Vera BradleyVRA
Market Cap: $162M
About: Vera Bradley Inc designs women's handbags, travel items, and accessories. Each category comprises a substantial component of total sales, with the bags category comprising the most. most of the company's sales are made directly to customers through Vera Bradley's retail stores and e-commerce sites. The company also has a substantial wholesale business selling to specialty retail and department stores. Almost all company sales are in the United States. Vera Bradley uses third-party manufacturers in Asia to produce its products, and the company distributes the products through its distribution center in Indiana. The Company has three reportable segments: Vera Bradley Direct, Vera Bradley Indirect, and Pura Vida. The majority of revenue is from the Vera Bradley Direct segment.
Employees: 2,135
Fund manager confidence
Based on 2024 Q2 SEC filings by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)
7,041% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $1.93M | Put options by funds: $27K
6% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 37 | Existing positions reduced: 35
1.71% less ownership
Funds ownership: 64.34% [Q1] → 62.62% (-1.71%) [Q2]
4% less funds holding
Funds holding: 104 [Q1] → 100 (-4) [Q2]
11% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $135M [Q1] → $121M (-$14.3M) [Q2]
18% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 18 | Existing positions closed: 22
100% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 1 [Q1] → 0 (-1) [Q2]
Research analyst outlook
8 Wall Street Analysts provided 1 year price targets over the past 3 months
8 analyst ratings
Small Cap Consumer Research Eric Beder 47% 1-year accuracy 49 / 104 met price target | 89%upside $10 | Buy Reiterated | 4 Sept 2024 |
Small Cap Consumer Research Eric Beder 47% 1-year accuracy 49 / 104 met price target | 89%upside $10 | Buy Reiterated | 26 Aug 2024 |
Small Cap Consumer Research Eric Beder 47% 1-year accuracy 49 / 104 met price target | 89%upside $10 | Buy Reiterated | 23 Aug 2024 |
Small Cap Consumer Research Eric Beder 47% 1-year accuracy 49 / 104 met price target | 89%upside $10 | Buy Reiterated | 22 Jul 2024 |
Small Cap Consumer Research Eric Beder 47% 1-year accuracy 49 / 104 met price target | 89%upside $10 | Buy Reiterated | 10 Jul 2024 |