Based on the aggregated intelligence of 180,000-plus investors participating in Motley Fool CAPS, the Fool's free investing community, apparel and footwear company V.F. Corp (VFC 0.31%) has earned a respected four-star ranking.
With that in mind, let's take a closer look at V.F. and see what CAPS investors are saying about the stock right now.
V.F. facts
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Headquarters (founded) |
Greensboro, N.C. (1899) |
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Market Cap |
$16.4 billion |
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Industry |
Apparel, accessories, and luxury goods |
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Trailing-12-Month Revenue |
$10.8 billion |
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Management |
Chairman/CEO Eric C. Wiseman |
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Return on Equity (average, past 3 years) |
17.6% |
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Cash / Debt |
$304.6 million / $2.6 billion |
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Dividend Yield |
2.3% |
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Competitors |
Gap (GPS -3.83%) Nike (NKE 0.66%) Ralph Lauren (RL 0.08%) |
Sources: S&P Capital IQ and Motley Fool CAPS.
On CAPS, 95% of the 493 members who have rated V.F. believe the stock will outperform the S&P 500 going forward.
Just last week, one of those Fools, All-Star joryko, succinctly summed up the V.F. bull case for our community:
Dividend aristocrat returning 14.5% to shareholders annually since 1968 . 8% [and] 7% of revenues are generated from up and coming Asian and [South American] operations respectively. Steady Eddie performer with acquisition power and growth runways yet to be expanded upon.
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