NASDAQ:VRA - Vera Bradley Stock Price, News, & Analysis

Vera Bradley trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "VRA."

Vera Bradley, Inc. (NASDAQ:VRA) released its earnings results on Wednesday, June, 6th. The textile maker reported ($0.04) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of ($0.10) by $0.06. The textile maker had revenue of $86.60 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $86.21 million. Vera Bradley had a return on equity of 8.27% and a net margin of 2.18%. Vera Bradley's quarterly revenue was down 9.9% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted ($0.09) EPS. View Vera Bradley's Earnings History.

Vera Bradley is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, September, 5th 2018. View Earnings Estimates for Vera Bradley.

Vera Bradley updated its FY19 earnings guidance on Wednesday, June, 6th. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of $0.40-0.50 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus EPS estimate of $0.42. The company issued revenue guidance of $405-422 million, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $411.34 million.Vera Bradley also updated its Q2 guidance to $0.15-0.17 EPS.

7 brokerages have issued 1 year target prices for Vera Bradley's stock. Their predictions range from $10.00 to $15.00. On average, they anticipate Vera Bradley's share price to reach $11.80 in the next year. This suggests that the stock has a possible downside of 17.1%. View Analyst Price Targets for Vera Bradley.

7 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Vera Bradley in the last year. There are currently 5 hold ratings and 2 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold." View Analyst Ratings for Vera Bradley.

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Media stories about VRA stock have trended somewhat positive this week, Accern Sentiment Analysis reports. The research firm identifies negative and positive media coverage by reviewing more than 20 million blog and news sources in real time. Accern ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of negative one to positive one, with scores closest to one being the most favorable. Vera Bradley earned a media and rumor sentiment score of 0.14 on Accern's scale. They also assigned headlines about the textile maker an impact score of 46.99 out of 100, meaning that recent media coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an effect on the company's share price in the next few days. View Recent Headlines for Vera Bradley.

Vera Bradley's stock is owned by many different of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (8.35%), BlackRock Inc. (8.30%), Renaissance Technologies LLC (5.27%), Royce & Associates LP (1.30%), Alambic Investment Management L.P. (0.77%) and Spark Investment Management LLC (0.71%). Company insiders that own Vera Bradley stock include Anne Marie Ray, James Bradley Byrne, Kimberly F Colby, Michael C Ray, P Michael Miller, Robert J Hall and Thomas Farrell Byrne II. View Institutional Ownership Trends for Vera Bradley.

VRA stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Alambic Investment Management L.P., California Public Employees Retirement System, Systematic Financial Management LP, Renaissance Technologies LLC, Paloma Partners Management Co, Dimensional Fund Advisors LP, OppenheimerFunds Inc. and Los Angeles Capital Management & Equity Research Inc.. Company insiders that have sold Vera Bradley company stock in the last year include Anne Marie Ray, James Bradley Byrne, Kimberly F Colby, Michael C Ray, Robert J Hall and Thomas Farrell Byrne II. View Insider Buying and Selling for Vera Bradley.

VRA stock was purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including BlackRock Inc., Spark Investment Management LLC, North Fourth Asset Management LP, Acadian Asset Management LLC, Millennium Management LLC, Connor Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd., Mackay Shields LLC and Sterling Capital Management LLC. View Insider Buying and Selling for Vera Bradley.

Shares of VRA can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Scottrade, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

One share of VRA stock can currently be purchased for approximately $14.24.

Vera Bradley has a market capitalization of $500.34 million and generates $454.65 million in revenue each year. The textile maker earns $7.01 million in net income (profit) each year or $0.60 on an earnings per share basis. Vera Bradley employs 2,730 workers across the globe.

Vera Bradley's mailing address is 12420 STONEBRIDGE ROAD, ROANOKE IN, 46783. The textile maker can be reached via phone at 877-708-8372 or via email at [email protected]