Telsey Advisory Group Reaffirms Market Perform Rating for V.F. (NYSE:VFC)

V.F. (NYSE:VFC)‘s stock had its “market perform” rating reissued by stock analysts at Telsey Advisory Group in a note issued to investors on Wednesday,Benzinga reports. They currently have a $14.00 target price on the textile maker’s stock. Telsey Advisory Group’s price target would suggest a potential downside of 11.98% from the stock’s previous close.

Several other research firms also recently commented on VFC. Stifel Nicolaus downgraded shares of V.F. from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and lifted their target price for the stock from $15.00 to $16.00 in a research report on Tuesday, September 16th. KGI Securities assumed coverage on shares of V.F. in a research note on Thursday, July 31st. They issued an “outperform” rating and a $14.80 price objective on the stock. BNP Paribas downgraded V.F. from a “neutral” rating to an “underperform” rating and decreased their price objective for the company from $11.00 to $10.00 in a report on Thursday, July 31st. Robert W. Baird raised V.F. from a “neutral” rating to an “outperform” rating and lifted their target price for the stock from $14.00 to $20.00 in a report on Tuesday, August 26th. Finally, Baird R W raised V.F. from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, August 26th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seven have issued a Buy rating, thirteen have given a Hold rating and three have assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $16.23.

V.F. Stock Up 4.0%

Shares of VFC opened at $15.91 on Wednesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.76, a quick ratio of 0.65 and a current ratio of 1.27. V.F. has a 52 week low of $9.41 and a 52 week high of $29.02. The stock has a market capitalization of $6.21 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -122.35, a PEG ratio of 2.15 and a beta of 1.76. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $14.54 and a 200-day moving average of $13.06.

V.F. (NYSE:VFC) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, July 30th. The textile maker reported ($0.24) EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of ($0.35) by $0.11. V.F. had a positive return on equity of 22.77% and a negative net margin of 0.50%.The firm had revenue of $1.76 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.70 billion. During the same period last year, the company earned ($0.33) earnings per share. The business’s quarterly revenue was down 7.3% on a year-over-year basis. V.F. has set its Q2 2026 guidance at EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts anticipate that V.F. will post 0.73 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On V.F.

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in VFC. Segall Bryant & Hamill LLC grew its stake in V.F. by 30.7% during the second quarter. Segall Bryant & Hamill LLC now owns 3,442,936 shares of the textile maker’s stock worth $40,454,000 after purchasing an additional 808,474 shares during the period. Russell Investments Group Ltd. boosted its holdings in shares of V.F. by 104.7% during the 2nd quarter. Russell Investments Group Ltd. now owns 567,886 shares of the textile maker’s stock worth $6,673,000 after buying an additional 290,444 shares in the last quarter. Fiduciary Alliance LLC lifted its position in shares of V.F. by 61.1% during the 2nd quarter. Fiduciary Alliance LLC now owns 481,091 shares of the textile maker’s stock valued at $5,653,000 after acquiring an additional 182,495 shares during the period. New York State Common Retirement Fund boosted its stake in V.F. by 21.3% during the second quarter. New York State Common Retirement Fund now owns 573,649 shares of the textile maker’s stock worth $6,740,000 after acquiring an additional 100,680 shares in the last quarter. Finally, SG Americas Securities LLC grew its holdings in V.F. by 115.2% in the third quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC now owns 113,951 shares of the textile maker’s stock worth $1,644,000 after purchasing an additional 60,998 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 86.84% of the company’s stock.

About V.F.

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.