National Vision Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:EYE) Shares Bought by Vanguard Group Inc.

Vanguard Group Inc. grew its holdings in shares of National Vision Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:EYE) by 1.6% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 10,411,838 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 167,735 shares during the period. Vanguard Group Inc. owned 13.22% of National Vision worth $108,491,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the business. Quarry LP purchased a new position in shares of National Vision in the 3rd quarter valued at $43,000. GAMMA Investing LLC boosted its stake in National Vision by 309.2% in the fourth quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 4,906 shares of the company’s stock valued at $51,000 after acquiring an additional 3,707 shares in the last quarter. KLP Kapitalforvaltning AS purchased a new position in shares of National Vision during the fourth quarter worth about $178,000. Stoneridge Investment Partners LLC increased its position in shares of National Vision by 16.5% during 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. Finally, SG Americas Securities LLC purchased a new stake in shares of National Vision in the 4th quarter valued at about $207,000.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several equities research analysts have recently weighed in on EYE shares. Barclays increased their price objective on National Vision from $12.00 to $14.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a report on Monday, March 3rd. Citigroup increased their price target on shares of National Vision from $12.00 to $13.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Friday, March 7th. Morgan Stanley dropped their price objective on shares of National Vision from $14.00 to $13.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, January 21st. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company increased their target price on shares of National Vision from $12.00 to $13.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Thursday, February 27th. Five equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and one has assigned a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $14.00.

National Vision Stock Down 4.1 %

EYE stock opened at $10.88 on Wednesday. The stock has a market capitalization of $857.16 million, a PE ratio of -54.40, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.27 and a beta of 1.22. The company has a fifty day moving average of $12.11 and a 200-day moving average of $11.35. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.30, a quick ratio of 0.37 and a current ratio of 0.57. National Vision Holdings, Inc. has a one year low of $9.56 and a one year high of $20.71.

National Vision 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.