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: $11.23 to $11.73
• 50-Day Range: $9.68 to $12.45
• 52-Week Range: $9.56 to $24.11
• Volume: 986,342 shs
• Average Volume: 1.45 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $897.75 million
• P/E Ratio: N/A
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $14.00
• Consensus Rating: Hold

National Vision Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

National Vision scored higher than 56% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 95th out of 151 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: 2.2 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

National Vision has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.33, and is based on 1 buy rating, 2 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

National Vision has received no research coverage in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: -11.11%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for National Vision are expected to decrease by -11.11% in the coming year, from $0.27 to $0.24 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of National Vision is -57.00, 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 -57.00, 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 3.10. 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 1.08. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 4.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

5.17% 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 2.7, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in National Vision has recently decreased by 12.14%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

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

5.17% 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 2.7, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in National Vision has recently decreased by 12.14%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.1 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.85

News Sentiment

National Vision has a news sentiment score of 0.85. 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 news sentiment score is similar to the average news sentiment of Consumer Staples companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 3 news articles for National Vision this week, compared to 6 articles on an average week.

MarketBeat Follows

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

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, National Vision insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 2.30% 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 $20.93 at the beginning of 2024. Since then, EYE stock has decreased by 45.5% and is now trading at $11.40.
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How were National Vision's earnings last quarter?

National Vision Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:EYE) announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, November, 6th. The company reported $0.12 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.06 by $0.06. National Vision's revenue for the quarter was down 15.2% compared to the same quarter last year.

When did National Vision IPO?

National Vision (EYE) raised $300 million in an initial public offering on Thursday, October 26th 2017. The company issued 15,800,000 shares at a price of $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?

National Vision's top institutional investors include State Street Corp (4.40%), Geode Capital Management LLC (2.41%), Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. (1.79%) and Emerald Advisers LLC (1.02%). Insiders that own company stock include L Reade Fahs, D Randolph Peeler, Jared Brandman, Virginia A Hepner 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.
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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: 11/06/2024
• Today: 12/18/2024
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2024

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
• CUSIP: N/A
• CIK: 1710155
• Web: www.nationalvision.com
• Phone: (770) 822-3600
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 13,998
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: $14.00
• High Stock Price Target: $18.00
• Low Stock Price Target: $11.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +22.8%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.33
• Research Coverage: 3 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): ($0.20)
• Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
• Forward P/E Ratio: 42.22
• P/E Growth: 3.1
• 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: $2.18 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.41
• Cash Flow: $1.69 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 6.76
• Book Value: $10.60 per share
• Price / Book: 1.08

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 78,750,000
• Free Float: 76,939,000
• Market Cap: $897.75 million
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.41