Vera Bradley Inc (NASDAQ: VRA)’s stock price has gone rise by 3.41 in comparison to its previous close of 5.58, however, the company has experienced a 13.81% increase in its stock price over the last five trading days. globenewswire.com reported 2024-11-27 that FORT WAYNE, Ind., Nov. 27, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Vera Bradley, Inc. (Nasdaq: VRA) (the “Company”) today announced that it plans to report results for the third quarter ending November 2, 2024 of fiscal year 2025 at 8:00 a.m. Eastern Time on Wednesday, December 11, 2024.
Is It Worth Investing in Vera Bradley Inc (NASDAQ: VRA) Right Now?
Vera Bradley Inc (NASDAQ: VRA) has a higher price-to-earnings ratio of 194.28x compared to its average ratio. VRA has 36-month beta value of 1.90. Analysts have mixed views on the stock, with 1 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 0 as “overweight,” 6 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for VRA is 20.43M, and currently, short sellers hold a 14.77% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of VRA on November 28, 2024 was 398.20K shares.
VRA’s Market Performance
The stock of Vera Bradley Inc (VRA) has seen a 13.81% increase in the past week, with a 10.33% rise in the past month, and a -0.52% fall in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 4.85%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 3.60% for VRA.. The simple moving average for the past 20 days is 9.34% for VRA’s stock, with a -8.23% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of VRA
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for VRA stocks, with Noble Capital Markets repeating the rating for VRA by listing it as a “Outperform.” The predicted price for VRA in the upcoming period, according to Noble Capital Markets is $8 based on the research report published on June 16, 2022 of the previous year 2022.
Cowen, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see VRA reach a price target of $12. The rating they have provided for VRA stocks is “Market Perform” according to the report published on March 22nd, 2021.
Telsey Advisory Group gave a rating of “Market Perform” to VRA, setting the target price at $7 in the report published on March 12th of the previous year.
VRA Trading at 9.32% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought VRA to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -30.69% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 3.60%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 4.85%, as shares surge +10.75% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +8.77% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, VRA rose by +13.81%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -24.18% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $5.28. In addition, Vera Bradley Inc saw -25.06% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further losses.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at VRA starting from Kelley Mary Lou, who sale 33,500 shares at the price of $7.51 back on Dec 08 ’23. After this action, Kelley Mary Lou now owns 49,135 shares of Vera Bradley Inc, valued at $251,739 using the latest closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for VRA
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- -0.0 for the present operating margin
- 0.52 for the gross margin
The net margin for Vera Bradley Inc stands at 0.0. The total capital return value is set at -0.0. Equity return is now at value 0.34, with 0.22 for asset returns.
Based on Vera Bradley Inc (VRA), the company’s capital structure generated 0.07 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 1.07. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.07. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is -0.89.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 43.24 million with net debt to EBITDA at 1.16. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 0.44. The receivables turnover for the company is 13.93for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 1.16. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 2.83.
Conclusion
To put it simply, Vera Bradley Inc (VRA) has had a mixed performance in recent times. Analysts have a mixed opinion on the stock, with some rating it as a “buy” and others as a “hold”. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
