Vera Bradley (NASDAQ:VRA) Posts Quarterly Earnings Results, Misses Expectations By $0.23 EPS

Vera Bradley (NASDAQ:VRAGet Free Report) released its earnings results on Wednesday. The textile maker reported ($0.36) earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of ($0.13) by ($0.23), RTT News reports. Vera Bradley had a negative net margin of 4.21% and a negative return on equity of 2.74%. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted ($0.21) earnings per share.

Vera Bradley Trading Down 19.1%

NASDAQ VRA opened at $1.90 on Thursday. The firm has a market cap of $53.04 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -3.22 and a beta of 1.77. The company has a 50 day moving average of $2.03 and a 200-day moving average of $3.06. Vera Bradley has a 1-year low of $1.72 and a 1-year high of $7.13.

Institutional Trading of Vera Bradley

A hedge fund recently raised its stake in Vera Bradley stock. Jane Street Group LLC lifted its position in shares of Vera Bradley, Inc. (NASDAQ:VRAFree Report) by 149.9% during the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 57,041 shares of the textile maker’s stock after purchasing an additional 34,212 shares during the quarter. Jane Street Group LLC owned 0.20% of Vera Bradley worth $128,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period. 59.88% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

About Vera Bradley

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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.

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