Boston Partners Acquires Shares of 1,207,964 National Vision Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:EYE)

Boston Partners acquired a new stake in shares of National Vision Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:EYE - Free Report) during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm acquired 1,207,964 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $12,594,000. Boston Partners owned approximately 1.53% of National Vision at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of EYE. Geode Capital Management LLC grew its stake in National Vision by 2.5% in the third quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 1,900,371 shares of the company's stock worth $20,737,000 after purchasing an additional 45,754 shares during the period. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. raised its position in shares of National Vision by 17.3% during the third quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 1,412,292 shares of the company's stock valued at $15,408,000 after buying an additional 208,684 shares during the last quarter. Stifel Financial Corp boosted its stake in National Vision by 38.8% during the third quarter. Stifel Financial Corp now owns 33,443 shares of the company's stock valued at $365,000 after buying an additional 9,342 shares during the last quarter. Centiva Capital LP purchased a new position in shares of National Vision in the 3rd quarter worth $613,000. Finally, GAMMA Investing LLC increased its position in shares of National Vision by 309.2% during the 4th quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 4,906 shares of the company's stock valued at $51,000 after purchasing an additional 3,707 shares during the last quarter.

National Vision Stock Up 4.5 %

NASDAQ:EYE traded up $0.59 during trading hours on Monday, hitting $13.61. The company's stock had a trading volume of 1,586,914 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,541,338. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $11.83 and a 200-day moving average of $11.20. National Vision Holdings, Inc. has a 52-week low of $9.56 and a 52-week high of $22.71. The company has a current ratio of 0.57, a quick ratio of 0.37 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.30. The stock has a market capitalization of $1.07 billion, a P/E ratio of -68.05, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.27 and a beta of 1.51.

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Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

EYE has been the subject of several research reports. Wells Fargo & Company upped their target price on National Vision from $12.00 to $13.00 and gave the stock an "equal weight" rating in a report on Thursday, February 27th. Citigroup raised their target price on shares of National Vision from $12.00 to $13.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a report on Friday, March 7th. Morgan Stanley dropped their target price on National Vision from $14.00 to $13.00 and set an "equal weight" rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, January 21st. Finally, Barclays boosted their price objective on National Vision from $12.00 to $14.00 and gave the stock an "equal weight" rating in a research note on Monday, March 3rd. Five research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and one has assigned a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, National Vision has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of $14.00.

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.