Jane Street Group LLC Buys 9,744 Shares of Vera Bradley, Inc. (NASDAQ:VRA)

Jane Street Group LLC grew its position in shares of Vera Bradley, Inc. (NASDAQ:VRA) by 40.6% in the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 33,765 shares of the textile maker’s stock after acquiring an additional 9,744 shares during the period. Jane Street Group LLC owned about 0.12% of Vera Bradley worth $184,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of VRA. Quadrature Capital Ltd purchased a new position in shares of Vera Bradley during the third quarter valued at about $102,000. Potrero Capital Research LLC bought a new position in Vera Bradley during the third quarter valued at approximately $2,621,000. BNP Paribas Financial Markets lifted its position in Vera Bradley by 619.7% during the third quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets now owns 36,891 shares of the textile maker’s stock valued at $201,000 after purchasing an additional 31,765 shares during the period. FMR LLC raised its position in Vera Bradley by 998.4% in the third quarter. FMR LLC now owns 21,408 shares of the textile maker’s stock worth $117,000 after acquiring an additional 19,459 shares during the period. Finally, Davis R M Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Vera Bradley in the third quarter worth $109,000. 59.88% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Vera Bradley Stock Performance

VRA opened at $3.63 on Tuesday. The stock has a market capitalization of $100.65 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -6.15 and a beta of 1.97. The company has a fifty day moving average of $4.64 and a 200 day moving average of $5.34. Vera Bradley, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $3.27 and a fifty-two week high of $8.32.

About Vera Bradley

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.