Quadrature Capital Ltd Makes New $102,000 Investment in Vera Bradley, Inc. (NASDAQ:VRA)

Quadrature Capital Ltd purchased a new position in shares of Vera Bradley, Inc. (NASDAQ:VRA) during the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor purchased 18,607 shares of the textile maker’s stock, valued at approximately $102,000.

Several other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in VRA. Potrero Capital Research LLC bought a new position in Vera Bradley during the 3rd quarter worth about $2,621,000. Royce & Associates LP lifted its position in shares of Vera Bradley by 18.6% in the 3rd quarter. Royce & Associates LP now owns 1,592,165 shares of the textile maker’s stock worth $8,693,000 after purchasing an additional 249,630 shares during the period. AQR Capital Management LLC boosted its stake in shares of Vera Bradley by 37.9% during the second quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 500,578 shares of the textile maker’s stock valued at $3,134,000 after purchasing an additional 137,552 shares in the last quarter. American Century Companies Inc. increased its holdings in Vera Bradley by 23.2% during the second quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 385,521 shares of the textile maker’s stock valued at $2,413,000 after buying an additional 72,642 shares during the period. Finally, Dimensional Fund Advisors LP raised its stake in Vera Bradley by 4.6% in the second quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 1,474,763 shares of the textile maker’s stock worth $9,232,000 after buying an additional 64,624 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 59.88% of the company’s stock.

Vera Bradley Stock Down 6.5 %

Vera Bradley stock opened at $4.43 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $125.06 million, a P/E ratio of 147.67 and a beta of 1.91. The business has a fifty day moving average of $5.31 and a two-hundred day moving average of $5.86. Vera Bradley, Inc. has a twelve month low of $4.38 and a twelve month high of $8.32.

Vera Bradley (NASDAQ:VRA) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, September 11th. The textile maker reported $0.13 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.31 by ($0.18). Vera Bradley had a net margin of 0.19% and a return on equity of 2.75%. The company had revenue of $110.82 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $129.53 million. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $0.33 EPS. Equities analysts expect that Vera Bradley, Inc. will post 0.1 earnings per share for the current year.

Vera Bradley Company Profile

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.