VF (VFC) Competitors $12.96 -0.07 (-0.50%) Closing price 06/10/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$13.06 +0.11 (+0.85%) As of 04:53 AM 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. RL, TPR, PVH, COLM, HBI, GIII, CRI, OXM, MOV, and FOSLShould you be buying VF stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of VF include Ralph Lauren (RL), Tapestry (TPR), PVH (PVH), Columbia Sportswear (COLM), 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. VF vs. Ralph Lauren Tapestry PVH Columbia Sportswear Hanesbrands G-III Apparel Group Carter's Oxford Industries Movado Group Fossil Group Ralph Lauren (NYSE:RL) and VF (NYSE:VFC) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings, dividends, risk, institutional ownership, profitability, valuation and community ranking. Is RL or VFC more profitable? Ralph Lauren has a net margin of 10.14% compared to VF's net margin of -4.63%. Ralph Lauren's return on equity of 30.88% beat VF's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Ralph Lauren10.14% 30.88% 11.15% VF -4.63%14.86%1.98% Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of RL or VFC? 67.9% of Ralph Lauren shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 86.8% of VF shares are held by institutional investors. 11.5% of Ralph Lauren shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.7% of VF shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Does the media refer more to RL or VFC? In the previous week, VF had 32 more articles in the media than Ralph Lauren. MarketBeat recorded 44 mentions for VF and 12 mentions for Ralph Lauren. Ralph Lauren's average media sentiment score of 1.49 beat VF's score of -0.02 indicating that Ralph Lauren is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Ralph Lauren 10 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive VF 11 Very Positive mention(s) 8 Positive mention(s) 16 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Does the MarketBeat Community prefer RL or VFC? VF received 163 more outperform votes than Ralph Lauren when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 64.12% of users gave VF an outperform vote while only 62.50% of users gave Ralph Lauren an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformRalph LaurenOutperform Votes82062.50% Underperform Votes49237.50% VFOutperform Votes98364.12% Underperform Votes55035.88% Do analysts prefer RL or VFC? Ralph Lauren currently has a consensus price target of $292.88, suggesting a potential upside of 9.35%. VF has a consensus price target of $16.21, suggesting a potential upside of 25.13%. Given VF's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe VF is more favorable than Ralph Lauren.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Ralph Lauren 1 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 13 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.82VF 0 Sell rating(s) 15 Hold rating(s) 6 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.29 Is RL or VFC a better dividend stock? Ralph Lauren pays an annual dividend of $3.65 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.4%. VF pays an annual dividend of $0.36 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.8%. Ralph Lauren pays out 31.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. VF pays out -72.0% 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. Ralph Lauren has raised its dividend for 5 consecutive years. VF is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio. Which has better valuation & earnings, RL or VFC? Ralph Lauren has higher earnings, but lower revenue than VF. VF is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Ralph Lauren, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioRalph Lauren$7.08B2.28$646.30M$11.6123.07VF$9.50B0.53-$968.88M-$0.50-25.91 Which has more risk & volatility, RL or VFC? Ralph Lauren has a beta of 1.51, meaning that its share price is 51% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, VF has a beta of 1.69, meaning that its share price is 69% more volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryRalph Lauren beats VF on 13 of the 22 factors compared between the two stocks. Get VF 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. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. 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 ExcelMetricVFMens' & boy's furnishings, work clothing, & allied garments IndustryDiscretionary SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$5.05B$19.78B$8.01B$19.81BDividend Yield2.88%2.18%3.19%3.85%P/E Ratio-10.8932.0515.3235.71Price / Sales0.532.343.7645.94Price / Cash6.8315.7616.3717.52Price / Book3.017.174.854.84Net Income-$968.88M$367.38M$257.27M$1.02B7 Day Performance3.81%-3.97%1.43%2.35%1 Month Performance-2.52%-0.39%6.67%5.86%1 Year Performance-1.60%-4.53%22.73%14.72% VF Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)VFCVF4.8277 of 5 stars$12.96-0.5%$16.21+25.1%-1.6%$5.07B$9.50B-10.8935,000Trending NewsAnalyst RevisionRLRalph Lauren4.6102 of 5 stars$276.06-0.3%$292.88+6.1%+42.2%$17.06B$7.08B25.2022,200Positive NewsTPRTapestry4.5132 of 5 stars$78.68+0.2%$83.89+6.6%+80.8%$16.34B$6.88B22.8018,100Positive NewsPVHPVH4.8619 of 5 stars$81.95-2.2%$106.38+29.8%-45.9%$3.93B$8.65B6.6831,000Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastCOLMColumbia Sportswear4.3442 of 5 stars$61.49-3.6%$70.00+13.8%-21.8%$3.39B$3.38B15.909,450Positive NewsHBIHanesbrands2.0453 of 5 stars$4.84-2.3%$5.60+15.8%-2.7%$1.71B$3.52B-5.2651,000GIIIG-III Apparel Group3.1671 of 5 stars$28.77-1.0%$32.20+11.9%-17.9%$1.26B$3.18B7.553,600Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionCRICarter's2.9861 of 5 stars$30.16-3.1%$36.80+22.0%-50.9%$1.10B$2.81B4.7815,500OXMOxford Industries3.843 of 5 stars$52.65-1.9%$58.40+10.9%-46.3%$782.64M$1.52B59.164,700Analyst RevisionMOVMovado Group4.864 of 5 stars$16.51+1.9%$31.50+90.8%-36.8%$366.69M$653.38M15.861,300FOSLFossil Group0.662 of 5 stars$1.51+2.0%N/A+0.7%$80.99M$1.12B-0.656,900Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Ralph Lauren Competitors Tapestry Competitors PVH Competitors Columbia Sportswear 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 6/11/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersElon’s NEXT Big IPO?Cancel your internet TODAY!? 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