VRA Vera Bradley (VRA) Insider Trading, Ownership & Congress Trades
Consumer Goods · Leather & leather products · CIK 0001495320
Cluster · 3 insidersC-suite buying · 1
House members buying, 1 year
0
STOCK Act, US House only, disclosed up to 45 days after the trade
Funds added, last quarter
30
13F, latest reported quarter
What the filings say about VRA
Insiders, 180 days
+$265.0K net bought
3 buyers
Vera Bradley insider trades (Form 4)
Form 4 buys and sells (codes P and S). Grants, option exercises
and conversions excluded.
Over the last 180 days, Vera Bradley, Inc. insiders bought a net $265.0K of stock across 15 Form 4 purchases and sales, with 3 insiders buying. Source: SEC Form 4 filings, as of 2026-10-28.
Insider
Filed
Shares
Value
Since filing
Context
- 1 earlier Form 4 trade (code P or S) here by this insider (1 buy), the last on Sep 25, 2026.
- The trade is 80.0% of the 12,500 shares held after it.
- No other insider bought within 30 days.
- 30 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: Director Brockman Ivan bought about $50.2K of VRA on Oct 6, 2026; 30 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.Context
- First Form 4 purchase or sale (code P or S) here by this insider on our record.
- The trade is 100.0% of the 2,500 shares held after it.
- No other insider bought within 30 days.
- 30 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: Director Brockman Ivan bought about $10.0K of VRA on Sep 25, 2026; 30 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.Context
- 2 earlier Form 4 trades (code P or S) here by this insider (2 buys), the last on Dec 12, 2025.
- +47.6% median (+47.6% mean) 90-day return after 2 previous buys.
- The trade is 21.3% of the 135,623 shares held after it.
- 1 other insider bought within 30 days.
- 30 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: Chief Executive Officer Bickley Ian bought about $111.8K of VRA on Jun 12, 2026; 1 other insider bought within 30 days and 30 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.Context
- 3 earlier Form 4 trades (code P or S) here by this insider (3 buys), the last on Dec 15, 2025.
- +73.3% median (+58.3% mean) 90-day return after 3 previous buys.
- The trade is 3.8% of the 650,000 shares held after it.
- 1 other insider bought within 30 days.
- 30 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: Director Meslow Andrew bought about $93.0K of VRA on Jun 12, 2026; 1 other insider bought within 30 days and 30 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.Context
- 2 earlier Form 4 trades (code P or S) here by this insider (2 buys), the last on Dec 12, 2025.
- +47.6% median (+47.6% mean) 90-day return after 2 previous buys.
- The trade is 8.3% of the 600,000 shares held after it.
- 1 other insider bought within 30 days.
- 30 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: Director Meslow Andrew bought about $96.5K of VRA on Dec 15, 2025; 1 other insider bought within 30 days and 30 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.15 transactions on record
Since filing: total return from the first close after the filing to the latest close, dividend-adjusted. Not a forecast.
Context lines are counts over the filings above and returns from our own price history, never a price level. Not investment advice.
Seven facts, ranked against the sector ·
Rank is not a forecast
Insiders
net +$265.0K over 180 days
+$60.2K over 90 days
more than 87% of Consumer Goods
Congress
no House purchase disclosed in the last 12 months
Funds
30 funds bought in last quarter
below 72% of Consumer Goods
Revenue
-15.4% year over year
below 89% of Consumer Goods
Margin
-17.7% net margin
below 80% of Consumer Goods
Buybacks
no share repurchases reported
Short interest
3.1% of the float short (float per yahoo 2026-10-26) · 1.0 days to cover · settled 2026-09-30
below 55% of Consumer Goods
What changed in the last 30 days
Oct 7Director Brockman Ivan bought $60.2K (2 trades, Sep 25 to Oct 6)
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The year, with the filings on it
Total return over 12 months. Each marker is a filing; hover or tap one for the detail.
+162.1%12M
Insider buy
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Who owns VRA: institutional holders (13F)
13F holdings, latest reported quarter
1,289,059 sh
$5.0M
1,031,861 sh
$4.0M
853,863 sh
$3.3M
810,955 sh
$3.2M
684,766 sh
$2.7M
Congress trades in VRA
No Congress trades reported
No House member has disclosed a trade in this stock. See what Congress is buying.
Activist and 5% holders (13D/13G)
No 5%+ ownership filings
Nobody has filed for crossing 5%. That is a fact, not missing data.
VRA planned insider sales (Form 144)
No planned-sale notices
No insider has filed to sell. Watch this after a run-up.
VRA mutual fund holders (N-PORT)
Funds ranked by the share of their own portfolio in this stock (N-PORT).
Ultra-Small Company Fund
$687.7K position · as of 2026-06-30
0.7%
Royce Micro-Cap Fund
$1.4M position · as of 2026-06-30
0.3%
Royce Capital Fund - Micro-Cap Portfolio
$453.9K position · as of 2026-06-30
0.3%
Ultra-Small Company Market Fund
$175.4K position · as of 2026-06-30
0.1%
iShares Micro-Cap ETF
$260.3K position · as of 2026-06-30
0.0%
EA Bridgeway Omni Small-Cap Value ETF
$335.5K position · as of 2026-06-30
0.0%
SEC N-PORT, monthly, about 60 days late · funds ≥ $10M ·
% is the share of the fund's own portfolio
Live price
Daily candles from TradingView, under their licence. No filings marked.
Why this name is on the desk
3 insiders reported buying shares.
The record shows a net $265.0K bought by insiders over 180 days, 30 funds added last quarter. Each figure is a federal filing, dated the day it went public.
VRA financials
Revenue growth
-15.4%
XBRL, annual
Net margin
-17.7%
Ratios from the company's XBRL filings, latest filings
Revenue, TTM
$274.5M
four quarters, 2025-08-03 to 2026-08-01
Revenue, TTM VRA
| FY Jan 2026 | $269.7M |
| FY Feb 2025 | n/a |
| FY Feb 2024 | $470.8M |
| FY Jan 2023 | $500.0M |
| FY Jan 2022 | $540.5M |
| Aug 2026 | $71.6M |
| May 2026 | $55.7M |
| Jan 2026 | $84.9M |
| Nov 2025 | $62.3M |
| Aug 2025 | $70.9M |
| May 2025 | $51.7M |
| Feb 2025 | $86.4M |
| Nov 2024 | $80.6M |
At each fiscal year end
Single quarter
Net margin, TTM
-3.7%
net income over revenue, 2025-08-03 to 2026-08-01
Net margin, TTM VRA
| FY Jan 2026 | -17.7% |
| FY Feb 2025 | n/a |
| FY Feb 2024 | +1.7% |
| FY Jan 2023 | -11.9% |
| FY Jan 2022 | +3.3% |
| Aug 2026 | +6.3% |
| May 2026 | -8.7% |
| Jan 2026 | +3.1% |
| Nov 2025 | -19.9% |
| Aug 2025 | -6.6% |
| May 2025 | -64.8% |
| Feb 2025 | -54.4% |
| Nov 2024 | -15.9% |
At each fiscal year end
Single quarter
Free cash flow, TTM
$29.3M
operating cash flow minus capex, 2025-08-03 to 2026-08-01
Free cash flow, TTM VRA
| FY Jan 2026 | -$13.3M |
| FY Feb 2025 | -$24.5M |
| FY Feb 2024 | $44.2M |
| FY Jan 2023 | -$21.7M |
| FY Jan 2022 | $34.4M |
| Aug 2026 | $22.3M |
| May 2026 | -$5.6M |
| Jan 2026 | $17.1M |
| Nov 2025 | -$4.5M |
| Aug 2025 | -$6.1M |
| May 2025 | -$19.8M |
| Feb 2025 | $17.3M |
| Nov 2024 | -$25.0M |
At each fiscal year end
Single quarter
Debt to equity
0.08x
long-term debt only, 2025-11-01 (9 months older than the period end); equity 2026-08-01
Debt to equity VRA
| FY Jan 2026 | 0.08x |
| FY Feb 2025 | 0.00x |
| FY Feb 2024 | 0.12x |
| FY Jan 2023 | 0.12x |
| FY Jan 2022 | 0.09x |
| Aug 2026 | 0.08x |
| May 2026 | 0.08x |
| Jan 2026 | 0.08x |
| Nov 2025 | 0.08x |
| Aug 2025 | 0.07x |
| May 2025 | 0.00x |
| Feb 2025 | 0.00x |
| Nov 2024 | 0.13x |
At each fiscal year end
Trailing four quarters at each quarter end
Cash flow to debt
3.10x
TTM operating cash flow over long-term debt only, 2025-11-01 (9 months older than the period end)
Cash flow to debt VRA
| FY Jan 2026 | -1.00x |
| FY Feb 2025 | n/a |
| FY Feb 2024 | 1.60x |
| FY Jan 2023 | -0.45x |
| FY Jan 2022 | 1.33x |
| Aug 2026 | 3.10x |
| May 2026 | 0.27x |
| Jan 2026 | -1.00x |
| Nov 2025 | -0.56x |
| Aug 2025 | -2.42x |
| May 2025 | n/a |
| Feb 2025 | n/a |
| Nov 2024 | -0.29x |
At each fiscal year end
Trailing four quarters at each quarter end
Return on equity
-7.4%
TTM net income over average of 2025-08-02 and 2026-08-01
Return on equity VRA
| FY Jan 2026 | -30.8% |
| FY Feb 2025 | -28.3% |
| FY Feb 2024 | +3.1% |
| FY Jan 2023 | -20.6% |
| FY Jan 2022 | +5.6% |
| Aug 2026 | -7.4% |
| May 2026 | -14.1% |
| Jan 2026 | -30.8% |
| Nov 2025 | -55.2% |
| Aug 2025 | -51.1% |
| May 2025 | -44.7% |
| Feb 2025 | -28.3% |
| Nov 2024 | -7.0% |
At each fiscal year end
Trailing four quarters at each quarter end
Return on assets
-4.0%
TTM net income over average of 2025-08-02 and 2026-08-01
Return on assets VRA
| FY Jan 2026 | -17.7% |
| FY Feb 2025 | -18.1% |
| FY Feb 2024 | +2.0% |
| FY Jan 2023 | -13.0% |
| FY Jan 2022 | +3.5% |
| Aug 2026 | -4.0% |
| May 2026 | -7.9% |
| Jan 2026 | -17.7% |
| Nov 2025 | -32.3% |
| Aug 2025 | -30.3% |
| May 2025 | -27.5% |
| Feb 2025 | -18.1% |
| Nov 2024 | -4.6% |
At each fiscal year end
Trailing four quarters at each quarter end
Return on invested capital
n/a
pre-tax loss, no effective tax rate to apply
Return on invested capital VRA
| FY Jan 2026 | n/a |
| FY Feb 2025 | n/a |
| FY Feb 2024 | +3.6% |
| FY Jan 2023 | n/a |
| FY Jan 2022 | +7.4% |
| Aug 2026 | n/a |
| May 2026 | n/a |
| Jan 2026 | n/a |
| Nov 2025 | n/a |
| Aug 2025 | n/a |
| May 2025 | n/a |
| Feb 2025 | n/a |
| Nov 2024 | n/a |
At each fiscal year end
Trailing four quarters at each quarter end
Return on capital employed
-5.0%
operating income (EBIT proxy) over average of 2025-08-02 and 2026-08-01 minus current liabilities
Return on capital employed VRA
| FY Jan 2026 | -14.8% |
| FY Feb 2025 | -10.1% |
| FY Feb 2024 | +3.5% |
| FY Jan 2023 | -24.4% |
| FY Jan 2022 | +6.1% |
| Aug 2026 | -5.0% |
| May 2026 | -9.8% |
| Jan 2026 | -14.8% |
| Nov 2025 | -19.0% |
| Aug 2025 | -16.9% |
| May 2025 | -14.0% |
| Feb 2025 | -10.1% |
| Nov 2024 | -5.8% |
At each fiscal year end
Trailing four quarters at each quarter end
P/E, trailing
n/a
trailing loss, a multiple of a loss is not meaningful
P/E, trailing VRA
| FY Jan 2026 | n/a |
| FY Feb 2025 | n/a |
| FY Feb 2024 | 31.36x |
| FY Jan 2023 | n/a |
| FY Jan 2022 | 15.21x |
| Aug 2026 | n/a |
| May 2026 | n/a |
| Jan 2026 | n/a |
| Nov 2025 | n/a |
| Aug 2025 | n/a |
| May 2025 | n/a |
| Feb 2025 | n/a |
| Nov 2024 | n/a |
At each fiscal year end
Trailing four quarters at each quarter end
Enterprise value
$146.4M
market value at close 2026-10-26 on 2026-09-08 shares, plus long-term debt only, 2025-11-01 (9 months older than the period end), minus cash 2026-08-01
Enterprise value VRA
| FY Jan 2026 | $58.6M |
| FY Feb 2025 | $75.1M |
| FY Feb 2024 | $194.4M |
| FY Jan 2023 | $154.8M |
| FY Jan 2022 | $208.4M |
| Aug 2026 | $72.7M |
| May 2026 | $113.0M |
| Jan 2026 | $58.6M |
| Nov 2025 | $64.9M |
| Aug 2025 | $49.0M |
| May 2025 | $43.6M |
| Feb 2025 | $75.1M |
| Nov 2024 | $158.5M |
At each fiscal year end
Trailing four quarters at each quarter end
FCF yield
+17.2%
TTM free cash flow over market value at close 2026-10-26
FCF yield VRA
| FY Jan 2026 | -19.8% |
| FY Feb 2025 | -23.6% |
| FY Feb 2024 | +18.3% |
| FY Jan 2023 | -12.6% |
| FY Jan 2022 | +12.9% |
| Aug 2026 | +30.2% |
| May 2026 | +0.8% |
| Jan 2026 | -19.8% |
| Nov 2025 | -19.9% |
| Aug 2025 | -62.0% |
| May 2025 | -52.6% |
| Feb 2025 | -23.6% |
| Nov 2024 | -11.3% |
At each fiscal year end
Trailing four quarters at each quarter end
PEG, trailing
n/a
trailing loss, a multiple of a loss is not meaningful
PEG, trailing VRA
| FY Jan 2026 | n/a |
| FY Feb 2025 | n/a |
| FY Feb 2024 | n/a |
| FY Jan 2023 | n/a |
| FY Jan 2022 | 0.14x |
| Aug 2026 | n/a |
| May 2026 | n/a |
| Jan 2026 | n/a |
| Nov 2025 | n/a |
| Aug 2025 | n/a |
| May 2025 | n/a |
| Feb 2025 | n/a |
| Nov 2024 | n/a |
At each fiscal year end
Trailing four quarters at each quarter end
Price as of 2026-10-26. Hover or tap a tile for its yearly and quarterly history.
Method
TTM is four consecutive fiscal quarters; Q4 is the year minus nine months when not filed. Returns use the average of opening and closing balances. EBIT is approximated by operating income. PEG uses trailing EPS growth.
Fundamentals
Annual figures from XBRL filings. Pick a past date to see them as known then.
| 2026-01 | 2025-02 | 2024-02 | 2023-01 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $269.7M | $372.0M | $470.8M | $500.0M |
| Gross profit | $125.0M | $158.8M | $204.0M | $238.9M |
| Operating income | -$31.9M | -$28.8M | $11.6M | -$94.9M |
| Net income | -$47.8M | -$62.2M | $7.8M | -$59.7M |
| EPS (diluted) | -1.71 | -2.15 | 0.25 | -1.90 |
| Operating cash flow | -$10.0M | -$14.1M | $48.0M | -$13.4M |
| Cash | $18.5M | $28.6M | $77.3M | $46.6M |
| Long-term debt | n/a | $0 | n/a | n/a |
| Buybacks | $0 | $21.8M | $2.2M | $18.1M |
SEC XBRL, fiscal years, as known on 2026-10-28
VRA Stock Sonar score 6/7 axes
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VRA filings, in plain words
Are Vera Bradley insiders buying or selling VRA?
In the 180 days to 2026-10-28, Vera Bradley insiders were net buyers, a net $265.0K across purchases and sales reported on Form 4, by 3 buyers.
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In the 180 days to 2026-10-28, Vera Bradley insiders were net buyers of VRA, a net $265.0K across purchases and sales reported on Form 4 by 3 buyers. 3 insiders reported purchases in that window. Each figure is counted from SEC and House filings as of 2026-10-28, dated the day the filing was made public.
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