Vera Bradley (VRA) Competitors

Vera Bradley (NASDAQ:VRA) and Movado Group (NYSE:MOV) are both small-cap retail/wholesale companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, earnings, media sentiment, valuation, institutional ownership, dividends, community ranking, analyst recommendations and profitability.

Which has more volatility & risk, VRA or MOV?

Vera Bradley has a beta of 1.89, indicating that its stock price is 89% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Movado Group has a beta of 0.99, indicating that its stock price is 1% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media refer more to VRA or MOV?

In the previous week, Vera Bradley and Vera Bradley both had 1 articles in the media. Movado Group's average media sentiment score of 1.76 beat Vera Bradley's score of 0.56 indicating that Movado Group is being referred to more favorably in the news 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)	Positive
Movado Group	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in VRA or MOV?

59.9% of Vera Bradley shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 72.1% of Movado Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 10.5% of Vera Bradley shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 30.1% of Movado Group shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has higher valuation & earnings, VRA or MOV?

Movado Group has higher revenue and earnings than Vera Bradley. Movado 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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Vera Bradley	$470.79M	0.31	$7.84M	$0.03	174.00
Movado Group	$672.60M	0.65	$46.71M	$1.59	12.33

Is VRA or MOV more profitable?

Movado Group has a net margin of 5.45% compared to Vera Bradley's net margin of 0.19%. Movado Group's return on equity of 7.23% beat Vera Bradley's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Vera Bradley	0.19%	2.75%	1.84%
Movado Group	5.45%	7.23%	4.83%

Do analysts prefer VRA or MOV?

Movado Group has a consensus price target of $41.00, suggesting a potential upside of 109.08%. Given Movado Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Movado 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)	0.00
Movado Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer VRA or MOV?

Vera Bradley received 154 more outperform votes than Movado Group when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 55.81% of users gave Vera Bradley an outperform vote while only 55.38% of users gave Movado Group an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Vera Bradley	Outperform Votes 360 55.81%	Underperform Votes 285 44.19%
Movado Group	Outperform Votes 206 55.38%	Underperform Votes 166 44.62%

Summary

Movado Group beats Vera Bradley on 13 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.