National VisionEYE
About: National Vision Holdings Inc is an optical retailer in the U.S. Its product portfolio includes eyeglasses and sunglasses, contact lenses, accessories, and other products. The company has two operating segments; Owned and Host segment includes company-owned brands America's Best and Eyeglass World, In America's Best stores, vision care services are provided by optometrists or by independent professional corporations and Host operating consist of Military and Fred Meyer which provide eye exams by independent optometrists, and the Legacy segment manages the operations of, and supplies inventory and lab processing services to Legacy retail Vision Centers. It earns a majority of its revenue from the Owned and Host segment.
Employees: 13,998
Fund manager confidence
Based on 2024 Q4 regulatory filings by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)
96% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $176K | Put options by funds: $90K
40% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 81 | Existing positions reduced: 58
3.97% less ownership
Funds ownership: 100.75% [Q3] → 96.77% (-3.97%) [Q4]
6% less funds holding
Funds holding: 202 [Q3] → 189 (-13) [Q4]
8% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $864M [Q3] → $794M (-$70.2M) [Q4]
27% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 27 | Existing positions closed: 37
Research analyst outlook
2 Wall Street Analysts provided 1 year price targets over the past 3 months
2 analyst ratings
Morgan Stanley Simeon Gutman 58% 1-year accuracy 22 / 38 met price target | 11%upside $13 | Equal-Weight Maintained | 21 Jan 2025 |
Wells Fargo Zachary Fadem 67% 1-year accuracy 22 / 33 met price target | 3%upside $12 | Equal-Weight Maintained | 6 Jan 2025 |
Financial journalist opinion
Based on 5 articles about EYE published over the past 30 days
