Vera Bradley, Inc. Expected to Earn Q2 2025 Earnings of $0.31 Per Share (NASDAQ:VRA)

Vera Bradley, Inc. (NASDAQ:VRA) – Research analysts at Sidoti Csr increased their Q2 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Vera Bradley in a note issued to investors on Thursday, August 1st. Sidoti Csr analyst D. Harriman now anticipates that the textile maker will post earnings of $0.31 per share for the quarter, up from their previous forecast of $0.09. The consensus estimate for Vera Bradley’s current full-year earnings is $0.58 per share. Sidoti Csr also issued estimates for Vera Bradley’s Q3 2025 earnings at $0.28 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $0.20 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at ($0.13) EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.35 EPS and Q3 2026 earnings at $0.28 EPS.

Separately, StockNews.com downgraded Vera Bradley from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Thursday, June 13th.

Vera Bradley Trading Up 2.2 %

NASDAQ:VRA opened at $5.93 on Monday. The company has a market cap of $174.88 million, a PE ratio of 42.36 and a beta of 1.91. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $6.61 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $6.98. Vera Bradley has a 12 month low of $5.45 and a 12 month high of $8.35.

Vera Bradley (NASDAQ:VRA) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, June 12th. The textile maker reported ($0.21) EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.11 by ($0.32). The business had revenue of $80.60 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $94.76 million. Vera Bradley had a return on equity of 5.17% and a net margin of 0.96%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the business. Fund 1 Investments LLC increased its holdings in Vera Bradley by 93.6% in the 4th quarter. Fund 1 Investments LLC now owns 1,762,471 shares of the textile maker’s stock worth $13,571,000 after acquiring an additional 852,330 shares in the last quarter. Gate City Capital Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of Vera Bradley during the 4th quarter valued at $4,281,000. Wellington Management Group LLP bought a new stake in shares of Vera Bradley during the 4th quarter valued at $3,672,000. Acadian Asset Management LLC lifted its stake in shares of Vera Bradley by 17.6% during the 1st quarter. Acadian Asset Management LLC now owns 1,013,292 shares of the textile maker’s stock valued at $6,889,000 after buying an additional 151,969 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Hillsdale Investment Management Inc. boosted its holdings in Vera Bradley by 14.2% in the 1st quarter. Hillsdale Investment Management Inc. now owns 550,764 shares of the textile maker’s stock worth $3,745,000 after buying an additional 68,500 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 59.88% of the company’s stock.

Vera Bradley Company Profile

Vera Bradley, Inc, together with its subsidiaries, designs, manufactures, and sells women's handbags, luggage and travel items, fashion and home accessories, and gifts. It operates through three segments: Vera Bradley Direct, Vera Bradley Indirect, and Pura Vida. The company offers bag products, such as totes, crossbodies, satchels, clutches, backpacks, baby bags, and lunch bags; accessories, including ID holders, lanyards, wallets, wristlets, eyewear, scarves, hair accessories, and various technology accessories; bracelets, rings, and necklaces under Pura Vida brand name; and travel products consist of rolling luggage, cosmetics, and travel and packing accessories, as well as travel bags comprising duffel and weekend bags.