NYSE:VFC

V.F. - VFC Stock Forecast, Price & News

$29.91

-0.84 (-2.73%)

(As of 09/30/2022 12:00 AM ET)

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Today's Range: $29.32
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$30.81
50-Day Range: $29.91
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$48.57
52-Week Range: $29.32
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$78.91

Volume: 8.45 million shs
Average Volume: 4.06 million shs
Market Capitalization: $11.62 billion

P/E Ratio: 11.64
Dividend Yield: 6.50%
Price Target: $48.21

V.F. MarketRank™ Forecast

Analyst Rating: Hold
2.32 Rating Score
Upside/Downside: 59.1% Upside
$47.60 Price Target
Short Interest: Bearish
4.19% of Float Sold Short
Dividend Strength: Strong
Based on Four Factors
Sustainability: -3.64
Upright™ Environmental Score
News Sentiment: -0.38
Based on 53 Articles This Week
Insider Trading: Acquiring Shares
$682,960 Bought Last Quarter
Proj. Earnings Growth: 35.37%
From $2.46 to $3.33 Per Share

Overall MarketRank^™

MarketRank is calculated as an average of available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

2.96 out of 5 stars

Consumer Discretionary Sector

26th out of 282 stocks

Mens' & Boy's Furnishings, Work Clothing, & Allied Garments Industry

3rd out of 6 stocks

4.2

Analyst's Opinion

Consensus Rating
V.F. has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.32, and is based on 8 buy ratings, 13 hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.
Price Target Upside/Downside
According to analysts' consensus price target of $47.60, V.F. has a forecasted upside of 59.1% from its current price of $29.91.
Amount of Analyst Coverage
V.F. has been the subject of 11 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

2.0

Short Interest

Percentage of Shares Shorted
4.19% 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 4.7.
Change versus previous month
Short interest in V.F. has recently increased by 9.84%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

4.2

Dividend Strength

Dividend Leadership
V.F. is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 6.50%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.
Dividend Growth
V.F. has been increasing its dividend for 48 years.
Dividend Coverage
The dividend payout ratio of V.F. is 77.82%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.
Dividend Sustainability
Based on earnings estimates, V.F. will have a dividend payout ratio of 60.06% next year. This indicates that V.F. will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

1.2

Sustainability and ESG

Overall ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) Score
V.F. has received a -39.93% net impact score from Upright. The largest negative impact of VF Corporation in category "GHG emissions" seems to be driven mostly by its "Synthetic fibre jackets and coats", "Synthetic fibre bras", "Men's synthetic fibre boxers and briefs", "Women's synthetic fibre panties", "Cotton bras", and "Men's cotton boxers and briefs" products. See details.
Environmental Sustainability
The Environmental Impact score for V.F. is -3.64.

1.5

News and Social Media Coverage

News Sentiment
V.F. has a news sentiment score of -0.38. 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 lower news sentiment than the 0.54 average news sentiment score of Consumer Discretionary companies.
News Coverage This Week
MarketBeat has tracked 53 news articles for V.F. this week, compared to 7 articles on an average week.
Search Interest
38 people have searched for VFC on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 9% compared to the previous 30 days.
MarketBeat Follows
Only 21 people have added V.F. to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -28% compared to the previous 30 days.

3.3

Company Ownership

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 $682,960.00 in company stock and sold $0.00 in company stock.
Percentage Held by Insiders
Only 0.90% of the stock of V.F. is held by insiders.
Percentage Held by Institutions
87.01% of the stock of V.F. is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

2.5

Earnings and Valuation

Earnings Growth
Earnings for V.F. are expected to grow by 35.37% in the coming year, from $2.46 to $3.33 per share.
Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market
The P/E ratio of V.F. is 11.64, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 116.89.
Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector
The P/E ratio of V.F. is 11.64, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Discretionary sector average P/E ratio of about 8.82.
Price to Earnings Growth Ratio
V.F. has a PEG Ratio of 1.74. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.
Price to Book Value per Share Ratio
V.F. has a P/B Ratio of 3.29. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

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About V.F. (NYSE:VFC) Stock

V.F. Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the design, procurement, marketing, and distribution of branded lifestyle apparel, footwear, and related products for men, women, and children in the Americas, Europe, and the Asia-Pacific. It operates through three segments: Outdoor, Active, and Work. The company offers outdoor, merino wool and other natural fibers-based, lifestyle, and casual apparel; footwear; equipment; accessories; outdoor-inspired, performance-based, youth culture/action sports-inspired, streetwear, and protective work footwear; handbags, luggage, backpacks, and totes; and work and work-inspired lifestyle apparel and footwear. It provides its products under the North Face, Timberland, Smartwool, Icebreaker, Altra, Vans, Supreme, Kipling, Napapijri, Eastpak, JanSport, Dickies, and Timberland PRO brand names. The company sells its products primarily to specialty stores, department stores, national chains, and mass merchants, as well as sells through direct-to-consumer operations, including retail stores, concession retail stores, and e-commerce sites, and other digital platforms. V.F. Corporation was founded in 1899 and is headquartered in Denver, Colorado.

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