National Vision Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:EYE) Shares Purchased by American Century Companies Inc.

American Century Companies Inc. raised its position in National Vision Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:EYE) by 21.5% during the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 110,628 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 19,563 shares during the period. American Century Companies Inc. owned about 0.14% of National Vision worth $1,448,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the company. Headlands Technologies LLC lifted its position in National Vision by 688.3% during the second quarter. Headlands Technologies LLC now owns 8,750 shares of the company’s stock worth $115,000 after buying an additional 7,640 shares during the period. Quest Partners LLC boosted its position in National Vision by 37.5% during the 2nd quarter. Quest Partners LLC now owns 13,571 shares of the company’s stock worth $178,000 after purchasing an additional 3,702 shares during the period. Victory Capital Management Inc. increased its holdings in National Vision by 5.9% in the 2nd quarter. Victory Capital Management Inc. now owns 58,035 shares of the company’s stock valued at $760,000 after purchasing an additional 3,228 shares in the last quarter. Versor Investments LP raised its position in National Vision by 140.6% in the second quarter. Versor Investments LP now owns 52,260 shares of the company’s stock valued at $684,000 after purchasing an additional 30,537 shares during the period. Finally, Innealta Capital LLC acquired a new position in shares of National Vision during the second quarter worth about $30,000.

National Vision Trading Up 1.7 %

Shares of NASDAQ:EYE opened at $11.02 on Monday. National Vision Holdings, Inc. has a twelve month low of $9.60 and a twelve month high of $24.11. The company has a current ratio of 0.55, a quick ratio of 0.41 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.17. The firm has a market cap of $865.74 million, a P/E ratio of -11.98, a P/E/G ratio of 1.66 and a beta of 1.41. The company has a 50 day moving average of $11.32 and a 200-day moving average of $14.75.

National Vision (NASDAQ:EYE) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, August 7th. The company reported $0.15 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.09 by $0.06. National Vision had a negative net margin of 4.00% and a positive return on equity of 3.53%. The firm had revenue of $451.70 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $451.35 million. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $0.11 earnings per share. National Vision’s revenue for the quarter was down 14.0% compared to the same quarter last year. As a group, analysts anticipate that National Vision Holdings, Inc. will post 0.33 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several equities research analysts have issued reports on the company. UBS Group dropped their price objective on National Vision from $20.00 to $18.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, August 8th. The Goldman Sachs Group lowered their price target on National Vision from $20.00 to $13.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a report on Friday, August 9th. Finally, Barclays reduced their price objective on National Vision from $16.00 to $11.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, August 8th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and one has issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, National Vision presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $15.25.

About National Vision

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.