Vera Bradley (VRA) Competitors $1.93 -0.03 (-1.53%) Closing price 08/8/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$2.04 +0.11 (+5.44%) As of 08/8/2025 07:05 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, GIII, CRI, 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), V.F. (VFC), PVH (PVH), Columbia Sportswear (COLM), Hanesbrands (HBI), G-III Apparel Group (GIII), Carter's (CRI), and Oxford Industries (OXM). These companies are all part of the "apparel accessories & luxury goods" industry. Vera Bradley vs. Its Competitors Fossil Group Tapestry Ralph Lauren V.F. PVH Columbia Sportswear Hanesbrands G-III Apparel Group Carter's Oxford Industries Vera Bradley (NASDAQ:VRA) and Fossil Group (NASDAQ:FOSL) are both small-cap retail/wholesale companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, profitability, institutional ownership, valuation, earnings, dividends, analyst recommendations and risk. Do institutionals & insiders believe in 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. 12.1% 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 media refer more to VRA or FOSL? In the previous week, Vera Bradley had 4 more articles in the media than Fossil Group. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Vera Bradley and 4 mentions for Fossil Group. Vera Bradley's average media sentiment score of 0.19 beat Fossil Group's score of -0.16 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 2 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Fossil Group 0 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Do analysts prefer VRA or FOSL? Fossil Group has a consensus price target of $5.00, indicating a potential upside of 199.40%. Given Fossil Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Fossil Group is more favorable than Vera Bradley.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Vera Bradley 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00Fossil Group 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Which has higher earnings and valuation, VRA or FOSL? Vera Bradley has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Fossil Group. Fossil Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Vera Bradley, 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-$62.19M-$3.16-0.61Fossil Group$1.15B0.08-$102.67M-$1.80-0.93 Which has more risk & volatility, VRA or FOSL? Vera Bradley has a beta of 1.8, meaning that its stock price is 80% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Fossil Group has a beta of 2.53, meaning that its stock price is 153% more volatile than the S&P 500. Is VRA or FOSL more profitable? Fossil Group has a net margin of -8.55% compared to Vera Bradley's net margin of -25.52%. Vera Bradley's return on equity of -11.07% beat Fossil Group's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Vera Bradley-25.52% -11.07% -6.69% Fossil Group -8.55%-23.80%-4.76% SummaryFossil Group beats Vera Bradley on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks. 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 VRA 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 BradleyRETAIL IndustryRetail SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$54.75M$7.55B$26.79B$9.61BDividend YieldN/A2.87%172.88%4.14%P/E Ratio-0.6155.9527.3524.84Price / Sales0.141.1212.5898.65Price / Cash3.0017.3457.5258.36Price / Book0.302.875.465.64Net Income-$62.19M$372.41M$874.58M$265.68M7 Day Performance-0.52%1.80%1.43%4.95%1 Month Performance-22.80%-1.99%-1.85%0.83%1 Year Performance-68.20%3.21%20.72%22.18% Vera Bradley Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)VRAVera Bradley1.3627 of 5 stars$1.93-1.5%N/A-68.2%$54.75M$371.97M-0.611,725FOSLFossil Group3.571 of 5 stars$1.64+3.1%$5.00+204.9%+46.5%$85.28M$1.15B-0.915,200Upcoming EarningsTPRTapestry3.9956 of 5 stars$111.86+5.2%$99.72-10.9%+187.3%$22.08B$6.67B29.4418,600Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastRLRalph Lauren4.6736 of 5 stars$304.07+3.5%$301.53-0.8%+78.6%$17.72B$7.08B26.1923,400Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionVFCV.F.4.3768 of 5 stars$12.60+8.1%$16.19+28.5%-33.6%$4.55B$9.50B-96.9227,000Trending NewsPVHPVH4.6899 of 5 stars$74.40+4.3%$93.40+25.5%-24.8%$3.43B$8.65B10.4928,000Positive NewsDividend AnnouncementGap DownCOLMColumbia Sportswear4.4913 of 5 stars$51.08+3.6%$60.80+19.0%-38.0%$2.72B$3.37B13.039,780HBIHanesbrands3.111 of 5 stars$4.18+2.7%$5.75+37.6%-21.2%$1.44B$3.51B-4.9841,000Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastOptions VolumeGIIIG-III Apparel Group3.1831 of 5 stars$24.25+4.3%$27.80+14.6%-1.8%$1.01B$3.18B5.614,600CRICarter's3.3494 of 5 stars$24.75+4.6%$30.25+22.2%-59.3%$861.62M$2.84B6.5615,350OXMOxford Industries4.6646 of 5 stars$38.42+3.9%$55.80+45.2%-58.7%$552.16M$1.52B7.466,000Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Fossil Group Competitors Tapestry Competitors Ralph Lauren Competitors V.F. 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