Woodline Partners LP trimmed its position in National Vision Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:EYE - Free Report) by 49.0% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 152,422 shares of the company's stock after selling 146,609 shares during the quarter. Woodline Partners LP owned approximately 0.19% of National Vision worth $1,588,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
A number of other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in EYE. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC grew its stake in shares of National Vision by 87.5% in the fourth quarter. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC now owns 7,050 shares of the company's stock worth $73,000 after purchasing an additional 3,291 shares in the last quarter. Guggenheim Capital LLC bought a new position in shares of National Vision in the fourth quarter worth $150,000. Norges Bank bought a new position in shares of National Vision in the fourth quarter worth $176,000. KLP Kapitalforvaltning AS bought a new position in shares of National Vision in the fourth quarter worth $178,000. Finally, Stoneridge Investment Partners LLC grew its stake in shares of National Vision by 16.5% in the fourth quarter. Stoneridge Investment Partners LLC now owns 17,511 shares of the company's stock worth $182,000 after purchasing an additional 2,475 shares in the last quarter.
Insider Activity at National Vision
In related news, SVP Ravi Acharya sold 12,000 shares of the stock in a transaction 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 completion of the transaction, the senior vice president now owns 11,700 shares in the company, valued at $219,375. This trade represents a 50.63% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. 2.70% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.
Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades
Several research firms have recently issued reports on EYE. Citigroup raised National Vision from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating and increased their price target for the stock from $13.00 to $21.00 in a research note on Friday, May 9th. BMO Capital Markets set a $19.00 target price on National Vision and gave the company a "market perform" rating in a research note on Monday, May 19th. Bank of America raised National Vision from an "underperform" rating to a "buy" rating in a research note on Wednesday, May 7th. Barclays raised their target price on National Vision from $14.00 to $17.00 and gave the company an "equal weight" rating in a research note on Monday, May 12th. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group raised their target price on National Vision from $13.00 to $17.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a research note on Friday, May 9th. Five equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and four have given a buy rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of $17.75.
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National Vision Price Performance
Shares of NASDAQ EYE traded up $0.08 during midday trading on Friday, reaching $20.03. The company's stock had a trading volume of 544,275 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,823,985. The company has a current ratio of 0.57, a quick ratio of 0.37 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.30. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $14.19 and a 200 day moving average price of $12.45. National Vision Holdings, Inc. has a one year low of $9.56 and a one year high of $20.16. The company has a market cap of $1.58 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -100.05, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.27 and a beta of 1.02.
National Vision (NASDAQ:EYE - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results 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 during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $510.30 million. During the same quarter last year, the company posted $0.32 EPS. National Vision's revenue for the quarter was up 5.7% on a year-over-year basis. On average, equities research analysts expect that National Vision Holdings, Inc. will post 0.31 EPS for the current year.
National Vision Company 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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