Roth Capital Predicts National Vision Q4 Earnings

National Vision Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:EYE) – Investment analysts at Roth Capital issued their Q4 2026 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of National Vision in a report issued on Tuesday, November 18th. Roth Capital analyst M. Koranda expects that the company will earn $0.01 per share for the quarter. Roth Capital currently has a “Buy” rating and a $36.00 target price on the stock. The consensus estimate for National Vision’s current full-year earnings is $0.31 per share.

Several other equities analysts have also recently weighed in on EYE. Wells Fargo & Company set a $27.00 price objective on shares of National Vision and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Thursday, August 7th. Citigroup upped their target price on shares of National Vision from $29.00 to $35.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, November 18th. Barclays lifted their price target on shares of National Vision from $28.00 to $30.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Tuesday, November 18th. UBS Group cut their price objective on shares of National Vision from $41.00 to $39.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, November 18th. Finally, Wall Street Zen lowered National Vision from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Saturday, November 8th. Six equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, four have given a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, National Vision presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $27.00.

National Vision Trading Up 8.1%

National Vision stock opened at $26.59 on Friday. National Vision has a 52-week low of $9.93 and a 52-week high of $29.59. The company has a market cap of $2.11 billion, a P/E ratio of -886.04, a P/E/G ratio of 2.39 and a beta of 1.33. The company has a quick ratio of 0.32, a current ratio of 0.53 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.28. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $26.17 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $23.80.

National Vision (NASDAQ:EYE) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, November 5th. The company reported $0.13 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.12 by $0.01. National Vision had a positive return on equity of 3.58% and a negative net margin of 0.12%.The company had revenue of $487.33 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $472.98 million. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $0.12 earnings per share. National Vision’s revenue was up 7.9% compared to the same quarter last year. National Vision has set its FY 2025 guidance at 0.620-0.700 EPS.

Insider Buying and Selling at National Vision

In other news, Chairman L Reade Fahs sold 137,400 shares of the stock in a transaction on Thursday, August 28th. The shares were sold at an average price of $24.33, for a total value of $3,342,942.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chairman directly owned 544,795 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $13,254,862.35. This represents a 20.14% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. 2.70% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of EYE. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. bought a new stake in National Vision during the third quarter valued at about $29,000. Meeder Asset Management Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of National Vision during the first quarter worth about $35,000. Elevation Point Wealth Partners LLC purchased a new stake in shares of National Vision during the second quarter worth about $35,000. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC raised its stake in National Vision by 69.3% during the 1st quarter. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC now owns 3,004 shares of the company’s stock valued at $39,000 after purchasing an additional 1,230 shares during the period. Finally, Quarry LP lifted its holdings in National Vision by 317.4% in the 3rd quarter. Quarry LP now owns 1,653 shares of the company’s stock worth $48,000 after purchasing an additional 1,257 shares in the last quarter.

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.