WINTON GROUP Ltd Grows Position in National Vision Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:EYE)

WINTON GROUP Ltd boosted its holdings in National Vision Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:EYE) by 12.7% in the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 105,373 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 11,873 shares during the period. WINTON GROUP Ltd’s holdings in National Vision were worth $1,098,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of EYE. Quarry LP purchased a new position in National Vision in the third quarter worth about $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 boosted its holdings 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 worth $51,000 after buying an additional 3,707 shares during the last quarter. Paloma Partners Management Co bought a new stake in National Vision during the third quarter valued at approximately $184,000. Finally, KLP Kapitalforvaltning AS purchased a new stake in National Vision during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $178,000.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of brokerages have recently issued reports on EYE. Wells Fargo & Company boosted their price objective on shares of National Vision from $12.00 to $13.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Thursday, February 27th. Barclays upped their price target on National Vision from $12.00 to $14.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Monday, March 3rd. Morgan Stanley lowered their price objective on National Vision from $14.00 to $13.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, January 21st. Finally, Citigroup increased their target price on shares of National Vision from $12.00 to $13.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Friday, March 7th. Five research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and one has issued a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, National Vision has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $14.00.

National Vision Stock Down 3.3 %

Shares of EYE opened at $12.82 on Friday. The business’s 50 day moving average is $12.03 and its 200 day moving average is $11.28. 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 Holdings, Inc. has a 12-month low of $9.56 and a 12-month high of $22.18. The company has a market capitalization of $1.01 billion, a PE ratio of -64.10, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.27 and a beta of 1.51.

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.