Jefferies Trims Numbers on Vera Bradley (VRA) Post Q1 & CEO News; 'Buy on Weakness'
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Wells Fargo Downgrades Vera Bradley (VRA) to Market Perform
June 6, 2013 8:02 AM EDTWells Fargo downgraded Vera Bradley (NASDAQ: VRA) from Outperform to Market Perform with a price target of $23-$25 (from $29-$32). Analyst Evren Kopelman noted increased uncertainty due, in part, to management changes.
"In the near term, VRA's growth rate will likely be... More
Baird Downgrades Vera Bradley (VRA) to Neutral
June 6, 2013 7:44 AM EDTBaird downgraded Vera Bradley (NASDAQ: VRA) from Outperform to Neutral.
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Shares of Vera Bradley closed at $22.46 yesterday, with a 52 week range of $19.23-$31.00.... More
Piper Jaffray Downgrades Vera Bradley (VRA) to Neutral
June 6, 2013 7:24 AM EDTPiper Jaffray downgraded Vera Bradley (NASDAQ: VRA) from Overweight to Neutral with a price target of $24.00 (from $32.00).
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Vera Bradley, Inc. (VRA) Tops Q1 EPS by 2c; CEO Ray to Retire; Cuts FY14 Outlook
June 5, 2013 4:05 PM EDT(Updated - June 5, 2013 4:08 PM EDT)
Vera Bradley, Inc. (NASDAQ: VRA) reported Q1 EPS of $0.23, $0.02 better than the analyst estimate of $0.21. Revenue for the quarter came in at $123 million versus the consensus estimate of $121.01 million.
Comparable store sales increased 0.9 percent.
Direct sales revs improved 24 percent to $73.7... More