The stock of Vera Bradley Inc (NASDAQ: VRA) has decreased by -7.61 when compared to last closing price of 1.97.Despite this, the company has seen a loss of -8.08% in its stock price over the last five trading days. globenewswire.com reported 2025-03-14 that FORT WAYNE, Ind., March 14, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Vera Bradley, Inc. (Nasdaq: VRA) has announced that its co-founder Barbara Baekgaard, will not stand for re-election at the upcoming shareholders meeting and will instead transition to a Director Emeritus role. While she will be stepping back from official board duties, Baekgaard will continue to remain involved in the Company she co-founded and the Vera Bradley brand transformation.
Is It Worth Investing in Vera Bradley Inc (NASDAQ: VRA) Right Now?
VRA has 36-month beta value of 1.76. Analysts have mixed views on the stock, with 1 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 0 as “overweight,” 0 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for VRA is 19.26M, and currently, short sellers hold a 15.44% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of VRA on April 16, 2025 was 227.89K shares.
VRA’s Market Performance
VRA’s stock has seen a -8.08% decrease for the week, with a -33.58% drop in the past month and a -51.08% fall in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 10.76%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 8.51% for Vera Bradley Inc The simple moving average for the past 20 days is -18.01% for VRA’s stock, with a -60.45% 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 -34.18% 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 -78.14% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 8.51%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 10.76%, as shares sank -30.80% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -49.16% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, VRA fell by -8.08%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -70.21% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $2.2197. In addition, Vera Bradley Inc saw -53.69% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further losses.
Stock Fundamentals for VRA
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- -0.11 for the present operating margin
- 0.5 for the gross margin
The net margin for Vera Bradley Inc stands at -0.17. The total capital return value is set at -0.17. Equity return is now at value -28.34, with -16.88 for asset returns.
Based on Vera Bradley Inc (VRA), the company’s capital structure generated 0.33 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at -0.16. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.5. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is -70.25.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is -3.22 million with net debt to EBITDA at -5.84. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 0.29. The receivables turnover for the company is 25.15for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 1.21. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 2.84.
Conclusion
To put it simply, Vera Bradley Inc (VRA) has had a bad performance in recent times. Analysts have a bullish 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.
