Zacks Research Issues Optimistic Estimate for VF Earnings

VF Corporation (NYSE:VFC - Free Report) - Stock analysts at Zacks Research raised their Q2 2027 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for VF in a research note issued to investors on Wednesday, February 12th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now anticipates that the textile maker will post earnings of $0.78 per share for the quarter, up from their prior estimate of $0.74. The consensus estimate for VF's current full-year earnings is $0.70 per share.

Several other equities research analysts have also recently weighed in on the company. Jefferies Financial Group boosted their price objective on VF from $21.00 to $24.00 and gave the stock a "hold" rating in a research note on Tuesday, January 28th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their target price on VF from $20.00 to $23.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a research note on Thursday, January 16th. Barclays upped their target price on VF from $29.00 to $34.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research note on Thursday, January 30th. TD Cowen upped their target price on VF from $16.00 to $19.00 and gave the company a "hold" rating in a research note on Tuesday, October 29th. Finally, Robert W. Baird upped their target price on VF from $23.00 to $28.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a research note on Thursday, January 30th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, thirteen have issued a hold rating and seven have assigned a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of $22.75.

VF Trading Up 2.5 %

NYSE VFC traded up $0.65 during trading hours on Friday, hitting $26.24. 5,313,252 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 6,123,205. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $23.31 and a 200 day moving average price of $20.51. The company has a quick ratio of 1.00, a current ratio of 1.56 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.31. VF has a 52 week low of $11.00 and a 52 week high of $29.02. The stock has a market cap of $10.22 billion, a PE ratio of -22.05, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 6.57 and a beta of 1.46.

VF (NYSE:VFC - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, January 29th. The textile maker reported $0.62 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.34 by $0.28. VF had a positive return on equity of 14.86% and a negative net margin of 4.63%. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company earned $0.57 EPS.

Institutional Trading of VF

A number of hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Segall Bryant & Hamill LLC lifted its holdings in VF by 5.8% during the fourth quarter. Segall Bryant & Hamill LLC now owns 3,874,781 shares of the textile maker's stock worth $83,153,000 after buying an additional 211,440 shares during the period. CKW Financial Group lifted its holdings in VF by 29.4% during the fourth quarter. CKW Financial Group now owns 2,200 shares of the textile maker's stock worth $47,000 after buying an additional 500 shares during the period. TB Alternative Assets Ltd. purchased a new stake in VF during the fourth quarter worth $1,878,000. Thurston Springer Miller Herd & Titak Inc. lifted its holdings in VF by 100.0% during the fourth quarter. Thurston Springer Miller Herd & Titak Inc. now owns 6,017 shares of the textile maker's stock worth $129,000 after buying an additional 3,008 shares during the period. Finally, Fiduciary Alliance LLC lifted its holdings in VF by 6.8% during the fourth quarter. Fiduciary Alliance LLC now owns 256,531 shares of the textile maker's stock worth $5,505,000 after buying an additional 16,431 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 86.84% of the company's stock.

VF Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, March 20th. Shareholders of record on Monday, March 10th will be issued a dividend of $0.09 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, March 10th. This represents a $0.36 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.37%. VF's dividend payout ratio is currently -30.25%.

VF 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.