VRA vs. FOSL, TPR, RL, VFC, PVH, COLM, HBI, CRI, GIII, and OXM
Should 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), 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. Its Competitors
Vera Bradley (NASDAQ:VRA) and Fossil Group (NASDAQ:FOSL) are both small-cap retail/wholesale companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, risk, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, profitability, earnings, dividends and valuation.
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.
In the previous week, Vera Bradley had 7 more articles in the media than Fossil Group. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Vera Bradley and 3 mentions for Fossil Group. Fossil Group's average media sentiment score of 0.27 beat Vera Bradley's score of 0.21 indicating that Fossil Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
59.9% of Vera Bradley shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 61.1% of Fossil Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 10.5% of Vera Bradley shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 7.8% of Fossil Group shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Vera Bradley has a beta of 1.78, indicating that its share price is 78% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Fossil Group has a beta of 2.39, indicating that its share price is 139% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Fossil Group has a consensus price target of $5.00, indicating a potential upside of 214.47%. Given Fossil Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Fossil Group is more favorable than Vera Bradley.
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.
Summary
Fossil Group beats Vera Bradley on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.
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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time
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Media Sentiment Over Time
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This page (NASDAQ:VRA) was last updated on 7/15/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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