Curated Wealth Partners LLC Buys 47,882 Shares of V.F. Corporation $VFC

Curated Wealth Partners LLC bought a new stake in V.F. Corporation (NYSE:VFC) during the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor bought 47,882 shares of the textile maker’s stock, valued at approximately $673,000.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the company. Varenne Capital Partners acquired a new stake in V.F. in the second quarter valued at approximately $13,671,000. Corient Private Wealth LP increased its stake in shares of V.F. by 343.7% in the second quarter. Corient Private Wealth LP now owns 212,198 shares of the textile maker’s stock worth $3,539,000 after purchasing an additional 164,369 shares during the period. Madison Asset Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of V.F. during the 2nd quarter worth about $3,913,000. VIRGINIA RETIREMENT SYSTEMS ET Al bought a new position in shares of V.F. during the 2nd quarter worth about $2,457,000. Finally, Hillsdale Investment Management Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of V.F. during the 1st quarter worth approximately $3,209,000. 86.84% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

V.F. Stock Up 3.1%

V.F. stock opened at $16.99 on Friday. V.F. Corporation has a fifty-two week low of $12.45 and a fifty-two week high of $22.27. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.70, a current ratio of 1.43 and a quick ratio of 0.78. The firm has a market capitalization of $6.68 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 24.63, a PEG ratio of 0.86 and a beta of 1.56. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $14.06 and its 200 day simple moving average is $16.19.

V.F. (NYSE:VFC) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, July 29th. The textile maker reported ($0.27) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of ($0.22) by ($0.05). V.F. had a net margin of 2.88% and a return on equity of 18.91%. The business had revenue of $1.67 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.64 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted ($0.24) earnings per share. The firm’s revenue was down 5.2% on a year-over-year basis. As a group, sell-side analysts anticipate that V.F. Corporation will post 1.10 EPS for the current year.

V.F. Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, September 17th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, September 10th were paid a $0.09 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, September 10th. This represents a $0.36 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.1%. V.F.’s payout ratio is presently 52.17%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

VFC has been the topic of a number of recent research reports. The Goldman Sachs Group decreased their price objective on V.F. from $18.00 to $16.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, July 30th. UBS Group cut their price target on shares of V.F. from $18.00 to $16.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, July 30th. Wall Street Zen downgraded V.F. from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Sunday, July 12th. Evercore set a $16.00 target price on V.F. in a report on Thursday, July 30th. Finally, Robert W. Baird restated a “neutral” rating and issued a $15.00 price objective on shares of V.F. in a research report on Monday, September 14th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, five have given a Buy rating, thirteen have given a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $18.08.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, Director Richard Carucci acquired 20,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, August 13th. The shares were bought at an average price of $14.73 per share, for a total transaction of $294,600.00. Following the purchase, the director directly owned 356,215 shares in the company, valued at approximately $5,247,046.95. This trade represents a 5.95% increase in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Also, insider Bracken Darrell acquired 32,894 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, July 31st. The stock was purchased at an average cost of $14.98 per share, with a total value of $492,752.12. Following the transaction, the insider owned 1,402,109 shares in the company, valued at approximately $21,003,592.82. This trade represents a 2.40% increase in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this purchase is available in the SEC filing. 1.54% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

V.F. News Summary

Here are the key news stories impacting V.F. this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Truist upgraded V.F. to “buy.” Truist Financial raised its price target from $14 to $20, implying approximately 17.7% upside from the referenced $16.99 price. The upgrade provides a significant boost to investor sentiment and is the clearest catalyst behind the stock’s strength. Truist Securities upgrades VF to buy from hold
• Positive Sentiment: Momentum signals remain favorable. Zacks highlighted VFC as a strong momentum stock through its Style Scores framework, suggesting improving price performance and investor interest may continue attracting momentum-oriented buyers. This is a technical and quantitative signal rather than a change to the company’s fundamentals. Why V.F. is a strong momentum stock
• Positive Sentiment: VFC was identified as a potential earnings-estimate outperformer. Zacks included V.F. in a screen of consumer discretionary companies that could beat quarterly estimates using its Earnings ESP methodology. The article is a screening-based signal, not confirmation that V.F. will exceed expectations. Consumer discretionary stocks that could beat earnings
• Neutral Sentiment: Brokerage sentiment remains mixed. A separate report said sell-side brokerages still rate V.F. “hold,” indicating that Truist’s bullish view is not yet a broad Wall Street consensus. V.F. stock rated Hold by sell-side brokerages

V.F. Company Profile

V.F. Corporation (NYSE: VFC) is a global apparel, footwear and accessories company. Its portfolio includes well-known outdoor, active and workwear brands such as The North Face, Vans, Timberland and Dickies, which offer products ranging from outdoor clothing and hiking footwear to casual apparel, skate shoes and workwear.

The company sells its products through wholesale customers, brand-operated stores, e-commerce platforms and other digital channels. V.F. serves consumers in markets worldwide, with operations and distribution spanning North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific and other international regions.

Founded in 1899 as a manufacturer of gloves and mittens, the company later expanded into apparel and became known as Vanity Fair Mills before adopting the V.F.