What is Zacks Research’s Forecast for VF Q1 Earnings?

VF Corporation (NYSE:VFC) – Analysts at Zacks Research lowered their Q1 2026 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for VF in a note issued to investors on Wednesday, June 4th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now expects that the textile maker will earn ($0.32) per share for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of ($0.21). The consensus estimate for VF’s current full-year earnings is $0.73 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for VF’s Q4 2026 earnings at ($0.01) EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at ($0.32) EPS, Q4 2027 earnings at $0.01 EPS and FY2028 earnings at $1.30 EPS.

Several other research firms have also recently weighed in on VFC. Stifel Nicolaus reduced their price objective on VF from $28.00 to $15.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, May 22nd. BMO Capital Markets set a $15.00 target price on VF and gave the company a “market perform” rating in a research note on Thursday, May 22nd. The Goldman Sachs Group cut their target price on VF from $25.00 to $12.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, April 22nd. Piper Sandler cut their target price on VF from $18.00 to $12.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, April 11th. Finally, Needham & Company LLC cut their target price on VF from $28.00 to $15.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, May 21st. Sixteen analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and six have given a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $16.21.

VF Stock Down 0.5%

VFC opened at $12.96 on Monday. VF has a 1-year low of $9.41 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 market capitalization of $5.05 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -10.89, a P/E/G ratio of 6.77 and a beta of 1.69. The business has a 50 day moving average of $12.28 and a 200-day moving average of $18.43.

VF (NYSE:VFC) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, May 21st. The textile maker reported ($0.13) earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of ($0.14) by $0.01. VF had a positive return on equity of 14.86% and a negative net margin of 4.63%. The company had revenue of $2.14 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $2.17 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the business earned ($0.32) earnings per share. VF’s revenue for the quarter was down 4.6% compared to the same quarter last year.

Institutional Trading of VF

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Fiduciary Alliance LLC increased its stake in shares of VF by 16.4% in the first quarter. Fiduciary Alliance LLC now owns 298,596 shares of the textile maker’s stock valued at $4,634,000 after buying an additional 42,065 shares in the last quarter. Rhumbline Advisers boosted its holdings in VF by 11.0% in the first quarter. Rhumbline Advisers now owns 928,753 shares of the textile maker’s stock valued at $14,414,000 after acquiring an additional 92,174 shares during the last quarter. Segall Bryant & Hamill LLC boosted its holdings in VF by 5.8% in the fourth quarter. Segall Bryant & Hamill LLC now owns 3,874,781 shares of the textile maker’s stock valued at $83,153,000 after acquiring an additional 211,440 shares during the last quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC boosted its holdings in VF by 1,355.2% in the first quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 404,405 shares of the textile maker’s stock valued at $6,276,000 after acquiring an additional 376,615 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Russell Investments Group Ltd. boosted its holdings in VF by 11.1% in the first quarter. Russell Investments Group Ltd. now owns 277,442 shares of the textile maker’s stock valued at $4,306,000 after acquiring an additional 27,727 shares during the last quarter. 86.84% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other VF news, insider Bracken Darrell bought 85,840 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Friday, May 23rd. The stock was bought at an average cost of $11.73 per share, for a total transaction of $1,006,903.20. Following the completion of the purchase, the insider now owns 295,406 shares in the company, valued at $3,465,112.38. This represents a 40.96% increase in their position. The acquisition was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, EVP Abhishek Dalmia bought 50,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Friday, May 23rd. The stock was acquired at an average price of $11.78 per share, with a total value of $589,000.00. Following the completion of the purchase, the executive vice president now owns 380,614 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $4,483,632.92. This represents a 15.12% increase in their position. The disclosure for this purchase can be found here. Insiders purchased 185,840 shares of company stock worth $2,198,403 over the last three months. 0.70% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

VF Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, June 18th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, June 10th will be paid a dividend of $0.09 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, June 10th. This represents a $0.36 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.78%. VF’s dividend payout ratio is currently -72.00%.

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.