Sidoti Csr Analysts Reduce Earnings Estimates for Vera Bradley, Inc. (NASDAQ:VRA)

Vera Bradley, Inc. (NASDAQ:VRA) – Equities research analysts at Sidoti Csr reduced their Q3 2025 EPS estimates for shares of Vera Bradley in a research note issued to investors on Thursday, September 12th. Sidoti Csr analyst D. Harriman now expects that the textile maker will post earnings of $0.10 per share for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $0.28. The consensus estimate for Vera Bradley’s current full-year earnings is $0.10 per share. Sidoti Csr also issued estimates for Vera Bradley’s Q4 2025 earnings at $0.08 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $0.10 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at ($0.12) EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.31 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.21 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.15 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $0.55 EPS.

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

Vera Bradley Price Performance

Shares of Vera Bradley stock opened at $4.89 on Monday. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $6.04 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $6.58. The firm has a market capitalization of $144.20 million, a PE ratio of 34.93 and a beta of 1.89. Vera Bradley has a 52-week low of $4.38 and a 52-week high of $8.35.

Vera Bradley (NASDAQ:VRA) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, September 11th. The textile maker reported $0.13 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.31 by ($0.18). Vera Bradley had a net margin of 0.19% and a return on equity of 2.75%. The firm had revenue of $110.82 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $129.53 million. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $0.33 earnings per share.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Vera Bradley

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in VRA. Fund 1 Investments LLC lifted its holdings in Vera Bradley by 93.6% during the 4th quarter. Fund 1 Investments LLC now owns 1,762,471 shares of the textile maker’s stock valued at $13,571,000 after purchasing an additional 852,330 shares during the last quarter. Gate City Capital Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Vera Bradley during the fourth quarter worth approximately $4,281,000. Wellington Management Group LLP bought a new position in shares of Vera Bradley in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $3,672,000. Acadian Asset Management LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Vera Bradley by 17.6% in the 1st quarter. Acadian Asset Management LLC now owns 1,013,292 shares of the textile maker’s stock worth $6,889,000 after acquiring an additional 151,969 shares in the last quarter. Finally, AQR Capital Management LLC grew its position in Vera Bradley by 37.9% during the 2nd quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 500,578 shares of the textile maker’s stock worth $3,134,000 after acquiring an additional 137,552 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 59.88% of the company’s stock.

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.