Seaport Res Ptn Issues Optimistic Forecast for VF Earnings

VF Corporation (NYSE:VFC) – Equities research analysts at Seaport Res Ptn boosted their FY2025 earnings per share estimates for VF in a research report issued on Wednesday, January 29th. Seaport Res Ptn analyst M. Kummetz now anticipates that the textile maker will post earnings of $0.77 per share for the year, up from their prior forecast of $0.52. The consensus estimate for VF’s current full-year earnings is $0.65 per share. Seaport Res Ptn also issued estimates for VF’s Q4 2025 earnings at ($0.15) EPS, FY2026 earnings at $0.98 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $1.34 EPS.

Other equities research analysts also recently issued research reports about the stock. Guggenheim raised their price target on shares of VF from $25.00 to $27.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, December 11th. Jefferies Financial Group boosted their price objective on VF from $21.00 to $24.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research note on Tuesday, January 28th. OTR Global upgraded VF from a “mixed” rating to a “positive” rating in a research note on Friday, January 10th. The Goldman Sachs Group raised their price objective on VF from $22.00 to $25.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Thursday, January 30th. Finally, Telsey Advisory Group reissued a “market perform” rating and issued a $21.00 price objective on shares of VF in a research note on Wednesday, January 29th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, thirteen have issued a hold rating and six have given a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $22.47.

VF Trading Up 2.2 %

NYSE VFC opened at $25.16 on Monday. The firm has a market cap of $9.80 billion, a PE ratio of -21.14, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 7.44 and a beta of 1.46. VF has a 1-year low of $11.00 and a 1-year high of $29.02. 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 stock has a 50-day moving average of $22.49 and a 200-day moving average of $19.92.

VF (NYSE:VFC) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, January 29th. The textile maker reported $0.62 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates 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 last year, the company posted $0.57 earnings per share.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On VF

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. Segall Bryant & Hamill LLC lifted its position in shares of VF by 1.8% during the third quarter. Segall Bryant & Hamill LLC now owns 3,663,341 shares of the textile maker’s stock worth $73,084,000 after purchasing an additional 65,919 shares during the last quarter. Hanseatic Management Services Inc. acquired a new position in VF during the 3rd quarter worth $640,000. TB Alternative Assets Ltd. acquired a new position in shares of VF during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $1,878,000. Handelsbanken Fonder AB raised its position in VF by 40.1% in the third quarter. Handelsbanken Fonder AB now owns 107,700 shares of the textile maker’s stock worth $2,149,000 after acquiring an additional 30,800 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Algert Global LLC acquired a new stake in shares of VF during the 2nd quarter valued at $449,000. 86.84% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

VF Announces Dividend

The firm 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 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.43%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, March 10th. VF’s dividend 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.