Zacks Research Issues Optimistic Estimate for VF Earnings

VF Corporation (NYSE:VFC - Free Report) - Stock analysts at Zacks Research lifted their FY2025 earnings estimates for VF in a research report issued on Wednesday, February 12th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now forecasts that the textile maker will post earnings of $0.70 per share for the year, up from their prior estimate of $0.40. The consensus estimate for VF's current full-year earnings is $0.73 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for VF's Q4 2025 earnings at ($0.19) EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at ($0.19) EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at ($0.21) EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at ($0.21) EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.69 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.69 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.62 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.62 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $1.05 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $1.05 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at ($0.16) EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at ($0.16) EPS, Q3 2027 earnings at $0.73 EPS, Q3 2027 earnings at $0.73 EPS, FY2027 earnings at $1.30 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $1.30 EPS.

Several other brokerages have also recently commented on VFC. Truist Financial reissued a "hold" rating and issued a $24.00 price target (up previously from $20.00) on shares of VF in a research note on Thursday, January 30th. The Goldman Sachs Group boosted their target price on shares of VF from $22.00 to $25.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a research report on Thursday, January 30th. StockNews.com upgraded shares of VF from a "sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Saturday, October 26th. Wells Fargo & Company upped their price objective on shares of VF from $17.00 to $21.00 and gave the stock an "underweight" rating in a report on Thursday, January 30th. Finally, Argus upgraded VF from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating and set a $25.00 target price on the stock in a report on Tuesday, December 17th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, thirteen have assigned a hold rating and seven have issued a buy rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of $22.75.

VF Stock Down 0.3 %

NYSE VFC traded down $0.08 on Monday, reaching $26.45. The stock had a trading volume of 3,537,029 shares, compared to its average volume of 5,962,225. VF has a 1 year low of $11.00 and a 1 year high of $29.02. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $23.52 and a 200 day moving average price of $20.62. The company has a current ratio of 1.56, a quick ratio of 1.00 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.31. The company has a market capitalization of $10.30 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -22.22, a P/E/G ratio of 6.70 and a beta of 1.46.

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

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of large investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. CKW Financial Group increased its holdings in VF by 29.4% in the 4th quarter. CKW Financial Group now owns 2,200 shares of the textile maker's stock valued at $47,000 after buying an additional 500 shares during the period. Thurston Springer Miller Herd & Titak Inc. increased its stake in VF by 100.0% in the fourth quarter. Thurston Springer Miller Herd & Titak Inc. now owns 6,017 shares of the textile maker's stock valued at $129,000 after acquiring an additional 3,008 shares during the period. Sanctuary Advisors LLC acquired a new position in VF in the second quarter worth about $241,000. Arkadios Wealth Advisors lifted its stake in VF by 5.3% during the third quarter. Arkadios Wealth Advisors now owns 24,108 shares of the textile maker's stock worth $481,000 after purchasing an additional 1,217 shares during the period. Finally, Hanseatic Management Services Inc. acquired a new stake in VF during the third quarter valued at approximately $640,000. 86.84% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

VF Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, March 20th. Stockholders of record on Monday, March 10th will be issued a dividend of $0.09 per share. This represents a $0.36 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.36%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, March 10th. VF's payout ratio is presently -30.25%.

About VF

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.