Vera Bradley (VRA) Competitors $2.04 -0.02 (-0.73%) As of 01:43 PM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock VRA vs. FOSL, TPR, RL, VFC, PVH, COLM, HBI, GIII, CRI, and OXMShould you be buying Vera Bradley stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Vera Bradley include Fossil Group (FOSL), Tapestry (TPR), Ralph Lauren (RL), V.F. (VFC), PVH (PVH), Columbia Sportswear (COLM), Hanesbrands (HBI), G-III Apparel Group (GIII), Carter's (CRI), and Oxford Industries (OXM). These companies are all part of the "apparel accessories & luxury goods" industry. Vera Bradley vs. Its Competitors Fossil Group Tapestry Ralph Lauren V.F. PVH Columbia Sportswear Hanesbrands G-III Apparel Group Carter's Oxford Industries Vera Bradley (NASDAQ:VRA) and Fossil Group (NASDAQ:FOSL) are both small-cap retail/wholesale companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, earnings, profitability, risk, analyst recommendations, valuation, dividends and media sentiment. Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of VRA or FOSL? 59.9% of Vera Bradley shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 61.1% of Fossil Group shares are held by institutional investors. 10.5% of Vera Bradley shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 7.8% of Fossil Group shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Which has more volatility & risk, VRA or FOSL? Vera Bradley has a beta of 1.8, suggesting that its share price is 80% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Fossil Group has a beta of 2.53, suggesting that its share price is 153% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media prefer VRA or FOSL? In the previous week, Vera Bradley had 3 more articles in the media than Fossil Group. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Vera Bradley and 5 mentions for Fossil Group. Vera Bradley's average media sentiment score of 0.19 beat Fossil Group's score of 0.13 indicating that Vera Bradley is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Vera Bradley 2 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Fossil Group 1 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Do analysts recommend VRA or FOSL? Fossil Group has a consensus price target of $5.00, indicating a potential upside of 196.03%. Given Fossil Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Fossil Group is more favorable than Vera Bradley.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Vera Bradley 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00Fossil Group 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Which has better earnings & valuation, VRA or FOSL? Vera Bradley has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Fossil Group. Fossil Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Vera Bradley, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioVera Bradley$371.97M0.15-$62.19M-$3.16-0.64Fossil Group$1.15B0.08-$102.67M-$1.80-0.94 Is VRA or FOSL more profitable? Fossil Group has a net margin of -8.55% compared to Vera Bradley's net margin of -25.52%. Vera Bradley's return on equity of -11.07% beat Fossil Group's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Vera Bradley-25.52% -11.07% -6.69% Fossil Group -8.55%-23.80%-4.76% SummaryFossil Group beats Vera Bradley on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Vera Bradley News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for VRA and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding VRA and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart VRA vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricVera BradleyRETAIL IndustryRetail SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$56.70M$7.36B$26.50B$9.54BDividend YieldN/A2.84%172.74%4.14%P/E Ratio-0.6469.1328.5923.79Price / Sales0.151.138.5195.98Price / Cash2.9317.0957.6858.35Price / Book0.322.995.565.60Net Income-$62.19M$372.41M$877.46M$265.17M7 Day Performance-0.25%-0.96%-1.05%-0.94%1 Month Performance-19.88%0.12%-1.43%4.95%1 Year Performance-65.68%5.45%21.70%23.30% Vera Bradley Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)VRAVera Bradley1.3929 of 5 stars$2.04-0.7%N/A-64.7%$56.70M$371.97M-0.641,725FOSLFossil Group3.7258 of 5 stars$1.85+0.5%$5.00+170.3%+49.5%$98.69M$1.15B-1.035,200Upcoming EarningsTPRTapestry3.9991 of 5 stars$110.37+1.9%$93.11-15.6%+202.8%$22.50B$6.67B29.0418,600Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastRLRalph Lauren4.6961 of 5 stars$301.81+1.2%$298.13-1.2%+87.6%$17.99B$7.08B26.0023,400Trending NewsUpcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionVFCV.F.4.4002 of 5 stars$12.53-1.1%$16.21+29.4%-25.1%$4.94B$9.50B-25.0627,000Trending NewsEarnings ReportDividend AnnouncementAnalyst RevisionPVHPVH4.372 of 5 stars$76.91+0.1%$93.40+21.4%-19.5%$3.69B$8.65B10.8528,000COLMColumbia Sportswear4.502 of 5 stars$60.37-0.4%$68.00+12.6%-33.1%$3.34B$3.37B15.449,780Earnings ReportAnalyst RevisionHBIHanesbrands3.3732 of 5 stars$4.51-1.5%$5.75+27.5%-20.9%$1.62B$3.51B-5.3741,000Upcoming EarningsGIIIG-III Apparel Group3.1045 of 5 stars$24.36+1.1%$27.80+14.1%+1.4%$1.04B$3.18B5.644,600CRICarter's3.5326 of 5 stars$26.57+1.0%$35.60+34.0%-57.4%$958.40M$2.84B7.0515,350High Trading VolumeOXMOxford Industries4.6848 of 5 stars$43.65+2.2%$55.80+27.8%-58.0%$637.89M$1.52B8.486,000Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Fossil Group Competitors Tapestry Competitors Ralph Lauren Competitors V.F. 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