Vera Bradley (VRA) Competitors $2.06 -0.10 (-4.63%) Closing price 07/15/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$2.07 +0.01 (+0.49%) As of 07/15/2025 06:56 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), V.F. (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. Its Competitors Fossil Group Tapestry Ralph Lauren V.F. PVH Columbia Sportswear Hanesbrands Carter's G-III Apparel Group Oxford Industries Fossil Group (NASDAQ:FOSL) and Vera Bradley (NASDAQ:VRA) 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 profitability, earnings, dividends, media sentiment, risk, analyst recommendations, valuation and institutional ownership. Does the media refer more to FOSL or VRA? In the previous week, Vera Bradley had 8 more articles in the media than Fossil Group. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Vera Bradley and 2 mentions for Fossil Group. Fossil Group's average media sentiment score of 0.27 beat Vera Bradley's score of 0.21 indicating that Fossil Group is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Fossil Group 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Vera Bradley 1 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 2 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Is FOSL or VRA 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 Fossil Group-8.55% -23.80% -4.76% Vera Bradley -25.52%-11.07%-6.69% Which has more volatility & risk, FOSL or VRA? Fossil Group has a beta of 2.39, indicating that its share price is 139% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Vera Bradley has a beta of 1.78, indicating that its share price is 78% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in FOSL or VRA? 61.1% of Fossil Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 59.9% of Vera Bradley shares are held by institutional investors. 7.8% of Fossil Group shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 10.5% of Vera Bradley shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Which has preferable earnings & valuation, FOSL or VRA? Vera Bradley has lower revenue, but higher earnings 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 RatioFossil Group$1.15B0.07-$102.67M-$1.80-0.88Vera Bradley$371.97M0.15-$62.19M-$3.16-0.65 Do analysts rate FOSL or VRA? Fossil Group currently has a consensus target price of $5.00, suggesting a potential upside of 214.47%. Given Fossil Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Fossil Group is more favorable than Vera Bradley.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Fossil Group 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00Vera Bradley 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00 SummaryFossil Group beats Vera Bradley on 10 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$60.34M$7.61B$26.69B$9.30BDividend YieldN/A2.91%177.06%4.03%P/E Ratio-0.6564.1229.3519.58Price / Sales0.151.255.8993.37Price / Cash3.3116.9748.0457.93Price / Book0.322.955.665.54Net Income-$62.19M$372.42M$876.41M$257.73M7 Day Performance-17.60%-1.50%-1.92%-0.08%1 Month Performance-13.81%1.09%4.18%8.09%1 Year Performance-69.97%-8.49%20.65%13.02% Vera Bradley Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)VRAVera Bradley2.9372 of 5 stars$2.06-4.6%N/A-68.4%$60.34M$371.97M-0.651,725FOSLFossil Group3.8441 of 5 stars$1.66-2.4%$5.00+201.2%+22.3%$89.03M$1.15B-0.925,200TPRTapestry3.8632 of 5 stars$101.70+3.3%$89.17-12.3%+139.2%$21.12B$6.67B26.7618,600RLRalph Lauren4.2611 of 5 stars$289.50+0.9%$292.88+1.2%+67.3%$17.46B$7.08B24.9423,400VFCV.F.4.8484 of 5 stars$12.26-0.6%$16.21+32.3%-11.8%$4.78B$9.50B-24.5127,000Trending NewsPVHPVH4.8552 of 5 stars$72.48-1.4%$94.20+30.0%-32.1%$3.48B$8.65B10.2228,000COLMColumbia Sportswear4.2038 of 5 stars$60.44-1.6%$70.00+15.8%-24.6%$3.33B$3.38B15.469,780HBIHanesbrands3.3378 of 5 stars$4.53-2.1%$5.75+27.1%-13.0%$1.60B$3.51B-5.3941,000Positive NewsCRICarter's2.7016 of 5 stars$31.89-2.9%$36.80+15.4%-49.6%$1.16B$2.84B7.0515,350GIIIG-III Apparel Group2.7072 of 5 stars$23.94-0.1%$27.80+16.1%-11.1%$1.04B$3.15B5.544,600Positive NewsOXMOxford Industries4.783 of 5 stars$45.25-3.6%$55.80+23.3%-57.3%$675.73M$1.51B8.796,000 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Fossil Group Competitors Tapestry Competitors Ralph Lauren Competitors V.F. 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