CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co Cuts Stock Holdings in National Vision Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:EYE)

CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co trimmed its position in shares of National Vision Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:EYE) by 6.5% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 95,724 shares of the company’s stock after selling 6,667 shares during the quarter. CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co owned 0.12% of National Vision worth $997,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

A number of other hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its holdings in National Vision by 1.6% during the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 10,411,838 shares of the company’s stock worth $108,491,000 after acquiring an additional 167,735 shares during the last quarter. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership boosted its holdings in National Vision by 81.5% during the 4th quarter. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership now owns 2,308,375 shares of the company’s stock worth $24,053,000 after acquiring an additional 1,036,459 shares during the last quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. boosted its holdings in National Vision by 12.1% during the 4th quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 1,583,131 shares of the company’s stock worth $16,496,000 after acquiring an additional 170,839 shares during the last quarter. Boston Partners purchased a new position in National Vision during the 4th quarter worth $12,594,000. Finally, Emerald Advisers LLC boosted its holdings in National Vision by 23.1% during the 4th quarter. Emerald Advisers LLC now owns 991,100 shares of the company’s stock worth $10,327,000 after acquiring an additional 186,014 shares during the last quarter.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

EYE has been the topic of a number of recent analyst reports. Wells Fargo & Company lifted their target price on National Vision from $12.00 to $13.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research note 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 on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, January 21st. Citigroup lifted their target price on National Vision from $12.00 to $13.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Friday, March 7th. Finally, Barclays boosted their price objective on National Vision from $12.00 to $14.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Monday, March 3rd. Five equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and one has given a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $14.00.

National Vision Trading Up 0.1 %

Shares of EYE opened at $12.31 on Tuesday. The business’s 50-day moving average price is $12.09 and its 200-day moving average price is $11.48. National Vision Holdings, Inc. has a twelve month low of $9.56 and a twelve month high of $18.68. The stock has a market cap of $969.82 million, a PE ratio of -61.55, a P/E/G 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.

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.