Axa S.A. Has $337,000 Holdings in National Vision Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:EYE)

AXA S.A. reduced its stake in shares of National Vision Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:EYE - Free Report) by 78.6% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 32,371 shares of the company's stock after selling 118,807 shares during the quarter. AXA S.A.'s holdings in National Vision were worth $337,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other large investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV grew its stake in shares of National Vision by 6.1% during the fourth 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 during the last quarter. Northern Trust Corp increased its stake in shares of National Vision by 11.7% in the 4th quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 862,481 shares of the company's stock valued at $8,987,000 after purchasing an additional 90,466 shares in the last quarter. Aquatic Capital Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of National Vision in the 4th quarter valued at about $214,000. Penn Capital Management Company LLC increased its stake in National Vision by 26.1% during the 4th quarter. Penn Capital Management Company LLC now owns 479,896 shares of the company's stock worth $5,001,000 after buying an additional 99,244 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD increased its stake in National Vision by 19.7% during the 4th quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD now owns 61,671 shares of the company's stock worth $643,000 after buying an additional 10,152 shares in the last quarter.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several brokerages have recently weighed in on EYE. UBS Group boosted their target price on National Vision from $18.00 to $20.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a report on Thursday, May 8th. Citigroup raised National Vision from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating and boosted their target price for the company from $13.00 to $21.00 in a research report on Friday. Morgan Stanley cut their target price on National Vision from $14.00 to $13.00 and set an "equal weight" rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, January 21st. Loop Capital increased their target price on National Vision from $18.00 to $20.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a report on Thursday, May 8th. Finally, Barclays increased their target price on National Vision from $14.00 to $17.00 and gave the company an "equal weight" rating in a report on Monday. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and four have assigned a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $17.57.

National Vision Price Performance

EYE stock traded up $0.10 on Tuesday, hitting $18.86. 2,854,657 shares of the company's stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 1,761,863. 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 stock has a market cap of $1.49 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -94.30, a P/E/G ratio of 3.27 and a beta of 1.02. National Vision Holdings, Inc. has a 1-year low of $9.56 and a 1-year high of $18.93. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $12.56 and a 200-day moving average of $11.81.

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 negative net margin of 0.81% and a positive return on equity of 3.52%. The business had revenue of $510.32 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $510.30 million. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $0.32 EPS. National Vision's revenue for the quarter was up 5.7% on a year-over-year basis. On average, analysts forecast that National Vision Holdings, Inc. will post 0.31 EPS for the current fiscal year.

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.