VRA vs. FOSL, TPR, RL, VFC, COLM, PVH, HBI, CRI, GIII, and OXM
Should 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), Columbia Sportswear (COLM), PVH (PVH), 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 (NASDAQ:FOSL) and Vera Bradley (NASDAQ:VRA) are both small-cap retail/wholesale companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, valuation, dividends, analyst recommendations, risk, media sentiment, profitability, community ranking and earnings.
In the previous week, Fossil Group had 2 more articles in the media than Vera Bradley. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Fossil Group and 0 mentions for Vera Bradley. Fossil Group's average media sentiment score of 0.61 beat Vera Bradley's score of 0.00 indicating that Fossil Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Fossil Group has a beta of 2.18, meaning that its stock price is 118% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Vera Bradley has a beta of 1.95, meaning that its stock price is 95% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Vera Bradley has lower revenue, but higher earnings 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.
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.
61.1% of Fossil Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 59.9% of Vera Bradley shares are owned by institutional investors. 7.8% of Fossil Group shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 10.5% of Vera Bradley shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Fossil Group received 267 more outperform votes than Vera Bradley when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 55.81% of users gave Vera Bradley an outperform vote while only 54.05% of users gave Fossil Group an outperform vote.
Summary
Vera Bradley beats Fossil Group on 8 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NASDAQ:VRA) was last updated on 2/22/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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