National Vision (NASDAQ:EYE) Given New $14.00 Price Target at Barclays

National Vision (NASDAQ:EYE) had its target price boosted by Barclays from $12.00 to $14.00 in a research report report published on Monday morning,Benzinga reports. The firm currently has an equal weight rating on the stock.

A number of other equities analysts have also recently commented on EYE. Wells Fargo & Company boosted their price target on National Vision from $12.00 to $13.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a report on Thursday, February 27th. Morgan Stanley lowered their target price on National Vision from $14.00 to $13.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, January 21st. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and one has given a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $14.20.

National Vision Stock Performance

NASDAQ:EYE opened at $12.66 on Monday. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $11.36 and a 200-day moving average price of $11.02. The company has a market cap of $996.98 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -63.30, a PEG ratio of 3.27 and a beta of 1.44. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.30, a quick ratio of 0.37 and a current ratio of 0.57. National Vision has a fifty-two week low of $9.56 and a fifty-two week high of $24.11.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On National Vision

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. KBC Group NV increased its stake in shares of National Vision by 64.6% in the third quarter. KBC Group NV now owns 3,291 shares of the company’s stock valued at $36,000 after buying an additional 1,292 shares during the period. Quarry LP acquired a new stake in shares of National Vision in the third quarter valued at about $43,000. Point72 Asia Singapore Pte. Ltd. acquired a new stake in shares of National Vision in the third quarter valued at about $45,000. GAMMA Investing LLC increased its stake in shares of National Vision by 309.2% in the fourth quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 4,906 shares of the company’s stock valued at $51,000 after buying an additional 3,707 shares during the period. Finally, Tower Research Capital LLC TRC increased its stake in shares of National Vision by 87.5% in the fourth quarter. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC now owns 7,050 shares of the company’s stock valued at $73,000 after buying an additional 3,291 shares during the period.

About National Vision

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.