V.F. (VFC) Competitors $14.81 +0.48 (+3.38%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$14.91 +0.10 (+0.65%) As of 07:19 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 Columbia Sportswear (NASDAQ:COLM) and V.F. (NYSE:VFC) 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 institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, risk, valuation, earnings, dividends, media sentiment and profitability. Is COLM or VFC 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 Columbia Sportswear6.59% 12.97% 7.93% V.F. -0.50%22.77%3.16% Which has better valuation & earnings, COLM or VFC? Columbia Sportswear has higher earnings, but lower revenue 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 RatioColumbia Sportswear$3.37B0.86$223.27M$3.9213.44V.F.$9.50B0.61-$189.72M-$0.13-113.95 Do insiders & institutionals believe in COLM or VFC? 47.8% of Columbia Sportswear shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 86.8% of V.F. shares are owned by institutional investors. 48.3% of Columbia Sportswear shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.1% of V.F. shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Do analysts prefer COLM or VFC? Columbia Sportswear currently has a consensus target price of $60.80, suggesting a potential upside of 15.44%. V.F. has a consensus target price of $16.73, suggesting a potential upside of 12.91%. Given Columbia Sportswear's higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Columbia Sportswear is more favorable than V.F..Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Columbia Sportswear 1 Sell rating(s) 5 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00V.F. 2 Sell rating(s) 13 Hold rating(s) 7 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.30 Is COLM or VFC a better dividend stock? Columbia Sportswear pays an annual dividend of $1.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.3%. V.F. pays an annual dividend of $0.36 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.4%. Columbia Sportswear pays out 30.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. V.F. pays out -276.9% 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. Which has more volatility and risk, COLM or VFC? Columbia Sportswear has a beta of 0.96, suggesting that its share price is 4% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, V.F. has a beta of 1.69, suggesting that its share price is 69% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media prefer COLM or VFC? In the previous week, V.F. had 60 more articles in the media than Columbia Sportswear. MarketBeat recorded 65 mentions for V.F. and 5 mentions for Columbia Sportswear. Columbia Sportswear's average media sentiment score of 1.43 beat V.F.'s score of -0.01 indicating that Columbia Sportswear is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Columbia Sportswear 4 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive V.F. 4 Very Positive mention(s) 7 Positive mention(s) 42 Neutral mention(s) 7 Negative mention(s) 5 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral SummaryV.F. beats Columbia Sportswear on 10 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. Message and data rates may apply. Message frequency will vary. 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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$5.79B$12.93B$8.41B$21.66BDividend Yield2.49%2.73%3.00%3.51%P/E Ratio-113.9517.2418.5730.08Price / Sales0.614.016.0561.19Price / Cash5.6810.2514.9518.30Price / Book3.886.215.054.64Net Income-$189.72M$586.05M$256.68M$1.00B7 Day Performance0.78%0.10%0.81%0.99%1 Month Performance8.09%12.01%4.40%2.77%1 Year Performance-19.27%26.88%51.96%15.20% V.F. Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)VFCV.F.3.9194 of 5 stars$14.81+3.4%$16.73+12.9%-22.9%$5.79B$9.50B-113.9527,000Trending NewsGap UpCOLMColumbia Sportswear4.4109 of 5 stars$54.38-0.4%$60.80+11.8%-35.5%$2.98B$3.41B13.899,780Positive NewsTPRTapestry4.0729 of 5 stars$110.00+3.3%$106.47-3.2%+167.5%$22.91B$7.01B174.7719,000Positive NewsAnalyst DowngradeRLRalph Lauren4.463 of 5 stars$316.42+0.4%$308.76-2.4%+66.0%$19.17B$7.29B25.2723,400PVHPVH4.0665 of 5 stars$84.17+3.8%$95.27+13.2%-12.4%$4.05B$8.65B9.4528,000Positive NewsHBIHanesbrands2.493 of 5 stars$6.32+1.5%$6.50+2.9%-7.5%$2.23B$3.51B26.2741,000GIIIG-III Apparel Group3.1161 of 5 stars$27.51+3.6%$29.60+7.6%-16.1%$1.16B$3.12B6.794,600Positive NewsCRICarter's2.9345 of 5 stars$31.51+6.4%$30.25-4.0%-55.9%$1.14B$2.84B8.2915,350Positive NewsOXMOxford Industries4.6007 of 5 stars$47.27+0.3%$54.40+15.1%-50.3%$709.41M$1.49B12.846,000MOVMovado Group4.7324 of 5 stars$19.98+0.9%$31.50+57.7%-3.3%$441.58M$653.38M25.901,456FOSLFossil Group3.2828 of 5 stars$3.00-4.0%$5.00+66.9%+188.3%$161.07M$1.15B-2.705,200Analyst Downgrade 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 9/23/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTrump’s national nightmare is herePorter Stansberry and Jeff Brown say a new U.S. national emergency is already underway — and it could trigger ...Porter & Company | SponsoredHe Called Nvidia at $1.10. 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