Vera Bradley, Inc. (NASDAQ:VRA) Shares Purchased by Barclays PLC

Barclays PLC lifted its position in Vera Bradley, Inc. (NASDAQ:VRA) by 23.4% in the third quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The firm owned 59,900 shares of the textile maker’s stock after buying an additional 11,366 shares during the period. Barclays PLC’s holdings in Vera Bradley were worth $327,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of VRA. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company purchased a new stake in shares of Vera Bradley in the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $76,000. Sei Investments Co. purchased a new position in Vera Bradley in the second quarter worth approximately $81,000. Quadrature Capital Ltd acquired a new stake in Vera Bradley during the third quarter worth $102,000. Davis R M Inc. purchased a new stake in Vera Bradley in the third quarter valued at $109,000. Finally, FMR LLC lifted its stake in shares of Vera Bradley by 998.4% in the 3rd quarter. FMR LLC now owns 21,408 shares of the textile maker’s stock valued at $117,000 after purchasing an additional 19,459 shares during the last quarter. 59.88% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Vera Bradley Trading Down 3.3 %

Shares of NASDAQ:VRA opened at $3.78 on Monday. The company has a market capitalization of $104.82 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -6.41 and a beta of 1.97. Vera Bradley, Inc. has a 12-month low of $3.27 and a 12-month high of $8.32. The business has a 50-day moving average price of $4.52 and a 200 day moving average price of $5.28.

About Vera Bradley

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.