VF Corporation (VFC): Today's Featured Consumer Non-Durables Winner
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V.F. Corporation designs and manufactures, or sources from independent contractors various apparel and footwear products primarily in the United States and Europe. VF Corporation has a market cap of $17.36 billion and is part of the consumer goods sector. The company has a P/E ratio of 18.2, above the S&P 500 P/E ratio of 17.7. Shares are up 25% year to date as of the close of trading on Monday. Currently there are 13 analysts that rate VF Corporation a buy, no analysts rate it a sell, and six rate it a hold.
TheStreet Ratings rates VF Corporation as a
. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its revenue growth, solid stock price performance, impressive record of earnings per share growth, compelling growth in net income and attractive valuation levels. Although no company is perfect, currently we do not see any significant weaknesses which are likely to detract from the generally positive outlook.
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