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Vera Bradley, Inc.

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Vera Bradley, Inc.

VRA·NASDAQ·Manufacturing·CIK 0001495320

Vera Bradley is a designer of women's handbags, luggage and travel items, fashion and home accessories, and unique gifts. The company was founded in 1982. On March 11, 2025, the company agreed to sell 100% of Creative Genius, Inc., which operates as Pura Vida Bracelets. This sale was completed on March 31, 2025. Following the sale, Pura Vida is no longer part of Vera Bradley's consolidated financial results, and its operations have been classified as discontinued operations. Vera Bradley operates through two reportable segments: Vera Bradley Direct (VB Direct) and Vera Bradley Indirect (VB Indirect). The VB Direct segment includes sales of Vera Bradley products through its full-line and outlet stores in the United States, e-commerce sites (verabradley.com, outlet.verabradley.com, and international.verabradley.com), direct-to-consumer marketplaces, and typically the annual Vera Bradley outlet sale in Fort Wayne, Indiana. As of January 31, 2026, the company operated 29 full-line stores and 86 outlet stores. The VB Indirect segment also sells Vera Bradley products.

Vera Bradley, Inc. (NASDAQ:VRA) is a publicly traded company in the Manufacturing sector. Wiseek has independently scored 16 items for VRA at importance 7 or higher on its 1–10 market-impact scale. Its most recent item scored 7 or higher is dated 2026-09-15, rated 7/10. Across its 16 most recent items scored 7 or higher, the top rating is 8/10, with 9 rated 8 or above. Recent SEC coverage for VRA spans 10-Q, 8-K, 4, DEF 14A.

Recent high-impact activity:

  • Q2 Swing to $4.5M Profit Fueled by Tariff Refund and Cost Discipline
  • Vera Bradley Swings to Q2 Profit on 8% Direct Growth, Reiterates FY27 Guidance
  • Vera Bradley Q2 Revenue Beats, Direct Sales Jump 8%
  • Vera Bradley CEO Ian Bickley Buys Over $111K in Company Stock Post-Earnings
  • Vera Bradley Q1 Revenue Jumps 7.8%, EPS Beats Estimates with First Growth Since 2022

Financial Snapshot

Fiscal year ended January 31, 2026
Revenue
$269.65M
Net Income
-$47.84M
Diluted EPS
-$1.71
Op. Cash Flow
-$9.97M
Free Cash Flow
-$13.26M
Gross Profit
$125.04M
Operating Income
-$31.91M
Cash & Equivalents
$18.51M
Debt / Equity
0.00×
Net Margin
-17.7%
Shares Outstanding
27.97M sh
Source: 10-K · filed 2026-03-27 · accession 0001628280-26-021640

Short Interest & Short Volume

1.00 days to cover

FINRA reported short interest of 595,356 shares in VRA as of the September 15, 2026 settlement, a 13.7% decrease from the prior period — about 1.0 days to cover at its recent average daily volume. On October 2, 2026, 28.3% of VRA volume reported to FINRA trade-reporting facilities was marked short.

Short interest (bi-monthly positions)595,356 shares as of September 15, 2026
Change vs prior period▼ 13.7%
Days to cover1.00 at avg daily volume of 1,271,170
Daily short volume (FINRA facilities)28.3% of 268,691 shares on October 2, 2026
5-day average short volume34.1%

Daily short sale volume covers trades reported to FINRA trade-reporting facilities and is not the same as short interest (bi-monthly reported positions). Source: FINRA — FINRA is the owner and source of this short interest and short sale volume data; it may not be redistributed.

Dilution Risk

Low risk

Filing-implied dilution signals for VRA, detected from its recent SEC filings · based on capital-structure filings through 2026-04-24.

Proposed Equity Plan Expansion · Significant Potential Dilution

⚠ A more recent filing has been published for this ticker since this signal was computed; it may not yet be reflected — see the filings below.

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$5.06 -0.05% today
52-week range · as of 2026-09-15 $1.39 – $5.06
Market cap
$146.6M
Volume
450.2K (0.6× avg)
3-mo avg 710.9K
Live data · 2026-10-05 03:54 UTC · Market closed

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VRA
Sep 15, 2026, 2:59 PM EDT
Filing Type: 10-Q
Importance Score:
7
Price at Filing: $3.96
Real-time Price: $5.06 info
Change: +$1.10 (+28%) info
Market Cap: $146.599M info
VRA
Sep 15, 2026, 8:13 AM EDT
Filing Type: 8-K
Importance Score:
7
Price at Filing: $3.44
Real-time Price: $5.06 info
Change: +$1.62 (+47%) info
Market Cap: $146.599M info
VRA
Sep 15, 2026, 8:13 AM EDT
Source: Reuters
Importance Score:
7
Price at Filing: $3.43
Real-time Price: $5.06 info
Change: +$1.63 (+48%) info
Market Cap: $146.599M info
VRA
Jun 16, 2026, 9:08 PM EDT
Filing Type: 4
Importance Score:
7
Price at Filing: $3.50
Real-time Price: $5.06 info
Change: +$1.56 (+45%) info
Market Cap: $146.599M info
VRA
Jun 11, 2026, 1:41 PM EDT
Source: Wiseek News
Importance Score:
8
Price at Filing: $3.44
Real-time Price: $5.06 info
Change: +$1.62 (+47%) info
Market Cap: $146.599M info
VRA
Jun 11, 2026, 1:39 PM EDT
Filing Type: 10-Q
Importance Score:
8
Price at Filing: $3.45
Real-time Price: $5.06 info
Change: +$1.61 (+47%) info
Market Cap: $146.599M info
VRA
Jun 11, 2026, 8:03 AM EDT
Source: Wiseek News
Importance Score:
8
Price at Filing: $3.71
Real-time Price: $5.06 info
Change: +$1.35 (+36%) info
Market Cap: $146.599M info
VRA
Jun 11, 2026, 8:01 AM EDT
Filing Type: 8-K
Importance Score:
8
Price at Filing: $3.49
Real-time Price: $5.06 info
Change: +$1.57 (+45%) info
Market Cap: $146.599M info
VRA
Jun 09, 2026, 9:09 AM EDT
Filing Type: 8-K
Importance Score:
8
Price at Filing: $3.27
Real-time Price: $5.06 info
Change: +$1.79 (+55%) info
Market Cap: $146.599M info
VRA
Jun 04, 2026, 7:00 AM EDT
Source: Wiseek News
Importance Score:
7
Price at Filing: $3.31
Real-time Price: $5.06 info
Change: +$1.75 (+53%) info
Market Cap: $146.599M info
VRA
Apr 24, 2026, 1:22 PM EDT
Filing Type: DEF 14A
Importance Score:
8
Price at Filing: $3.90
Real-time Price: $5.06 info
Change: +$1.16 (+30%) info
Market Cap: $146.599M info
VRA
Apr 17, 2026, 5:02 PM EDT
Filing Type: 8-K
Importance Score:
7
Price at Filing: $3.86
Real-time Price: $5.06 info
Change: +$1.20 (+31%) info
Market Cap: $146.599M info
VRA
Mar 27, 2026, 1:38 PM EDT
Filing Type: 10-K
Importance Score:
8
Price at Filing: $3.34
Real-time Price: $5.06 info
Change: +$1.72 (+51%) info
Market Cap: $146.599M info
VRA
Mar 13, 2026, 4:22 PM EDT
Filing Type: 8-K
Importance Score:
8
Price at Filing: $3.52
Real-time Price: $5.06 info
Change: +$1.54 (+44%) info
Market Cap: $146.599M info
VRA
Mar 12, 2026, 7:33 AM EDT
Filing Type: 8-K
Importance Score:
8
Price at Filing: $2.73
Real-time Price: $5.06 info
Change: +$2.33 (+85%) info
Market Cap: $146.599M info
VRA
Mar 12, 2026, 7:33 AM EDT
Source: Dow Jones Newswires
Importance Score:
7
Price at Filing: $2.70
Real-time Price: $5.06 info
Change: +$2.36 (+87%) info
Market Cap: $146.599M info
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