Headlands Technologies LLC raised its holdings in shares of National Vision Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:EYE - Free Report) by 73.5% in the first quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 38,806 shares of the company's stock after purchasing an additional 16,444 shares during the quarter. Headlands Technologies LLC's holdings in National Vision were worth $496,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.
Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of the company. Meeder Asset Management Inc. bought a new stake in shares of National Vision in the 1st quarter worth $35,000. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC grew its stake in shares of National Vision by 87.5% in the 4th quarter. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC now owns 7,050 shares of the company's stock worth $73,000 after acquiring an additional 3,291 shares in the last quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC grew its stake in shares of National Vision by 49.2% in the 1st quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 7,318 shares of the company's stock worth $94,000 after acquiring an additional 2,412 shares in the last quarter. Teacher Retirement System of Texas bought a new stake in shares of National Vision in the 1st quarter worth $147,000. Finally, CWM LLC grew its stake in shares of National Vision by 61.2% in the 1st quarter. CWM LLC now owns 11,494 shares of the company's stock worth $147,000 after acquiring an additional 4,362 shares in the last quarter.
Analyst Ratings Changes
A number of equities analysts recently weighed in on EYE shares. Roth Capital started coverage on shares of National Vision in a report on Wednesday, July 30th. They issued a "buy" rating and a $36.00 price target on the stock. Bank of America upped their price objective on shares of National Vision from $22.00 to $26.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a report on Wednesday, June 18th. The Goldman Sachs Group upped their price objective on shares of National Vision from $17.00 to $22.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a report on Thursday, August 7th. BMO Capital Markets set a $19.00 price objective on shares of National Vision and gave the company a "market perform" rating in a report on Monday, May 19th. Finally, Barclays dropped their price objective on shares of National Vision from $30.00 to $28.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, August 7th. Four analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and seven have issued a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $24.73.
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National Vision Stock Performance
Shares of NASDAQ EYE traded up $0.47 during midday trading on Wednesday, hitting $23.49. 613,218 shares of the company's stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 2,098,888. National Vision Holdings, Inc. has a 1 year low of $9.56 and a 1 year high of $25.67. The stock has a market capitalization of $1.86 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -130.55, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.74 and a beta of 1.27. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.30, a quick ratio of 0.31 and a current ratio of 0.52. The firm has a fifty day moving average of $23.59 and a 200 day moving average of $17.02.
National Vision (NASDAQ:EYE - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, August 6th. The company reported $0.18 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.12 by $0.06. National Vision had a positive return on equity of 3.56% and a negative net margin of 0.75%. The business had revenue of $486.42 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $469.21 million. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $0.15 EPS. The firm's revenue for the quarter was up 7.7% compared to the same quarter last year. On average, analysts forecast that National Vision Holdings, Inc. will post 0.31 earnings per share for the current year.
National Vision Profile
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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.
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