The stock of VF Corp (NYSE: VFC) has decreased by -1.02 when compared to last closing price of 25.51.Despite this, the company has seen a loss of -1.33% in its stock price over the last five trading days. zacks.com reported 2025-02-24 that VFC’s growth is bolstered by its Reinvent program, cost-optimization measures, and strategic actions to enhance operational efficiency and lower debt levels.
Is It Worth Investing in VF Corp (NYSE: VFC) Right Now?
Moreover, the 36-month beta value for VFC is 1.49. Analysts have varying opinions on the stock, with 4 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 3 as “overweight,” 14 as “hold,” and 2 as “sell.”
The public float for VFC is 367.40M and currently, short sellers hold a 5.89% of that float. On February 25, 2025, VFC’s average trading volume was 5.54M shares.
VFC’s Market Performance
VFC’s stock has seen a -1.33% decrease for the week, with a -1.48% drop in the past month and a 30.90% gain in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 3.65%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 4.30% for VF Corp. The simple moving average for the past 20 days is -0.50% for VFC’s stock, with a 35.82% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of VFC
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for VFC stocks, with Needham repeating the rating for VFC by listing it as a “Buy.” The predicted price for VFC in the upcoming period, according to Needham is $28 based on the research report published on February 12, 2025 of the current year 2025.
Truist gave a rating of “Hold” to VFC, setting the target price at $20 in the report published on December 05th of the previous year.
VFC Trading at 6.88% 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 -12.99% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 4.30%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 3.65%, as shares sank -4.10% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +18.32% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, VFC fell by -1.33%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +97.73% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $25.38. In addition, VF Corp saw 17.66% 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:
- 0.04 for the present operating margin
- 0.53 for the gross margin
The net margin for VF Corp stands at -0.05. The total capital return value is set at 0.05. Equity return is now at value -16.13, with -2.64 for asset returns.
Based on VF Corp (VFC), the company’s capital structure generated 0.77 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at -0.12. The debt to equity ratio resting at 3.42. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 1.79.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 334.79 million with net debt to EBITDA at 21.13. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 1.44. The receivables turnover for the company is 7.36for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.94. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 1.56.
Conclusion
To wrap up, the performance of VF Corp (VFC) has been mixed in recent times. The stock has received a bullish of “buy” and “hold” ratings from analysts. It is worth mentioning that the stock is currently trading in close proximity to its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
