Y Intercept Hong Kong Ltd Purchases 16,184 Shares of National Vision Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:EYE)

Y Intercept Hong Kong Ltd lifted its position in National Vision Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:EYE) by 34.4% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 63,264 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 16,184 shares during the period. Y Intercept Hong Kong Ltd owned 0.08% of National Vision worth $659,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. KBC Group NV raised its position in shares of National Vision by 64.6% in the 3rd quarter. KBC Group NV now owns 3,291 shares of the company’s stock worth $36,000 after acquiring an additional 1,292 shares in the last quarter. Quarry LP bought a new position in shares of National Vision in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $43,000. Point72 Asia Singapore Pte. Ltd. bought a new position in shares of National Vision in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $45,000. GAMMA Investing LLC raised its position in shares of National Vision by 309.2% in the 4th quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 4,906 shares of the company’s stock worth $51,000 after acquiring an additional 3,707 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Stoneridge Investment Partners LLC raised its position in shares of National Vision by 15.3% in the 3rd quarter. Stoneridge Investment Partners LLC now owns 15,036 shares of the company’s stock worth $164,000 after acquiring an additional 2,000 shares in the last quarter.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of research firms recently weighed in on EYE. Wells Fargo & Company raised their price objective on National Vision from $12.00 to $13.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Thursday. Morgan Stanley reduced their price objective on National Vision from $14.00 to $13.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, January 21st. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and one has assigned a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, National Vision presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $13.60.

National Vision Stock Up 2.7 %

National Vision stock opened at $12.71 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $1.00 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -63.55, a PEG ratio of 3.27 and a beta of 1.44. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $11.30 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $10.99. National Vision Holdings, Inc. has a 12 month low of $9.56 and a 12 month high of $24.11. The company has a current ratio of 0.57, a quick ratio of 0.37 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.30.

National Vision 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.