VF Corporation shares slide as investors digest Q4 results and modest FY27 outlook

VF Corporation (VFC) is down 3.1% today. Here is some analysis on what might have caused this price movement.

Analysis: The move looks tied to an “earnings digestion” setup: VF posted a better-than-feared Q4 and highlighted improving margins and deleveraging, but its reinstated FY’27 targets may have struck some investors as conservative versus expectations. This could also be simple profit-taking after premarket strength and a weaker tape for consumer/discretionary stocks.

Details:

VF reported Q4 fiscal 2026 revenue of about $2.17 billion, up 1% year over year, and noted performance was strongest in several years on a constant-currency basis excluding Dickies.

The company reinstated annual guidance for FY’27, calling for roughly 1%–2% constant-currency revenue growth and an adjusted operating margin of approximately 8%, with free cash flow expected flat to up versus FY’26.

Vans remained a relative soft spot (down slightly year over year), even as management pointed to a return to growth in Vans Americas direct-to-consumer.

VF’s board declared a quarterly dividend of $0.09 per share (payable June 18, 2026; record date June 10, 2026), while management emphasized progress reducing leverage versus last year.

Sources:

VF Corporation, Zacks, Investing.com

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$VFC Insider Trading Activity

$VFC insiders have traded $VFC stock on the open market 1 times in the past 6 months. Of those trades, 0 have been purchases and 1 have been sales.

Here’s a breakdown of recent trading of $VFC stock by insiders over the last 6 months:

JULIANA L CHUGG sold 6,678 shares for an estimated $142,241

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$VFC Hedge Fund Activity

We have seen 293 institutional investors add shares of $VFC stock to their portfolio, and 231 decrease their positions in their most recent quarter.

Here are some of the largest recent moves:

PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ removed 9,090,179 shares (-96.4%) from their portfolio in Q1 2026, for an estimated $150,033,404
AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC added 8,292,510 shares (+137.0%) to their portfolio in Q1 2026, for an estimated $136,867,877
DODGE & COX removed 7,655,225 shares (-18.8%) from their portfolio in Q1 2026, for an estimated $126,349,488
SEGALL BRYANT & HAMILL, LLC removed 4,283,186 shares (-100.0%) from their portfolio in Q1 2026, for an estimated $70,693,984
FMR LLC removed 4,006,287 shares (-31.4%) from their portfolio in Q1 2026, for an estimated $66,123,766
RIT CAPITAL PARTNERS PLC removed 2,440,360 shares (-100.0%) from their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $44,121,708
DORSAL CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LP added 2,400,000 shares (+inf%) to their portfolio in Q1 2026, for an estimated $39,612,000

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$VFC Analyst Ratings

Wall Street analysts have issued reports on $VFC in the last several months. We have seen 2 firms issue buy ratings on the stock, and 0 firms issue sell ratings.

Here are some recent analyst ratings:

BWG Global issued a "Positive" rating on 04/17/2026
Needham issued a "Buy" rating on 12/18/2025

To track analyst ratings and price targets for $VFC, check out Quiver Quantitative's $VFC forecast page.

$VFC Price Targets

Multiple analysts have issued price targets for $VFC recently. We have seen 14 analysts offer price targets for $VFC in the last 6 months, with a median target of $18.5.

Here are some recent targets:

Janine Stichter from BTIG set a target price of $23.0 on 05/06/2026
Paul Lejuez from Citigroup set a target price of $19.0 on 05/06/2026
Ike Boruchow from Wells Fargo set a target price of $20.0 on 04/15/2026
Mitch Kummetz from Seaport Global set a target price of $24.0 on 04/14/2026
Matthew Boss from JP Morgan set a target price of $18.0 on 02/23/2026
Anna Andreeva from Piper Sandler set a target price of $18.0 on 01/30/2026
Peter McGoldrick from Stifel set a target price of $19.0 on 01/29/2026

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