National Vision (EYE) Competitors

National Vision (NASDAQ:EYE) and Glaukos (NYSE:GKOS) are both consumer staples companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, risk, dividends, community ranking, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, media sentiment, profitability and earnings.

Do analysts rate EYE or GKOS?

National Vision currently has a consensus price target of $17.75, suggesting a potential downside of 4.83%. Glaukos has a consensus price target of $134.67, suggesting a potential upside of 41.78%. Given Glaukos' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Glaukos is more favorable than National Vision.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
National Vision	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.44
Glaukos	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	10 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.75

Does the media refer more to EYE or GKOS?

In the previous week, National Vision had 10 more articles in the media than Glaukos. MarketBeat recorded 20 mentions for National Vision and 10 mentions for Glaukos. Glaukos' average media sentiment score of 1.43 beat National Vision's score of 1.18 indicating that Glaukos is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
National Vision	13 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Glaukos	9 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in EYE or GKOS?

99.0% of Glaukos shares are held by institutional investors. 2.7% of National Vision shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 5.8% of Glaukos shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Is EYE or GKOS more profitable?

National Vision has a net margin of -0.81% compared to Glaukos' net margin of -39.04%. National Vision's return on equity of 3.52% beat Glaukos' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
National Vision	-0.81%	3.52%	1.39%
Glaukos	-39.04%	-16.53%	-10.61%

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer EYE or GKOS?

Glaukos received 199 more outperform votes than National Vision when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 65.19% of users gave Glaukos an outperform vote while only 64.50% of users gave National Vision an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
National Vision	Outperform Votes 258 64.50%	Underperform Votes 142 35.50%
Glaukos	Outperform Votes 457 65.19%	Underperform Votes 244 34.81%

Which has more volatility and risk, EYE or GKOS?

National Vision has a beta of 1.02, suggesting that its share price is 2% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Glaukos has a beta of 0.83, suggesting that its share price is 17% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has higher earnings and valuation, EYE or GKOS?

National Vision has higher revenue and earnings than Glaukos. National Vision is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Glaukos, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
National Vision	$1.85B	0.80	-$65.90M	-$0.33	-56.52
Glaukos	$404.52M	13.42	-$134.66M	-$2.37	-40.08

Summary

Glaukos beats National Vision on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.