Vera Bradley (VRA) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Vera Bradley, Inc. (NASDAQ: VRA) is a lifestyle company that designs, manufactures and sells handbags, travel products, accessories, gifts and related merchandise. Its products are known for colorful patterns and are offered through company-operated stores, its websites and third-party retail partners.

The company’s portfolio includes the Vera Bradley brand, which offers handbags, backpacks, luggage, wallets, apparel, home goods and other lifestyle products. Vera Bradley also owns Pura Vida, a brand centered on bracelets, jewelry and accessories, along with apparel and other products.

Vera Bradley was founded in 1982 by Patricia Miller and Barbara Baekgaard and is based in Fort Wayne, Indiana. The company primarily serves customers in the United States through direct-to-consumer and wholesale channels, with its products also available internationally through select distribution and online channels.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $7.67 to $8.26
• 50-Day Range: $3.04 to $8.05
• 52-Week Range: $1.39 to $8.35
• Volume: 570,777 shs
• Average Volume: 547,486 shs
• Market Capitalization: $230.09 million
• P/E Ratio: N/A
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: N/A
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Vera Bradley Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Vera Bradley scored higher than 39% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 312th out of 470 stocks in the consumer discretionary sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Vera Bradley has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.50, and is based on 1 strong buy rating, no buy ratings, no hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Vera Bradley has only been the subject of 2 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 0.6 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: Growing

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Vera Bradley are expected to grow in the coming year, from ($0.22) to ($0.03) per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Vera Bradley is -21.68, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Vera Bradley is -21.68, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Vera Bradley has a P/B Ratio of 1.70. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 2.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

5.02% of the float of Vera Bradley has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Vera Bradley has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.74, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Vera Bradley has recently increased by 35.56%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Dividend Strength: N/A

Dividend Yield

Vera Bradley does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

Vera Bradley does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.2 / 5
• News Sentiment: 1.07

News Sentiment

Vera Bradley has a news sentiment score of 1.07. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.51 average news sentiment score of Consumer Discretionary companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 2 news articles for Vera Bradley this week, compared to 2 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 1 people have searched for VRA on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -83% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

2 people have added Vera Bradley to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 4.1 / 5
• Insider Trading: Acquiring Shares

Net Insider Buying

Over the last three months, insiders have purchased a net $60,200.00 in company stock, which represents 0.0262% of the company's market cap.

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Vera Bradley insiders have bought more of their company's stock than they have sold. Specifically, they have bought $60,200.00 in company stock and sold $0.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

14.30% of the stock of Vera Bradley is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

Percentage Held by Institutions

59.88% of the stock of Vera Bradley is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 9/15/2026
• Today: 11/10/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 12/10/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 1/31/2027

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Consumer Discretionary
• Industry: Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods
• Sub-Industry: Apparel, Accessories & Luxury Goods
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:VRA
• CIK: 1495320
• Web: www.verabradley.com
• Phone: (260) 482-4673
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 1,360
• Year Founded: 1982

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): ($0.37)
• Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
• Forward P/E Ratio: N/A
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: -$47.84 million
• Net Margins: -3.66%
• Pretax Margin: -3.68%
• Return on Equity: -3.80%
• Return on Assets: -2.11%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: N/A
• Current Ratio: 2.44
• Quick Ratio: 1.10

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $269.65 million
• Price / Sales: 0.85
• Cash Flow: $0.41 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 19.38
• Book Value: $4.71 per share
• Price / Book: 1.70

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 28,690,000
• Free Float: 24,586,000
• Market Cap: $230.09 million
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.45