Vera Bradley Ownership

VRA Stock  USD 5.58  0.36  6.90%   
Vera Bradley shows a total of 28.23 Million outstanding shares. The majority of Vera Bradley outstanding shares are owned by institutional holders. These institutional investors are usually referred to as non-private investors looking to take positions in Vera Bradley to benefit from reduced commissions. Consequently, institutions are subject to a different set of regulations than regular investors in Vera Bradley. Please pay attention to any change in the institutional holdings of Vera Bradley as this could imply that something significant has changed or is about to change at the company. Please note that no matter how many assets the company owns, if the real value of the company is less than the current market value, you may not be able to make money on it.
 
Shares in Circulation  
First Issued
2009-12-31
Previous Quarter
31 M
Current Value
30 M
Avarage Shares Outstanding
36.4 M
Quarterly Volatility
3.5 M
 
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Some institutional investors establish a significant position in stocks such as Vera Bradley in order to find ways to drive up its value. Retail investors, on the other hand, need to know that institutional holders can own millions of shares of Vera Bradley, and when they decide to sell, the stock will often sell-off, which may instantly impact shareholders' value. So, traders who get in early or near the beginning of the institutional investor's buying cycle could potentially generate profits.
As of November 26, 2024, Dividends Paid is expected to decline to about 1.5 M. In addition to that, Dividend Paid And Capex Coverage Ratio is expected to decline to 2.80. The current year's Net Income Applicable To Common Shares is expected to grow to about 21.1 M, whereas Common Stock Shares Outstanding is forecasted to decline to about 29.1 M.
Please note, institutional investors have a lot of resources and new technology at their disposal. They can put in a lot of research and financial analysis when reviewing investment options. There are many different types of institutional investors, including banks, hedge funds, insurance companies, and pension plans. One of the main advantages they have over retail investors is the fees paid for trades. As they are buying in large quantities, they can manage their cost more effectively.
  
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Vera Stock Ownership Analysis

About 29.0% of the company outstanding shares are owned by insiders. The company has Price to Book (P/B) ratio of 0.61. Historically many companies with similar price-to-book (P/B) ratio do better than the market in the long run. Vera Bradley has Price/Earnings To Growth (PEG) ratio of 1.31. The entity had not issued any dividends in recent years. Vera Bradley, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, designs, manufactures, and sells womens handbags, luggage and travel items, fashion and home accessories, and gifts. Vera Bradley, Inc. was incorporated in 1982 and is headquartered in Roanoke, Indiana. Vera Bradley operates under Footwear Accessories classification in the United States and is traded on NASDAQ Exchange. It employs 2490 people. For more information please call Robert Wallstrom at 877 708 8372 or visit https://verabradley.com.
Besides selling stocks to institutional investors, Vera Bradley also allocates a substantial amount of its earnings to a pull of share-based compensation to be paid out to its employees, managers, executives, and members of the board of directors. Share-Based compensation (also sometimes called Stock-Based Compensation) is a way of paying different Vera Bradley's stakeholders with equity in the business. It is typically used as a motivation factor for employees to contribute beyond their regular compensation (salary and bonus). It is also used as a tool to align Vera Bradley's strategic interests with those of the company's shareholders. Shares issued to employees are usually subject to a vesting period before they are earned and sold.

Vera Bradley Quarterly Liabilities And Stockholders Equity

379.21 Million

Vera Bradley Insider Trades History

About 29.0% of Vera Bradley are currently held by insiders. Unlike Vera Bradley's institutional investors, corporate insiders most likely have a limit on the maximum percentage of share ownership. This is done to align insiders' influence against Vera Bradley's private investors even though both sides will benefit from rising prices or experience loss when the share price declines. The good rule to have in mind is that the maximum share ownership percentage of the corporate insiders should not surpass 25%. View all of Vera Bradley's insider trades
 
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Vera Stock Institutional Investors

Have you ever been surprised when a price of an equity instrument such as Vera Bradley is soaring high without any particular reason? This is usually happening because many institutional investors are aggressively trading Vera Bradley backward and forwards among themselves. Vera Bradley's institutional investor refers to the entity that pools money to purchase Vera Bradley's securities or originate loans. Institutional investors include commercial and private banks, credit unions, insurance companies, pension funds, hedge funds, endowments, and mutual funds. Operating companies that invest excess capital in these types of assets may also be included in the term and may influence corporate governance by exercising voting rights in their investments.
Shares
State Street Corp2024-06-30
477.5 K
Renaissance Technologies Corp2024-09-30
466.9 K
D. E. Shaw & Co Lp2024-09-30
384.4 K
Bridgeway Capital Management, Llc2024-09-30
368.5 K
Acuitas Investments, Llc2024-09-30
307.4 K
Northern Trust Corp2024-09-30
212.1 K
Bank Of New York Mellon Corp2024-06-30
199.3 K
O'shaughnessy Asset Management Llc2024-06-30
191.1 K
Prudential Financial Inc2024-09-30
178.3 K
Fund 1 Investments Llc2024-09-30
2.6 M
Blackrock Inc2024-06-30
M
Note, although Vera Bradley's institutional investors appear to be way more sophisticated than retail investors, it remains unclear if professional active investment managers can reliably enhance risk-adjusted returns by an amount that exceeds fees and expenses.

Vera Bradley Insider Trading Activities

Some recent studies suggest that insider trading raises the cost of capital for securities issuers and decreases overall economic growth. Trading by specific Vera Bradley insiders, such as employees or executives, is commonly permitted as long as it does not rely on Vera Bradley's material information that is not in the public domain. Local jurisdictions usually require such trading to be reported in order to monitor insider transactions. In many U.S. states, trading conducted by corporate officers, key employees, directors, or significant shareholders must be reported to the regulator or publicly disclosed, usually within a few business days of the trade. In these cases Vera Bradley insiders are required to file a Form 4 with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) when buying or selling shares of their own companies.

Vera Bradley Outstanding Bonds

Vera Bradley issues bonds to finance its operations. Corporate bonds make up one of the largest components of the U.S. bond market, which is considered the world's largest securities market. Vera Bradley uses the proceeds from bond sales for a wide variety of purposes, including financing ongoing mergers and acquisitions, buying new equipment, investing in research and development, buying back their own stock, paying dividends to shareholders, and even refinancing existing debt. Most Vera bonds can be classified according to their maturity, which is the date when Vera Bradley has to pay back the principal to investors. Maturities can be short-term, medium-term, or long-term (more than ten years). Longer-term bonds usually offer higher interest rates but may entail additional risks.

Vera Bradley Corporate Filings

13A
14th of November 2024
The form used by investors holding more than 5% of a company's stock, to report their beneficial ownership pursuant to Rule 13d-1 or Rule 13d-2 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
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F4
4th of November 2024
The report filed by a party regarding the acquisition or disposition of a company's common stock, as well as derivative securities such as options, warrants, and convertible securities
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8K
1st of November 2024
Report filed with the SEC to announce major events that shareholders should know about
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F3
3rd of October 2024
An amendment to the original Schedule 13D filing
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Is Apparel, Accessories & Luxury Goods space expected to grow? Or is there an opportunity to expand the business' product line in the future? Factors like these will boost the valuation of Vera Bradley. If investors know Vera will grow in the future, the company's valuation will be higher. The financial industry is built on trying to define current growth potential and future valuation accurately. All the valuation information about Vera Bradley listed above have to be considered, but the key to understanding future value is determining which factors weigh more heavily than others.
Quarterly Earnings Growth
(0.37)
Earnings Share
0.02
Revenue Per Share
14.465
Quarterly Revenue Growth
(0.14)
Return On Assets
0.0027
The market value of Vera Bradley is measured differently than its book value, which is the value of Vera that is recorded on the company's balance sheet. Investors also form their own opinion of Vera Bradley's value that differs from its market value or its book value, called intrinsic value, which is Vera Bradley's true underlying value. Investors use various methods to calculate intrinsic value and buy a stock when its market value falls below its intrinsic value. Because Vera Bradley's market value can be influenced by many factors that don't directly affect Vera Bradley's underlying business (such as a pandemic or basic market pessimism), market value can vary widely from intrinsic value.
Please note, there is a significant difference between Vera Bradley's value and its price as these two are different measures arrived at by different means. Investors typically determine if Vera Bradley is a good investment by looking at such factors as earnings, sales, fundamental and technical indicators, competition as well as analyst projections. However, Vera Bradley's price is the amount at which it trades on the open market and represents the number that a seller and buyer find agreeable to each party.