Vera Bradley (VRA) Competitors $2.12 +0.05 (+2.42%) As of 04:00 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock VRA vs. FOSL, TPR, RL, VFC, PVH, COLM, HBI, CRI, GIII, 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), VF (VFC), PVH (PVH), Columbia Sportswear (COLM), Hanesbrands (HBI), Carter's (CRI), G-III Apparel Group (GIII), and Oxford Industries (OXM). These companies are all part of the "apparel accessories & luxury goods" industry. Vera Bradley vs. Fossil Group Tapestry Ralph Lauren VF PVH Columbia Sportswear Hanesbrands Carter's G-III Apparel Group Oxford Industries Fossil Group (NASDAQ:FOSL) and Vera Bradley (NASDAQ:VRA) are both small-cap retail/wholesale companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, earnings, community ranking, institutional ownership, dividends, risk, profitability, media sentiment and valuation. Does the MarketBeat Community believe in FOSL or VRA? Fossil Group received 269 more outperform votes than Vera Bradley when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 55.81% of users gave Vera Bradley an outperform vote while only 54.04% of users gave Fossil Group an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformFossil GroupOutperform Votes62954.04% Underperform Votes53545.96% Vera BradleyOutperform Votes36055.81% Underperform Votes28544.19% Is FOSL or VRA more profitable? Vera Bradley has a net margin of -4.21% compared to Fossil Group's net margin of -10.07%. Vera Bradley's return on equity of -2.74% beat Fossil Group's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Fossil Group-10.07% -40.95% -9.77% Vera Bradley -4.21%-2.74%-1.80% Which has more risk and volatility, FOSL or VRA? Fossil Group has a beta of 2.23, indicating that its stock price is 123% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Vera Bradley has a beta of 1.76, indicating that its stock price is 76% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media favor FOSL or VRA? In the previous week, Fossil Group had 9 more articles in the media than Vera Bradley. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for Fossil Group and 2 mentions for Vera Bradley. Vera Bradley's average media sentiment score of 0.84 beat Fossil Group's score of 0.65 indicating that Vera Bradley is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Fossil Group 4 Very Positive mention(s) 3 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Vera Bradley 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of FOSL or VRA? 61.1% of Fossil Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 59.9% of Vera Bradley shares are owned by institutional investors. 7.8% of Fossil Group shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 12.1% of Vera Bradley shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Which has better earnings & valuation, FOSL or VRA? Vera Bradley has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Fossil Group. Vera Bradley is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Fossil Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioFossil Group$1.14B0.08-$157.09M-$1.80-0.96Vera Bradley$371.97M0.16$7.84M-$2.22-0.96 SummaryVera Bradley beats Fossil Group on 8 of the 15 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 {thisCompany.Symbol} 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 BradleyLeather & leather products IndustryRetail SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$59.47M$6.44B$25.27B$8.48BDividend YieldN/A1.68%169.74%4.11%P/E Ratio-3.6123.8824.9320.06Price / Sales0.161.043.91118.19Price / Cash1.927.4419.4134.62Price / Book0.255.006.264.61Net Income$7.84M$198.28M$781.36M$248.10M7 Day Performance2.66%-0.51%0.24%2.98%1 Month Performance10.10%24.12%12.58%15.59%1 Year Performance-72.62%-9.24%8.56%7.94% Vera Bradley Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)VRAVera Bradley0.6202 of 5 stars$2.12+2.4%N/A-73.5%$59.19M$371.97M-3.592,490FOSLFossil Group0.9299 of 5 stars$1.31flatN/A+26.0%$70.24M$1.14B-0.566,900News CoveragePositive NewsEarnings ReportGap UpTPRTapestry4.4167 of 5 stars$82.56+5.8%$83.06+0.6%+94.4%$17.09B$6.88B23.9318,100Positive NewsRLRalph Lauren3.7865 of 5 stars$264.65+6.4%$272.14+2.8%+65.5%$16.35B$6.95B24.1522,200Trending NewsUpcoming EarningsAnalyst RevisionVFCVF4.217 of 5 stars$14.45+8.8%$20.65+43.0%+12.0%$5.63B$10.15B-12.1435,000Trending NewsUpcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionPVHPVH4.5905 of 5 stars$79.00+6.1%$103.00+30.4%-25.8%$4.16B$8.65B6.4331,000Analyst ForecastGap UpCOLMColumbia Sportswear3.1079 of 5 stars$69.59+5.3%$70.00+0.6%-21.5%$3.84B$3.38B17.989,450Gap UpHBIHanesbrands2.2377 of 5 stars$5.33+4.8%$5.20-2.3%+6.2%$1.88B$3.51B-5.7951,000Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastCRICarter's2.3354 of 5 stars$35.92+5.2%$36.20+0.8%-47.0%$1.31B$2.81B5.7015,500Positive NewsGIIIG-III Apparel Group2.1456 of 5 stars$27.99+5.9%$32.20+15.0%+2.0%$1.23B$3.18B7.353,600Positive NewsGap UpOXMOxford Industries3.6835 of 5 stars$58.43+8.7%$59.00+1.0%-47.3%$868.56M$1.52B65.654,700Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Fossil Group Competitors Tapestry Competitors Ralph Lauren Competitors VF Competitors PVH Competitors Columbia Sportswear Competitors Hanesbrands Competitors Carter's Competitors G-III Apparel Group Competitors Oxford Industries Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:VRA) was last updated on 5/20/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersEveryone’s watching Nvidia right now. 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