Vera Bradley
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 Q3 regulatory filings by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)
35% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 35 | Existing positions reduced: 26
0.12% more ownership
Funds ownership: 63.4% [Q2] → 63.52% (+0.12%) [Q3]
13% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $122M [Q2] → $107M (-$15.4M) [Q3]
15% less funds holding
Funds holding: 100 [Q2] → 85 (-15) [Q3]
23% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $1.52M | Put options by funds: $1.98M
56% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 12 | Existing positions closed: 27
Research analyst outlook
1 Wall Street Analyst provided 1 year price targets over the past 3 months
1 analyst rating
Small Cap Consumer Research Eric Beder 36% 1-year accuracy 56 / 156 met price target | 60%upside $5.50 | Buy Reiterated | 16 Dec 2024 |
Financial journalist opinion
Based on 5 articles about VRA published over the past 30 days
