VF (VFC) Competitors

VF (NYSE:VFC) and Tapestry (NYSE:TPR) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, institutional ownership, valuation, community ranking, earnings, dividends, media sentiment, risk and analyst recommendations.

Which has better earnings & valuation, VFC or TPR?

Tapestry has lower revenue, but higher earnings than VF. VF is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Tapestry, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
VF	$10.15B	0.65	-$968.88M	-$1.19	-14.28
Tapestry	$6.78B	2.31	$816M	$3.45	21.94

Does the MarketBeat Community favor VFC or TPR?

Tapestry received 633 more outperform votes than VF when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 70.01% of users gave Tapestry an outperform vote while only 64.73% of users gave VF an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
VF	Outperform Votes 978 64.73%	Underperform Votes 533 35.27%
Tapestry	Outperform Votes 1611 70.01%	Underperform Votes 690 29.99%

Does the media refer more to VFC or TPR?

In the previous week, VF had 2 more articles in the media than Tapestry. MarketBeat recorded 26 mentions for VF and 24 mentions for Tapestry. Tapestry's average media sentiment score of 1.18 beat VF's score of -0.17 indicating that Tapestry is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
VF	7 Very Positive mention(s)	6 Positive mention(s)	8 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	2 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Tapestry	17 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is VFC or TPR more profitable?

Tapestry has a net margin of 11.74% compared to VF's net margin of -4.63%. Tapestry's return on equity of 44.00% beat VF's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
VF	-4.63%	14.86%	1.98%
Tapestry	11.74%	44.00%	9.14%

Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of VFC or TPR?

86.8% of VF shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 90.8% of Tapestry shares are held by institutional investors. 0.7% of VF shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.2% of Tapestry shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Is VFC or TPR a better dividend stock?

VF pays an annual dividend of $0.36 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.1%. Tapestry pays an annual dividend of $1.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.8%. VF pays out -30.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Tapestry pays out 40.6% 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. VF is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Which has more volatility and risk, VFC or TPR?

VF has a beta of 1.46, indicating that its share price is 46% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Tapestry has a beta of 1.57, indicating that its share price is 57% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate VFC or TPR?

VF presently has a consensus price target of $22.90, suggesting a potential upside of 34.71%. Tapestry has a consensus price target of $78.53, suggesting a potential upside of 3.73%. Given VF's higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe VF is more favorable than Tapestry.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
VF	2 Sell rating(s)	12 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.24
Tapestry	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	14 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.74

Summary

Tapestry beats VF on 15 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.