Russell Investments Group Ltd. Purchases 290,444 Shares of V.F. Corporation $VFC

Russell Investments Group Ltd. raised its position in shares of V.F. Corporation (NYSE:VFC - Free Report) by 104.7% in the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The fund owned 567,886 shares of the textile maker's stock after buying an additional 290,444 shares during the quarter. Russell Investments Group Ltd. owned about 0.15% of V.F. worth $6,673,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

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Several other large investors have also recently modified their holdings of VFC. Segall Bryant & Hamill LLC lifted its position in V.F. by 30.7% during the second quarter. Segall Bryant & Hamill LLC now owns 3,442,936 shares of the textile maker's stock valued at $40,454,000 after acquiring an additional 808,474 shares during the last quarter. Fiduciary Alliance LLC grew its stake in V.F. by 61.1% during the 2nd quarter. Fiduciary Alliance LLC now owns 481,091 shares of the textile maker's stock worth $5,653,000 after buying an additional 182,495 shares during the last quarter. Entropy Technologies LP acquired a new position in V.F. during the 1st quarter valued at about $749,000. Arkadios Wealth Advisors raised its stake in V.F. by 158.8% in the second quarter. Arkadios Wealth Advisors now owns 56,904 shares of the textile maker's stock valued at $669,000 after buying an additional 34,915 shares during the last quarter. Finally, SG Americas Securities LLC raised its stake in V.F. by 134.8% in the second quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC now owns 52,953 shares of the textile maker's stock valued at $622,000 after buying an additional 30,405 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 86.84% of the company's stock.

V.F. Stock Down 0.5%

NYSE:VFC opened at $18.58 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.40, a current ratio of 1.36 and a quick ratio of 0.87. The company's fifty day moving average price is $15.25 and its 200-day moving average price is $13.82. V.F. Corporation has a 1-year low of $9.41 and a 1-year high of $29.02. The firm has a market capitalization of $7.26 billion, a P/E ratio of 84.46, a PEG ratio of 1.88 and a beta of 1.67.

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V.F. (NYSE:VFC - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, October 28th. The textile maker reported $0.52 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.42 by $0.10. The company had revenue of $2.80 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.73 billion. V.F. had a net margin of 0.95% and a return on equity of 20.34%. The firm's revenue was up 1.6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned $0.60 earnings per share. As a group, equities research analysts anticipate that V.F. Corporation will post 0.73 EPS for the current year.

V.F. Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, December 18th. Investors of record on Wednesday, December 10th will be given a dividend of $0.09 per share. This represents a $0.36 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.9%. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, December 10th. V.F.'s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 163.64%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

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VFC has been the topic of several recent analyst reports. UBS Group restated a "neutral" rating on shares of V.F. in a report on Monday. JPMorgan Chase & Co. dropped their target price on shares of V.F. from $15.00 to $14.00 and set a "neutral" rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, October 27th. Truist Financial raised their price target on shares of V.F. from $14.00 to $15.00 and gave the stock a "hold" rating in a report on Wednesday, October 29th. Zacks Research upgraded shares of V.F. from a "strong sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Tuesday, August 26th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group set a $14.00 target price on V.F. and gave the company a "hold" rating in a research report on Thursday, October 23rd. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, six have given a Buy rating, thirteen have given a Hold rating and three have given a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of $16.25.

Read Our Latest Research Report on VFC

About V.F.

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.

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