The stock of VF Corp. (VFC) has gone down by -3.59% for the week, with a 5.09% rise in the past month and a 20.39% rise in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 3.35%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are 3.55% for VFC. The simple moving average for the past 20 days is -0.16% for VFC’s stock, with a 25.57% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Is It Worth Investing in VF Corp. (NYSE: VFC) Right Now?
VFC has 36-month beta value of 1.56. Analysts have mixed views on the stock, with 5 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 4 as “overweight,” 13 as “hold,” and 1 as “sell.”
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The public float for VFC is 367.01M, and currently, short sellers hold a 9.94% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of VFC on October 21, 2024 was 6.74M shares.
VFC) stock’s latest price update
VF Corp. (NYSE: VFC)’s stock price has decreased by -0.96 compared to its previous closing price of 19.79. However, the company has seen a -3.59% decrease in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. seekingalpha.com reported 2024-10-17 that V.F. Corporation is actively deleveraging its balance sheet, notably selling Supreme for $1.5 billion to pay down significant debt. CEO Bracken Darrell, with a successful turnaround history at Logitech, is leading the revitalization efforts, focusing on innovation and cost control. Vans’ performance is crucial, with new leadership and early signs of product innovation showing potential for brand recovery.
Analysts’ Opinion of VFC
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for VFC stocks, with Wells Fargo repeating the rating for VFC by listing it as a “Underweight.” The predicted price for VFC in the upcoming period, according to Wells Fargo is $15 based on the research report published on October 14, 2024 of the current year 2024.
Goldman, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see VFC reach a price target of $20. The rating they have provided for VFC stocks is “Neutral” according to the report published on October 11th, 2024.
Jefferies gave a rating of “Hold” to VFC, setting the target price at $20 in the report published on September 27th of the current year.
VFC Trading at 6.02% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought VFC to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -8.41% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 3.55%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 3.35%, as shares surge +5.09% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +10.17% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, VFC fell by -3.59%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +11.94% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $19.63. In addition, VF Corp. saw 4.26% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further gains.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at VFC starting from Carucci Richard, who purchase 15,000 shares at the price of $16.70 back on Aug 22 ’24. After this action, Carucci Richard now owns 230,178 shares of VF Corp., valued at $250,500 using the latest closing price.
Carucci Richard, the Director of VF Corp., purchase 25,000 shares at $13.78 during a trade that took place back on Jun 13 ’24, which means that Carucci Richard is holding 215,130 shares at $344,495 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for VFC
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.05 for the present operating margin
- 0.52 for the gross margin
The net margin for VF Corp. stands at -0.11. The total capital return value is set at 0.07. Equity return is now at value -57.02, with -9.15 for asset returns.
Based on VF Corp. (VFC), the company’s capital structure generated 0.81 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.15. The debt to equity ratio resting at 4.29. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 1.94.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 889.29 million with net debt to EBITDA at 8.29. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 1.37. The receivables turnover for the company is 9.71for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.89. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 0.99.
Conclusion
To put it simply, VF Corp. (VFC) has had a better performance in recent times. Analysts have a bullish opinion on the stock, with some rating it as a “buy” and others as a “hold”. It is worth mentioning that the stock is currently trading in close proximity to its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
