National Vision Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:EYE) Shares Purchased by Stifel Financial Corp

Stifel Financial Corp lifted its position in shares of National Vision Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:EYE) by 38.8% in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 33,443 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 9,342 shares during the quarter. Stifel Financial Corp’s holdings in National Vision were worth $365,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of EYE. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP lifted its position in National Vision by 28.3% during the second quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 2,975,854 shares of the company’s stock worth $38,952,000 after buying an additional 656,656 shares during the period. D. E. Shaw & Co. Inc. increased its stake in shares of National Vision by 115.7% during the 2nd quarter. D. E. Shaw & Co. Inc. now owns 2,479,245 shares of the company’s stock valued at $32,453,000 after acquiring an additional 1,330,023 shares during the last quarter. Marshall Wace LLP lifted its holdings in shares of National Vision by 85.6% during the 2nd quarter. Marshall Wace LLP now owns 1,761,767 shares of the company’s stock worth $23,062,000 after acquiring an additional 812,513 shares during the period. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. boosted its position in shares of National Vision by 17.3% in the third quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 1,412,292 shares of the company’s stock worth $15,408,000 after acquiring an additional 208,684 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Assenagon Asset Management S.A. grew its holdings in National Vision by 3,645.8% in the third quarter. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. now owns 609,701 shares of the company’s stock valued at $6,652,000 after purchasing an additional 593,424 shares during the period.

National Vision Stock Performance

NASDAQ:EYE opened at $10.57 on Friday. The company has a market cap of $832.39 million, a P/E ratio of -52.85, a P/E/G ratio of 3.10 and a beta of 1.41. The firm’s 50 day moving average is $11.20 and its two-hundred day moving average is $11.50. National Vision Holdings, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $9.56 and a fifty-two week high of $24.11. The company has a quick ratio of 0.37, a current ratio of 0.57 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.30.

National Vision (NASDAQ:EYE) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, November 6th. The company reported $0.12 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.06 by $0.06. National Vision had a positive return on equity of 3.52% and a negative net margin of 0.81%. The business had revenue of $451.50 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $451.13 million. During the same period last year, the company posted $0.09 EPS. The business’s quarterly revenue was down 15.2% on a year-over-year basis. Analysts expect that National Vision Holdings, Inc. will post 0.27 EPS for the current year.

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.