Telsey Advisory Group Increases Earnings Estimates for VF

VF Corporation (NYSE:VFC) – Investment analysts at Telsey Advisory Group lifted their FY2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of VF in a research report issued to clients and investors on Thursday, January 30th. Telsey Advisory Group analyst D. Telsey now expects that the textile maker will post earnings per share of $0.69 for the year, up from their previous estimate of $0.32. Telsey Advisory Group currently has a “Market Perform” rating and a $21.00 target price on the stock. The consensus estimate for VF’s current full-year earnings is $0.65 per share. Telsey Advisory Group also issued estimates for VF’s Q4 2025 earnings at ($0.18) EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at ($0.18) EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.63 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at ($0.08) EPS and FY2026 earnings at $1.10 EPS.

VF (NYSE:VFC) last posted its quarterly earnings data 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 period last year, the company posted $0.57 EPS.

Other equities analysts also recently issued research reports about the company. Stifel Nicolaus upped their price objective on VF from $21.00 to $25.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday, October 14th. Barclays lifted their price objective on shares of VF from $29.00 to $34.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, January 30th. BMO Capital Markets raised their target price on VF from $14.00 to $25.00 and gave the stock a “market perform” rating in a research note on Thursday, January 30th. TD Cowen boosted their price objective on shares of VF from $16.00 to $19.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research note on Tuesday, October 29th. Finally, Guggenheim lifted their price objective on VF from $25.00 to $27.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, December 11th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, thirteen have assigned a hold rating and six have issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $22.47.

VF Trading Up 2.2 %

Shares of VF stock opened at $25.16 on Monday. 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 has a 52 week low of $11.00 and a 52 week high of $29.02. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $22.49 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $19.92. The stock has a market capitalization 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 Announces Dividend

The company 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. This represents a $0.36 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.43%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, March 10th. VF’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently -30.25%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On VF

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of VFC. Segall Bryant & Hamill LLC lifted its stake in shares of VF by 1.8% in the 3rd 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 period. Hanseatic Management Services Inc. purchased a new position in shares of VF during the 3rd quarter worth $640,000. TB Alternative Assets Ltd. bought a new stake in shares of VF during the 4th quarter valued at $1,878,000. Handelsbanken Fonder AB increased its stake in shares of VF by 40.1% in the 3rd quarter. Handelsbanken Fonder AB now owns 107,700 shares of the textile maker’s stock worth $2,149,000 after purchasing an additional 30,800 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Algert Global LLC bought a new position in VF in the 2nd quarter worth $449,000. Institutional investors own 86.84% of the company’s stock.

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.