Thrivent Financial for Lutherans Sells 882 Shares of National Vision Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:EYE)

Thrivent Financial for Lutherans lessened its stake in shares of National Vision Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:EYE) by 1.4% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The fund owned 60,870 shares of the company’s stock after selling 882 shares during the quarter. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans owned approximately 0.08% of National Vision worth $634,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of the stock. Counterpoint Mutual Funds LLC grew its position in National Vision by 60.1% during the 4th quarter. Counterpoint Mutual Funds LLC now owns 38,749 shares of the company’s stock worth $404,000 after acquiring an additional 14,549 shares during the last quarter. First Eagle Investment Management LLC boosted its stake in shares of National Vision by 1.4% during the fourth quarter. First Eagle Investment Management LLC now owns 549,302 shares of the company’s stock valued at $5,724,000 after purchasing an additional 7,500 shares in the last quarter. Amundi grew its holdings in shares of National Vision by 198.1% during the fourth quarter. Amundi now owns 38,653 shares of the company’s stock worth $407,000 after purchasing an additional 25,685 shares during the last quarter. Victory Capital Management Inc. increased its stake in shares of National Vision by 13.1% in the fourth quarter. Victory Capital Management Inc. now owns 78,244 shares of the company’s stock valued at $815,000 after buying an additional 9,038 shares during the period. Finally, Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. raised its holdings in National Vision by 12.1% in the 4th quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 1,583,131 shares of the company’s stock valued at $16,496,000 after buying an additional 170,839 shares during the last quarter.

National Vision Trading Up 0.6 %

EYE opened at $12.88 on Thursday. The stock has a market cap of $1.01 billion, a PE ratio of -64.40, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.27 and a beta of 1.22. 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 Holdings, Inc. has a twelve month low of $9.56 and a twelve month high of $21.25. The company has a fifty day moving average of $12.13 and a 200-day moving average of $11.34.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of equities research analysts have weighed in on the stock. Barclays boosted their target price on shares of National Vision from $12.00 to $14.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a report on Monday, March 3rd. Morgan Stanley decreased their price objective 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. Citigroup raised their target price on National Vision from $12.00 to $13.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Friday, March 7th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company upped their price target on National Vision from $12.00 to $13.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Thursday, February 27th. Five equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and one has given a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, National Vision has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $14.00.

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.