Capital Fund Management S.A. Has $405,000 Stock Holdings in National Vision Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:EYE)

Capital Fund Management S.A. lowered its position in shares of National Vision Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:EYE) by 59.8% in the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The firm owned 38,823 shares of the company’s stock after selling 57,726 shares during the period. Capital Fund Management S.A.’s holdings in National Vision were worth $405,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in EYE. Renaissance Technologies LLC increased its holdings in shares of National Vision by 38.6% during the fourth quarter. Renaissance Technologies LLC now owns 664,900 shares of the company’s stock worth $6,928,000 after buying an additional 185,300 shares in the last quarter. FIL Ltd bought a new stake in National Vision during the 4th quarter worth approximately $2,605,000. Invesco Ltd. increased its holdings in National Vision by 39.9% during the 4th quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 640,038 shares of the company’s stock valued at $6,669,000 after purchasing an additional 182,550 shares in the last quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. raised its position in National Vision by 27.0% in the 4th quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 65,575 shares of the company’s stock valued at $683,000 after purchasing an additional 13,955 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company MN boosted its stake in National Vision by 3.2% in the fourth quarter. Wells Fargo & Company MN now owns 45,211 shares of the company’s stock worth $471,000 after purchasing an additional 1,394 shares in the last quarter.

National Vision Trading Down 2.0 %

Shares of NASDAQ EYE opened at $11.43 on Thursday. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $12.13 and its 200 day simple moving average is $11.39. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.30, a current ratio of 0.57 and a quick ratio of 0.37. National Vision Holdings, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $9.56 and a fifty-two week high of $19.49. The firm has a market capitalization of $900.49 million, a P/E ratio of -57.15, a P/E/G ratio of 3.27 and a beta of 1.22.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

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

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.