V.F. (VFC) Declines More Than Market: Some Information for Investors

V.F. (VFC) ended the recent trading session at $12.62, demonstrating a -2.25% change from the preceding day's closing price. The stock fell short of the S&P 500, which registered a loss of 0.59% for the day. Meanwhile, the Dow experienced a drop of 0.6%, and the technology-dominated Nasdaq saw a decrease of 0.65%.

The maker of brands such as Vans, North Face and Timberland's shares have seen a decrease of 11.39% over the last month, not keeping up with the Consumer Discretionary sector's loss of 5.04% and the S&P 500's loss of 1.37%.

The upcoming earnings release of V.F. will be of great interest to investors. On that day, V.F. is projected to report earnings of $0.51 per share, which would represent a year-over-year decline of 1.92%. Simultaneously, our latest consensus estimate expects the revenue to be $2.7 billion, showing a 3.67% drop compared to the year-ago quarter.

For the full year, the Zacks Consensus Estimates project earnings of $1.07 per share and a revenue of $9.56 billion, demonstrating changes of +30.49% and -0.51%, respectively, from the preceding year.

Investors might also notice recent changes to analyst estimates for V.F. Such recent modifications usually signify the changing landscape of near-term business trends. Therefore, positive revisions in estimates convey analysts' confidence in the business performance and profit potential.

Our research shows that these estimate changes are directly correlated with near-term stock prices. To benefit from this, we have developed the Zacks Rank, a proprietary model which takes these estimate changes into account and provides an actionable rating system.

Ranging from #1 (Strong Buy) to #5 (Strong Sell), the Zacks Rank system has a proven, outside-audited track record of outperformance, with #1 stocks returning an average of +25% annually since 1988. Over the past month, the Zacks Consensus EPS estimate has shifted 0.1% downward. Currently, V.F. is carrying a Zacks Rank of #3 (Hold).

Digging into valuation, V.F. currently has a Forward P/E ratio of 12.06. This expresses a discount compared to the average Forward P/E of 15.35 of its industry.

Investors should also note that VFC has a PEG ratio of 0.93 right now. This metric is used similarly to the famous P/E ratio, but the PEG ratio also takes into account the stock's expected earnings growth rate. The Textile - Apparel was holding an average PEG ratio of 1.86 at yesterday's closing price.

The Textile - Apparel industry is part of the Consumer Discretionary sector. This industry currently has a Zacks Industry Rank of 178, which puts it in the bottom 28% of all 250+ industries.

The Zacks Industry Rank assesses the vigor of our specific industry groups by computing the average Zacks Rank of the individual stocks incorporated in the groups. Our research shows that the top 50% rated industries outperform the bottom half by a factor of 2 to 1.

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