

V.F. has a consensus price target of $17.31, representing about 16.3% upside from its current price of $14.88.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

V.F. has been the subject of 14 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 4.4 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 26.85%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for V.F. are expected to grow by 26.85% in the coming year, from $1.08 to $1.37 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of V.F. is 21.59, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 38.95.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of V.F. is 21.59, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Discretionary sector average P/E ratio of about 44.97.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

V.F. has a PEG Ratio of 0.76. 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 3.15. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 1.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

10.14% 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 5.76.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in V.F. has recently increased by 8.23%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Yield

V.F. pays a meaningful dividend of 2.50%, 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 52.17%. 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 26.28% next year. This indicates that V.F. will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 4.4 / 5
• News Sentiment: 1.01

News Sentiment

V.F. has a news sentiment score of 1.01. 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 0.41 average news sentiment score of Consumer Discretionary companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 17 news articles for V.F. this week, compared to 10 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

37 people have searched for VFC on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 28% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

3 people have added V.F. to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 200% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 4.3 / 5
• Insider Trading: Acquiring Shares

Cluster Insider Buying

2 insiders have purchased shares of V.F. in the last three months. Multiple insiders buying is a strong bullish signal.

Net Insider Buying

Over the last three months, insiders have purchased a net $787,352.00 in company stock, which represents 0.0135% 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 $787,352.00 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

• Last Earnings: 7/29/2026
• Record date for 9/17 Dividend: 9/10/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 9/17 Dividend: 9/10/2026
• Dividend Payable: 9/17/2026
• Today: 10/09/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 10/27/2026
• 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.: $17.31
• High Price Target: $23.00
• Low Price Target: $14.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +15.7%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.29
• Research Coverage: 21 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $0.69
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 21.66
• Forward P/E Ratio: 13.84
• P/E Growth: 0.76
• Net Income: $254.92 million
• Net Margins: 2.88%
• Pretax Margin: 3.79%
• Return on Equity: 18.91%
• Return on Assets: 3.26%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 1.70
• Current Ratio: 1.43
• Quick Ratio: 0.78

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $9.61 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.61
• Cash Flow: $2.64 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 5.66
• Book Value: $4.72 per share
• Price / Book: 3.17

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 393,140,000
• Free Float: 387,081,000
• Market Cap: $5.88 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.56