Deutsche Bank AG Purchases 22,886 Shares of National Vision Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:EYE)

Deutsche Bank AG grew its stake in shares of National Vision Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:EYE - Free Report) by 4.5% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 528,287 shares of the company's stock after purchasing an additional 22,886 shares during the period. Deutsche Bank AG owned about 0.67% of National Vision worth $5,505,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds have also modified their holdings of EYE. Crossmark Global Holdings Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of National Vision by 4.0% during the fourth quarter. Crossmark Global Holdings Inc. now owns 28,676 shares of the company's stock valued at $298,000 after purchasing an additional 1,100 shares during the last quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC purchased a new stake in National Vision in the 4th quarter worth about $207,000. Linden Thomas Advisory Services LLC lifted its stake in National Vision by 15.6% in the 4th quarter. Linden Thomas Advisory Services LLC now owns 27,478 shares of the company's stock worth $286,000 after acquiring an additional 3,705 shares in the last quarter. Stoneridge Investment Partners LLC lifted its stake in National Vision by 16.5% in the 4th quarter. Stoneridge Investment Partners LLC now owns 17,511 shares of the company's stock worth $182,000 after acquiring an additional 2,475 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Principal Financial Group Inc. lifted its stake in National Vision by 3.0% in the 4th quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. now owns 382,016 shares of the company's stock worth $3,981,000 after acquiring an additional 11,281 shares in the last quarter.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several equities research analysts recently issued reports on EYE shares. Barclays increased their price objective on National Vision from $14.00 to $17.00 and gave the stock an "equal weight" rating in a research note on Monday, May 12th. Wells Fargo & Company increased their price objective on National Vision from $13.00 to $15.00 and gave the stock an "equal weight" rating in a research note on Thursday, May 8th. Citigroup raised National Vision from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating and increased their price objective for the stock from $13.00 to $21.00 in a research note on Friday, May 9th. Bank of America raised National Vision from an "underperform" rating to a "buy" rating in a research report on Wednesday, May 7th. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group upped their target price on National Vision from $13.00 to $17.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a research report on Friday, May 9th. Five analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and four have assigned a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $17.75.

National Vision Stock Performance

Shares of EYE stock traded up $0.09 during trading on Thursday, reaching $18.74. The company had a trading volume of 2,461,644 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,804,540. The firm's 50 day simple moving average is $13.55 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $12.20. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.30, a current ratio of 0.57 and a quick ratio of 0.37. National Vision Holdings, Inc. has a one year low of $9.56 and a one year high of $19.49. The company has a market capitalization of $1.48 billion, a PE ratio of -93.70, a PEG ratio of 3.27 and a beta of 1.02.

National Vision (NASDAQ:EYE - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, May 7th. The company reported $0.34 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.32 by $0.02. National Vision had a positive return on equity of 3.52% and a negative net margin of 0.81%. The business had revenue of $510.32 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $510.30 million. During the same period last year, the business earned $0.32 EPS. The firm's revenue was up 5.7% compared to the same quarter last year. Sell-side analysts forecast that National Vision Holdings, Inc. will post 0.31 earnings per share for the current year.

Insider Buying and Selling at National Vision

In other National Vision news, SVP Ravi Acharya sold 12,000 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, May 13th. The stock was sold at an average price of $18.75, for a total value of $225,000.00. Following the sale, the senior vice president now owns 11,700 shares of the company's stock, valued at $219,375. This trade represents a 50.63% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. Insiders own 2.70% of the company's stock.

National Vision Company Profile

National Vision Holdings, Inc, through its subsidiaries, operates as an optical retailer in the United States. The company operates in two segments, Owned & Host and Legacy. It offers eyeglasses and contact lenses, and optical accessory products; provides eye exams through its America's Best, Eyeglass World, Vista Optical, Fred Meyer, and Vista Optical military, as well as Vision Center branded stores; and offers health maintenance organization and optometric services.