Vera Bradley, Inc. Forecasted to Earn Q1 2025 Earnings of $0.11 Per Share (NASDAQ:VRA)

Vera Bradley, Inc. (NASDAQ:VRA) – Stock analysts at Sidoti Csr issued their Q1 2025 earnings estimates for Vera Bradley in a research report issued on Thursday, April 4th. Sidoti Csr analyst D. Harriman forecasts that the textile maker will post earnings of $0.11 per share for the quarter. The consensus estimate for Vera Bradley’s current full-year earnings is $0.59 per share. Sidoti Csr also issued estimates for Vera Bradley’s Q2 2025 earnings at $0.15 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $0.18 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $0.16 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $0.59 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $0.14 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.19 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.22 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.21 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $0.75 EPS.

Separately, StockNews.com cut Vera Bradley from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, April 5th.

Vera Bradley Stock Down 0.3 %

VRA opened at $6.57 on Monday. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $7.18 and its 200 day moving average price is $7.25. Vera Bradley has a fifty-two week low of $4.60 and a fifty-two week high of $8.35. The firm has a market cap of $202.29 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 26.28 and a beta of 1.89.

Vera Bradley (NASDAQ:VRA) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, March 13th. The textile maker reported $0.11 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.15 by ($0.04). Vera Bradley had a return on equity of 6.69% and a net margin of 1.66%. The business had revenue of $133.27 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $136.06 million.

Institutional Trading of Vera Bradley

Several hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. boosted its position in Vera Bradley by 24.2% during the 3rd quarter. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. now owns 432,989 shares of the textile maker’s stock worth $2,862,000 after acquiring an additional 84,443 shares during the period. Campbell & CO Investment Adviser LLC acquired a new stake in Vera Bradley in the third quarter worth about $518,000. EAM Investors LLC bought a new position in Vera Bradley in the 3rd quarter valued at about $1,760,000. Barclays PLC increased its stake in Vera Bradley by 94.6% during the 3rd quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 42,532 shares of the textile maker’s stock valued at $282,000 after buying an additional 20,676 shares during the period. Finally, Ritholtz Wealth Management raised its position in shares of Vera Bradley by 27.3% during the 4th quarter. Ritholtz Wealth Management now owns 94,017 shares of the textile maker’s stock worth $724,000 after buying an additional 20,167 shares in the last quarter. 59.88% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

About Vera Bradley

Vera Bradley, Inc, together with its subsidiaries, designs, manufactures, and sells women's handbags, luggage and travel items, fashion and home accessories, and gifts. It operates through three segments: Vera Bradley Direct, Vera Bradley Indirect, and Pura Vida. The company offers bag products, such as totes, crossbodies, satchels, clutches, backpacks, baby bags, and lunch bags; accessories, including ID holders, lanyards, wallets, wristlets, eyewear, scarves, hair accessories, and various technology accessories; bracelets, rings, and necklaces under Pura Vida brand name; and travel products consisting of rolling luggage, cosmetics, and travel and packing accessories, as well as travel bags comprising duffel and weekend bags.