Vera Bradley (VRA) Competitors $1.82 -0.15 (-7.61%) Closing price 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$1.82 0.00 (0.00%) As of 06:26 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock VRA vs. FOSL, TPR, RL, VFC, PVH, COLM, HBI, CRI, GIII, and OXMShould 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), VF (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. Fossil Group Tapestry Ralph Lauren VF PVH Columbia Sportswear Hanesbrands Carter's G-III Apparel Group Oxford Industries Vera Bradley (NASDAQ:VRA) and Fossil Group (NASDAQ:FOSL) are both small-cap retail/wholesale companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, risk, dividends, community ranking, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, media sentiment, profitability and earnings. Does the media refer more to VRA or FOSL? In the previous week, Fossil Group had 1 more articles in the media than Vera Bradley. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Fossil Group and 2 mentions for Vera Bradley. Vera Bradley's average media sentiment score of 1.90 beat Fossil Group's score of 1.67 indicating that Vera Bradley is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Vera Bradley 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive Fossil Group 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive Which has preferable valuation & earnings, VRA or FOSL? Vera Bradley has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Fossil Group. Vera Bradley is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Fossil Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioVera Bradley$371.97M0.14$7.84M-$2.22-0.82Fossil Group$1.14B0.05-$157.09M-$1.93-0.50 Is VRA or FOSL more profitable? Vera Bradley has a net margin of -4.21% compared to Fossil Group's net margin of -10.07%. Vera Bradley's return on equity of -2.74% beat Fossil Group's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Vera Bradley-4.21% -2.74% -1.80% Fossil Group -10.07%-40.95%-9.77% Which has more risk and volatility, VRA or FOSL? Vera Bradley has a beta of 1.86, meaning that its share price is 86% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Fossil Group has a beta of 2.17, meaning that its share price is 117% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of VRA or FOSL? 59.9% of Vera Bradley shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 61.1% of Fossil Group shares are held by institutional investors. 10.5% of Vera Bradley shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 7.8% of Fossil Group shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Does the MarketBeat Community believe in VRA or FOSL? Fossil Group received 268 more outperform votes than Vera Bradley when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 55.81% of users gave Vera Bradley an outperform vote while only 54.04% of users gave Fossil Group an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformVera BradleyOutperform Votes36055.81% Underperform Votes28544.19% Fossil GroupOutperform Votes62854.04% Underperform Votes53445.96% SummaryVera Bradley beats Fossil Group on 8 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks. Remove Ads Get Vera Bradley News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for VRA and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart VRA vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricVera BradleyLeather & leather products IndustryRetail SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$50.83M$4.96B$23.12B$7.57BDividend YieldN/A2.08%170.23%4.33%P/E Ratio-3.1118.5421.6717.82Price / Sales0.140.814.0294.59Price / Cash1.927.4419.4134.64Price / Book0.223.875.644.00Net Income$7.84M$198.28M$781.29M$247.23M7 Day Performance-7.93%2.52%5.16%7.25%1 Month Performance-25.89%-24.04%-5.05%-6.24%1 Year Performance-71.38%-26.80%2.09%-0.17% Vera Bradley Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)VRAVera Bradley0.9503 of 5 stars$1.82-7.6%N/A-69.0%$50.42M$371.97M-3.082,490News CoveragePositive NewsFOSLFossil Group1.7321 of 5 stars$1.00-2.0%N/A+5.9%$53.26M$1.14B-0.436,900News CoveragePositive NewsGap DownTPRTapestry4.5479 of 5 stars$62.74-0.3%$78.53+25.2%+54.7%$12.99B$6.78B18.1918,100Short Interest ↓News CoveragePositive NewsRLRalph Lauren4.8517 of 5 stars$192.87-2.4%$279.93+45.1%+25.8%$11.91B$6.95B17.6022,200Positive NewsVFCVF4.5485 of 5 stars$11.30-2.3%$22.10+95.6%-7.0%$4.40B$10.15B-9.4935,000Short Interest ↓High Trading VolumePVHPVH4.9462 of 5 stars$65.75-2.9%$107.13+62.9%-33.3%$3.66B$8.65B5.3531,000Analyst ForecastShort Interest ↓Gap DownCOLMColumbia Sportswear4.0921 of 5 stars$65.55-4.8%$83.00+26.6%-9.7%$3.63B$3.37B16.949,450Analyst ForecastShort Interest ↓News CoverageHigh Trading VolumeHBIHanesbrands3.8645 of 5 stars$4.51-3.7%$7.50+66.5%-9.3%$1.59B$3.51B-4.9051,000Short Interest ↓News CoverageCRICarter's3.925 of 5 stars$35.80-3.7%$49.00+36.9%-49.8%$1.29B$2.84B5.6815,500GIIIG-III Apparel Group3.3679 of 5 stars$24.24-5.3%$33.00+36.1%-10.7%$1.06B$3.18B6.363,600Gap DownOXMOxford Industries3.9574 of 5 stars$53.10-7.1%$63.00+18.6%-52.9%$789.35M$1.52B59.664,700Positive NewsGap DownHigh Trading Volume Remove Ads Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Fossil Group Competitors Tapestry Competitors Ralph Lauren Competitors VF Competitors PVH Competitors Columbia Sportswear Competitors Hanesbrands Competitors Carter's Competitors G-III Apparel Group Competitors Oxford Industries Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:VRA) was last updated on 4/15/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our Partners[Action Required] Claim Your FREE IRS Loophole GuideThis shouldn't surprise anyone who's been paying attention, but... 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