National Vision (EYE) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

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. National Vision Holdings, Inc. was founded in 1990 and is headquartered in Duluth, Georgia.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $18.69 to $19.40
• 50-Day Range: $10.88 to $19.22
• 52-Week Range: $9.56 to $19.41
• Volume: 2.78 million shs
• Average Volume: 1.79 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $1.52 billion
• P/E Ratio: N/A
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $17.57
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

National Vision Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

National Vision scored higher than 57% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 179th out of 304 stocks in the consumer staples sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 2.3 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

National Vision has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.50, and is based on 4 buy ratings, 4 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

National Vision has been the subject of 7 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: -12.90%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for National Vision are expected to decrease by -12.90% in the coming year, from $0.31 to $0.27 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of National Vision is -96.10, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of National Vision is -96.10, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

National Vision has a PEG Ratio of 3.27. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

National Vision has a P/B Ratio of 1.81. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 2.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

9.70% of the float of National Vision has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

National Vision has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.7, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in National Vision has recently increased by 1.22%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.

Dividend

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Dividend Strength: N/A

Dividend Yield

National Vision does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

National Vision does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• Environmental Score: -1.35

Percentage of Shares Shorted

9.70% of the float of National Vision has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

National Vision has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.7, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in National Vision has recently increased by 1.22%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.

News and Social Media

• Score: 4.0 / 5
• News Sentiment: 1.15

News Sentiment

National Vision has a news sentiment score of 1.15. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.79 average news sentiment score of Consumer Staples companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 22 news articles for National Vision this week, compared to 5 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

5 people have searched for EYE on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 400% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

4 people have added National Vision to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.8 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, National Vision insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $225,000.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 2.70% of the stock of National Vision is held by insiders.

EYE Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have EYE shares performed this year?

National Vision's stock was trading at $10.42 at the start of the year. Since then, EYE shares have increased by 84.5% and is now trading at $19.22.
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How were National Vision's earnings last quarter?

National Vision Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:EYE) announced its earnings results on Wednesday, May, 7th. The company reported $0.34 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.32 by $0.02. The company's revenue was up 5.7% on a year-over-year basis.
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When did National Vision IPO?

National Vision (EYE) raised $300 million in an IPO on Thursday, October 26th 2017. The company issued 15,800,000 shares at $18.00-$20.00 per share. BofA Merrill Lynch, Goldman Sachs, Citigroup, KKR, Morgan Stanley, Jefferies, UBS Investment Bank and Wells Fargo Securities served as the underwriters for the IPO and Guggenheim Securities, Mizuho Securities and Macquarie Capital were co-managers.

Who are National Vision's major shareholders?

Top institutional investors of National Vision include Vanguard Group Inc. (13.37%), Burgundy Asset Management Ltd. (6.32%), Engine Capital Management LP (4.90%) and Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. (2.25%). Insiders that own company stock include L Reade Fahs, D Randolph Peeler and Ravi Acharya.
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How do I buy shares of National Vision?

Shares of EYE stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

What other stocks do shareholders of National Vision own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that National Vision investors own include Tesla (TSLA), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Netflix (NFLX), NVIDIA (NVDA), JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM), Meta Platforms (META) and Home Depot (HD).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 5/07/2025
• Today: 5/18/2025
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Consumer Staples
• Industry: Ophthalmic goods
• Sub-Industry: Medical Equipment
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:EYE
• Previous Symbol: NYSE:EYE
• CIK: 1710155
• Web: www.nationalvision.com
• Phone: (770) 822-3600
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 14,000
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: $17.57
• High Stock Price Target: $21.00
• Low Stock Price Target: $13.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: -8.6%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.50
• Research Coverage: 8 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): ($0.33)
• Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
• Forward P/E Ratio: 62.00
• P/E Growth: 3.27
• Net Income: $-65,900,000.00
• Net Margins: -0.81%
• Pretax Margin: -4.31%
• Return on Equity: 3.52%
• Return on Assets: 1.39%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.30
• Current Ratio: 0.57
• Quick Ratio: 0.37

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $1.85 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.82
• Cash Flow: $2.73 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 7.03
• Book Value: $10.60 per share
• Price / Book: 1.81

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 79,054,000
• Free Float: 76,939,000
• Market Cap: $1.52 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.02