J. Goldman & Co LP Has $155,000 Stake in National Vision Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:EYE)

J. Goldman & Co LP trimmed its holdings in National Vision Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:EYE - Free Report) by 95.9% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 14,922 shares of the company's stock after selling 344,829 shares during the quarter. J. Goldman & Co LP's holdings in National Vision were worth $155,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of the business. Crossmark Global Holdings Inc. grew its stake in shares of National Vision by 4.0% in the 4th quarter. Crossmark Global Holdings Inc. now owns 28,676 shares of the company's stock valued at $298,000 after buying an additional 1,100 shares in the last quarter. Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV grew its stake in shares of National Vision by 6.1% in the 4th quarter. Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV now owns 22,470 shares of the company's stock valued at $234,000 after buying an additional 1,298 shares in the last quarter. Wells Fargo & Company MN grew its stake in shares of National Vision by 3.2% in the 4th quarter. Wells Fargo & Company MN now owns 45,211 shares of the company's stock valued at $471,000 after buying an additional 1,394 shares in the last quarter. Stoneridge Investment Partners LLC grew its stake in shares of National Vision by 16.5% in the 4th quarter. Stoneridge Investment Partners LLC now owns 17,511 shares of the company's stock valued at $182,000 after buying an additional 2,475 shares in the last quarter. Finally, 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 valued at $73,000 after buying an additional 3,291 shares in the last quarter.

National Vision Stock Performance

Shares of EYE traded down $0.03 during mid-day trading on Thursday, hitting $18.60. The company's stock had a trading volume of 2,519,387 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,778,920. National Vision Holdings, Inc. has a one year low of $9.56 and a one year high of $19.41. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.30, a quick ratio of 0.37 and a current ratio of 0.57. The firm has a market capitalization of $1.47 billion, a PE ratio of -93.00, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.27 and a beta of 1.02. The stock's 50-day moving average is $12.97 and its two-hundred day moving average is $11.96.

National Vision (NASDAQ:EYE - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, May 7th. The company reported $0.34 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate 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 company had revenue of $510.32 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $510.30 million. During the same period in the prior year, the business earned $0.32 earnings per share. National Vision's revenue for the quarter was up 5.7% compared to the same quarter last year. As a group, sell-side analysts anticipate that National Vision Holdings, Inc. will post 0.31 EPS for the current year.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

EYE has been the subject of several recent research reports. Bank of America raised National Vision from an "underperform" rating to a "buy" rating in a research note on Wednesday, May 7th. Barclays upped their target price on National Vision from $14.00 to $17.00 and gave the stock an "equal weight" rating in a research report on Monday. UBS Group upped their target price on National Vision from $18.00 to $20.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research report on Thursday, May 8th. Loop Capital upped their target price on National Vision from $18.00 to $20.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research report on Thursday, May 8th. Finally, Citigroup raised National Vision from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating and upped their target price for the stock from $13.00 to $21.00 in a research report on Friday, May 9th. Four 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, National Vision presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $17.57.

Insider Activity

In related news, SVP Ravi Acharya sold 12,000 shares of the company's 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 directly owns 11,700 shares in the company, valued at approximately $219,375. This represents a 50.63% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. 2.30% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

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.