V.F. (VFC) Competitors $15.13 +0.23 (+1.52%) Closing price 08/29/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$15.16 +0.03 (+0.22%) As of 08/29/2025 07:55 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock VFC vs. COLM, TPR, RL, PVH, HBI, GIII, CRI, OXM, MOV, and FOSLShould you be buying V.F. stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of V.F. include Columbia Sportswear (COLM), Tapestry (TPR), Ralph Lauren (RL), PVH (PVH), Hanesbrands (HBI), G-III Apparel Group (GIII), Carter's (CRI), Oxford Industries (OXM), Movado Group (MOV), and Fossil Group (FOSL). These companies are all part of the "apparel accessories & luxury goods" industry. V.F. vs. Its Competitors Columbia Sportswear Tapestry Ralph Lauren PVH Hanesbrands G-III Apparel Group Carter's Oxford Industries Movado Group Fossil Group V.F. (NYSE:VFC) and Columbia Sportswear (NASDAQ:COLM) are both mid-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, institutional ownership, profitability, earnings, media sentiment, dividends, risk and analyst recommendations. Is VFC or COLM a better dividend stock? V.F. pays an annual dividend of $0.36 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.4%. Columbia Sportswear pays an annual dividend of $1.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.2%. V.F. pays out -276.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Columbia Sportswear pays out 30.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. V.F. is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio. Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of VFC or COLM? 86.8% of V.F. shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 47.8% of Columbia Sportswear shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.1% of V.F. shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 48.3% of Columbia Sportswear shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Does the media prefer VFC or COLM? In the previous week, V.F. had 10 more articles in the media than Columbia Sportswear. MarketBeat recorded 22 mentions for V.F. and 12 mentions for Columbia Sportswear. Columbia Sportswear's average media sentiment score of 1.45 beat V.F.'s score of 0.74 indicating that Columbia Sportswear is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment V.F. 5 Very Positive mention(s) 4 Positive mention(s) 9 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Columbia Sportswear 9 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has better valuation & earnings, VFC or COLM? Columbia Sportswear has lower revenue, but higher earnings than V.F.. V.F. is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Columbia Sportswear, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioV.F.$9.50B0.62-$189.72M-$0.13-116.36Columbia Sportswear$3.37B0.91$223.27M$3.9214.21 Do analysts recommend VFC or COLM? V.F. presently has a consensus price target of $16.52, suggesting a potential upside of 9.18%. Columbia Sportswear has a consensus price target of $60.80, suggesting a potential upside of 9.12%. Given V.F.'s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe V.F. is more favorable than Columbia Sportswear.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score V.F. 2 Sell rating(s) 12 Hold rating(s) 8 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.35Columbia Sportswear 1 Sell rating(s) 5 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00 Is VFC or COLM more profitable? Columbia Sportswear has a net margin of 6.59% compared to V.F.'s net margin of -0.50%. V.F.'s return on equity of 22.77% beat Columbia Sportswear's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets V.F.-0.50% 22.77% 3.16% Columbia Sportswear 6.59%12.97%7.93% Which has more volatility & risk, VFC or COLM? V.F. has a beta of 1.69, meaning that its share price is 69% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Columbia Sportswear has a beta of 0.96, meaning that its share price is 4% less volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryV.F. beats Columbia Sportswear on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Get V.F. News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for VFC and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Subscribe Now View SMS TermsBy entering your phone number and clicking the sign-up button, you agree to receive periodic text messages from MarketBeat at the phone number you submitted, including texts that may be sent using an automatic telephone dialing system. 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The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart VFC vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricV.F.TEXTILE IndustryDiscretionary SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$5.91B$12.55B$8.48B$21.26BDividend Yield2.38%2.80%3.01%3.50%P/E Ratio-116.3616.8018.2729.33Price / Sales0.621.075.2950.57Price / Cash5.959.9815.0318.27Price / Book3.965.224.964.58Net Income-$189.72M$586.11M$227.67M$997.71M7 Day Performance10.58%1.45%0.92%0.77%1 Month Performance29.73%8.98%19.00%6.95%1 Year Performance-16.93%7.45%45.51%11.66% V.F. Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)VFCV.F.3.2766 of 5 stars$15.13+1.5%$16.52+9.2%-16.9%$5.91B$9.50B-116.3627,000COLMColumbia Sportswear4.4917 of 5 stars$55.42-2.0%$60.80+9.7%-31.0%$3.03B$3.37B14.139,780Positive NewsTPRTapestry3.7026 of 5 stars$98.75-0.9%$105.47+6.8%+148.3%$20.55B$7.01B156.7019,000Positive NewsRLRalph Lauren4.6903 of 5 stars$288.19+0.8%$306.41+6.3%+73.5%$17.46B$7.08B23.0223,400Positive NewsPVHPVH4.3334 of 5 stars$82.07+2.8%$93.40+13.8%-14.5%$3.95B$8.65B11.5828,000Earnings ReportAnalyst RevisionHBIHanesbrands2.1701 of 5 stars$6.27-1.5%$6.50+3.8%-0.7%$2.22B$3.54B26.1141,000Positive NewsGIIIG-III Apparel Group1.7276 of 5 stars$26.79-0.7%$27.80+3.8%+2.0%$1.16B$3.18B6.204,600Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsCRICarter's2.3752 of 5 stars$26.67+1.4%$30.25+13.4%-56.6%$971.46M$2.83B7.0715,350Positive NewsOXMOxford Industries4.7687 of 5 stars$45.84-2.5%$55.80+21.7%-49.3%$684.78M$1.52B8.906,000MOVMovado Group4.8703 of 5 stars$17.20-0.9%$31.50+83.1%-23.4%$382.53M$653.38M21.501,456News CoverageEarnings ReportDividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastFOSLFossil Group3.5282 of 5 stars$2.90-0.9%$5.00+72.7%+170.8%$155.69M$1.15B-2.615,200 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Columbia Sportswear Competitors Tapestry Competitors Ralph Lauren Competitors PVH Competitors Hanesbrands Competitors G-III Apparel Group Competitors Carter's Competitors Oxford Industries Competitors Movado Group Competitors Fossil Group Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:VFC) was last updated on 9/1/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersRetire Comfortably with These New Monthly Income ETFs?Too many retirees lie awake at night, worried their savings won’t last. 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