Vera Bradley (VRA) Competitors $2.05 -0.04 (-1.91%) Closing price 10/8/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$2.06 +0.01 (+0.24%) As of 10/8/2025 04:10 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsHeadlinesInsider 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 Fossil Group (NASDAQ:FOSL) and Vera Bradley (NASDAQ:VRA) are both small-cap retail/wholesale companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, institutional ownership, dividends, earnings, profitability, media sentiment, analyst recommendations and risk. Do analysts prefer FOSL or VRA? Fossil Group presently has a consensus price target of $5.00, indicating a potential upside of 103.25%. Given Fossil Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Fossil Group is more favorable than Vera Bradley.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Fossil Group 1 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00Vera Bradley 1 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.67 Do insiders & institutionals believe in FOSL or VRA? 61.1% of Fossil Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 59.9% of Vera Bradley shares are held by institutional investors. 7.8% of Fossil Group shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 12.1% of Vera Bradley shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Which has more risk and volatility, FOSL or VRA? Fossil Group has a beta of 2.17, suggesting that its share price is 117% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Vera Bradley has a beta of 1.85, suggesting that its share price is 85% more volatile than the S&P 500. Which has better valuation and earnings, FOSL or VRA? Vera Bradley has lower revenue, but higher earnings 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 RatioFossil Group$1.15B0.12-$102.67M-$1.11-2.22Vera Bradley$371.97M0.15-$62.19M-$3.52-0.58 Is FOSL or VRA more profitable? Fossil Group has a net margin of -5.49% compared to Vera Bradley's net margin of -32.31%. Fossil Group's return on equity of -12.07% beat Vera Bradley's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Fossil Group-5.49% -12.07% -2.27% Vera Bradley -32.31%-15.27%-8.79% Does the media refer more to FOSL or VRA? In the previous week, Fossil Group had 4 more articles in the media than Vera Bradley. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Fossil Group and 5 mentions for Vera Bradley. Fossil Group's average media sentiment score of 0.96 beat Vera Bradley's score of 0.21 indicating that Fossil Group is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Fossil Group 2 Very Positive mention(s) 3 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Vera Bradley 0 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral SummaryFossil Group beats Vera Bradley on 12 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. Subscribe Now View SMS TermsBy entering your phone number and clicking the sign-up button, you agree to receive periodic text messages from MarketBeat at the phone number you submitted, including texts that may be sent using an automatic telephone dialing system. Message and data rates may apply. Message frequency will vary. 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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$58.39M$8.51B$27.63B$10.54BDividend YieldN/A2.91%172.50%4.71%P/E Ratio-0.5823.2219.6527.60Price / Sales0.151.199.31202.41Price / Cash3.2018.4762.9361.55Price / Book0.323.665.156.76Net Income-$62.19M$368.88M$911.70M$275.88M7 Day Performance-0.97%0.43%-1.04%2.81%1 Month Performance-10.87%-0.74%0.66%9.24%1 Year Performance-59.72%-0.57%15.32%35.42% Vera Bradley Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)VRAVera Bradley1.5252 of 5 stars$2.05-1.9%N/A-59.7%$58.39M$371.97M-0.581,725Analyst ForecastFOSLFossil Group3.2517 of 5 stars$2.72flat$5.00+83.8%+93.7%$146.30M$1.15B-2.455,200News CoverageAnalyst ForecastTPRTapestry3.8487 of 5 stars$111.30+2.1%$106.47-4.3%+158.0%$22.70B$7.01B176.6619,000Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastRLRalph Lauren4.4992 of 5 stars$308.73-1.0%$312.82+1.3%+69.2%$18.90B$7.29B24.6623,400Analyst ForecastVFCV.F.4.3832 of 5 stars$14.45-1.9%$16.73+15.8%-29.6%$5.75B$9.50B-111.1527,000Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastPVHPVH4.2306 of 5 stars$84.94-2.1%$95.27+12.2%-13.1%$4.18B$8.65B9.5228,000Analyst ForecastCOLMColumbia Sportswear4.2449 of 5 stars$51.65-1.9%$60.80+17.7%-34.1%$2.88B$3.41B13.189,780Analyst ForecastHBIHanesbrands2.5817 of 5 stars$6.56-0.5%$6.50-0.9%-5.7%$2.33B$3.51B27.3341,000Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastGIIIG-III Apparel Group3.0349 of 5 stars$26.72-2.3%$29.60+10.8%-8.6%$1.15B$3.12B6.614,600Positive NewsCRICarter's2.747 of 5 stars$28.56-2.2%$30.25+5.9%-50.6%$1.06B$2.84B7.5815,350OXMOxford Industries4.7974 of 5 stars$40.64-3.4%$54.40+33.8%-47.9%$625.75M$1.49B10.986,000Analyst Forecast Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Fossil Group Competitors Tapestry Competitors Ralph Lauren Competitors V.F. 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