Brokerages Set V.F. Corporation (NYSE:VFC) Price Target at $15.96

V.F. Corporation (NYSE:VFC) has earned an average rating of “Hold” from the twenty-three analysts that are presently covering the stock, MarketBeat.com reports. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a sell recommendation, thirteen have given a hold recommendation, six have given a buy recommendation and one has assigned a strong buy recommendation to the company. The average 1-year target price among brokerages that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $16.1944.

Several brokerages have commented on VFC. BNP Paribas Exane lowered shares of V.F. from a “neutral” rating to an “underperform” rating in a research report on Thursday, July 31st. Jefferies Financial Group set a $14.00 target price on shares of V.F. and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research report on Thursday, October 23rd. Piper Sandler lifted their price target on shares of V.F. from $12.00 to $14.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Monday. Baird R W upgraded V.F. from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, August 26th. Finally, KGI Securities set a $14.50 target price on V.F. and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Wednesday.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On V.F.

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Segall Bryant & Hamill LLC raised its position in shares of V.F. by 30.7% in the second quarter. Segall Bryant & Hamill LLC now owns 3,442,936 shares of the textile maker’s stock valued at $40,454,000 after purchasing an additional 808,474 shares during the period. Russell Investments Group Ltd. boosted its holdings in V.F. by 104.7% in the 2nd quarter. Russell Investments Group Ltd. now owns 567,886 shares of the textile maker’s stock worth $6,673,000 after buying an additional 290,444 shares during the period. Fiduciary Alliance LLC grew its stake in V.F. by 61.1% in the 2nd quarter. Fiduciary Alliance LLC now owns 481,091 shares of the textile maker’s stock valued at $5,653,000 after buying an additional 182,495 shares in the last quarter. New York State Common Retirement Fund raised its holdings in V.F. by 21.3% during the 2nd quarter. New York State Common Retirement Fund now owns 573,649 shares of the textile maker’s stock valued at $6,740,000 after acquiring an additional 100,680 shares during the period. Finally, SG Americas Securities LLC lifted its position in shares of V.F. by 115.2% during the third quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC now owns 113,951 shares of the textile maker’s stock worth $1,644,000 after acquiring an additional 60,998 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 86.84% of the company’s stock.

V.F. Stock Down 0.2%

VFC stock opened at $14.04 on Wednesday. The stock has a market cap of $5.48 billion, a P/E ratio of 63.80, a P/E/G ratio of 2.06 and a beta of 1.76. The company has a current ratio of 1.36, a quick ratio of 0.65 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.40. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $14.77 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $13.24. V.F. has a 1-year low of $9.41 and a 1-year high of $29.02.

V.F. (NYSE:VFC) last released its earnings results on Tuesday, October 28th. The textile maker reported $0.52 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.42 by $0.10. The company had revenue of $2.80 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $2.73 billion. V.F. had a return on equity of 20.34% and a net margin of 0.95%.The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 1.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted $0.60 EPS. V.F. has set its Q3 2026 guidance at EPS. Analysts expect that V.F. will post 0.73 EPS for the current year.

V.F. Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, December 18th. Investors of record on Wednesday, December 10th will be paid a $0.09 dividend. This represents a $0.36 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.6%. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, December 10th. V.F.’s payout ratio is currently 163.64%.

V.F. Company Profile

VF Corp. engages in the business of producing and marketing apparel, footwear, and accessories. It operates through the following segments: Outdoor, Active, Work, and Other. The Outdoor segment includes authentic outdoor-based lifestyle brands such as performance-based and outdoor apparel, footwear, and equipment.