Zacks Research Has Positive Outlook for VF FY2025 Earnings

VF Corporation (NYSE:VFC) – Stock analysts at Zacks Research increased their FY2025 earnings per share estimates for VF in a research note issued on Wednesday, February 12th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now expects 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 $0.70 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.

Other research analysts have also recently issued reports about the company. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their price objective on VF from $20.00 to $23.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Thursday, January 16th. BMO Capital Markets raised their price target on shares of VF from $14.00 to $25.00 and gave the stock a “market perform” rating in a research report on Thursday, January 30th. Jefferies Financial Group upped their price objective on shares of VF from $21.00 to $24.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a report on Tuesday, January 28th. UBS Group raised their target price on shares of VF from $24.00 to $28.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Thursday, January 30th. Finally, TD Cowen upped their price target on shares of VF from $16.00 to $19.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a report on Tuesday, October 29th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, thirteen have issued a hold rating and seven have issued a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, VF presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $22.75.

VF Stock Performance

Shares of VFC stock opened at $26.24 on Monday. The business has a fifty day moving average of $23.31 and a 200 day moving average of $20.51. VF has a 1 year low of $11.00 and a 1 year high of $29.02. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.31, a current ratio of 1.56 and a quick ratio of 1.00. The firm has a market capitalization of $10.22 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -22.05, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 6.57 and a beta of 1.46.

VF (NYSE:VFC) last released its earnings results 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 negative net margin of 4.63% and a positive return on equity of 14.86%. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $0.57 EPS.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On VF

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

VF Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, March 20th. Investors of record on Monday, March 10th will be given a dividend of $0.09 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, March 10th. This represents a $0.36 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.37%. VF’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) 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.