Vera Bradley, Inc. (NASDAQ:VRA – Get Free Report) was the recipient of a large growth in short interest in June. As of June 15th, there was short interest totalling 833,600 shares, a growth of 22.8% from the May 31st total of 679,100 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 326,500 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 2.6 days. Currently, 3.9% of the shares of the stock are sold short.
Vera Bradley Price Performance
VRA opened at $6.26 on Friday. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $7.09 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $7.18. The firm has a market capitalization of $184.61 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 44.71 and a beta of 1.94. Vera Bradley has a one year low of $5.66 and a one year high of $8.35.
Vera Bradley (NASDAQ:VRA – Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, June 12th. The textile maker reported ($0.21) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.11 by ($0.32). Vera Bradley had a return on equity of 5.17% and a net margin of 0.96%. The firm had revenue of $80.60 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $94.76 million. As a group, sell-side analysts expect that Vera Bradley will post 0.58 EPS for the current fiscal year.
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Separately, StockNews.com lowered Vera Bradley from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Thursday, June 13th.
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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.
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