Analysts’ Weekly Ratings Updates for VF (VFC)

A number of firms have modified their ratings and price targets on shares of VF (NYSE: VFC) recently:

• 1/30/2025 – VF had its price target raised by analysts at Wells Fargo & Company from $17.00 to $21.00. They now have an “underweight” rating on the stock.
• 1/30/2025 – VF had its price target raised by analysts at Barclays PLC from $29.00 to $34.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 1/30/2025 – VF had its price target raised by analysts at UBS Group AG from $24.00 to $28.00. They now have a “neutral” rating on the stock.
• 1/30/2025 – VF had its price target raised by analysts at Robert W. Baird from $23.00 to $28.00. They now have a “neutral” rating on the stock.
• 1/30/2025 – VF had its price target raised by analysts at The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. from $22.00 to $25.00. They now have a “neutral” rating on the stock.
• 1/30/2025 – VF had its price target raised by analysts at BMO Capital Markets from $14.00 to $25.00. They now have a “market perform” rating on the stock.
• 1/30/2025 – VF had its “hold” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Truist Financial Co.. They now have a $24.00 price target on the stock, up previously from $20.00.
• 1/29/2025 – VF had its “market perform” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Telsey Advisory Group. They now have a $21.00 price target on the stock.
• 1/28/2025 – VF had its price target raised by analysts at Jefferies Financial Group Inc. from $21.00 to $24.00. They now have a “hold” rating on the stock.
• 1/22/2025 – VF had its “market perform” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Telsey Advisory Group. They now have a $21.00 price target on the stock.
• 1/16/2025 – VF had its price target raised by analysts at Barclays PLC from $25.00 to $29.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 1/16/2025 – VF had its price target raised by analysts at JPMorgan Chase & Co. from $20.00 to $23.00. They now have a “neutral” rating on the stock.
• 1/10/2025 – VF was upgraded by analysts at OTR Global from a “mixed” rating to a “positive” rating.
• 12/17/2024 – VF was upgraded by analysts at Argus from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating. They now have a $25.00 price target on the stock.

VF Price Performance

NYSE:VFC opened at $24.36 on Wednesday. The firm has a market capitalization of $9.49 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -20.47, a P/E/G ratio of 6.57 and a beta of 1.46. VF Corporation has a 52-week low of $11.00 and a 52-week high of $29.02. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $22.89 and a 200 day moving average of $20.21. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.31, a quick ratio of 1.00 and a current ratio of 1.56.

VF (NYSE:VFC) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, January 29th. The textile maker reported $0.62 earnings per share (EPS) 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 last year, the company earned $0.57 earnings per share. On average, research analysts expect that VF Corporation will post 0.7 EPS for the current fiscal year.

VF Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, March 20th. Shareholders of record on Monday, March 10th will be paid a dividend of $0.09 per share. This represents a $0.36 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.48%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, March 10th. VF’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently -30.25%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several large investors have recently modified their holdings of VFC. Segall Bryant & Hamill LLC increased its holdings in VF by 5.8% during the 4th quarter. Segall Bryant & Hamill LLC now owns 3,874,781 shares of the textile maker’s stock valued at $83,153,000 after purchasing an additional 211,440 shares during the period. TB Alternative Assets Ltd. bought a new stake in VF during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $1,878,000. Hanseatic Management Services Inc. bought a new stake in VF during the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $640,000. Sanctuary Advisors LLC bought a new stake in VF during the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $241,000. Finally, Fiduciary Alliance LLC boosted its position in VF by 6.8% during the 4th quarter. Fiduciary Alliance LLC now owns 256,531 shares of the textile maker’s stock valued at $5,505,000 after acquiring an additional 16,431 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 86.84% of the company’s stock.

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.