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National Vision Holdings Inc (NASDAQ: EYE) closed the day trading at $13.61 up 4.53% from the previous closing price of $13.02. In other words, the price has increased by $4.53 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.59 million shares were traded. EYE stock price reached its highest trading level at $13.685 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $13.13.
Ratios:
For a better understanding of EYE, let’s look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 14.50 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 28.11. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.33 and its Current Ratio is at 0.53. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 1.00 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.75.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In addition, analysts’ ratings and any changes thereto give investors an idea of the stock’s future direction. In the most recent recommendation for the company, Goldman on October 17, 2023, Downgraded its rating to Neutral and sets its target price to $16 from $25 previously.
On July 27, 2023, Wells Fargo Downgraded its rating to Equal Weight which previously was Overweight and also lowered its target price recommendation from $30 to $21.
Citigroup Downgraded its Buy to Neutral on July 27, 2023, whereas the target price for the stock was revised from $28 to $22.
Insider Transactions:
The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Mar 01 ’25 when VanDette Joseph sold 1,179 shares for $12.71 per share. The transaction valued at 14,985 led to the insider holds 10,444 shares of the business.
Moore Patrick R. sold 17,661 shares of EYE for $185,794 on Aug 23 ’24. The Special Advisor now owns 66,881 shares after completing the transaction at $10.52 per share. On Aug 23 ’24, another insider, Moore Patrick R., who serves as the Officer of the company, bought 17,661 shares for $10.52 each.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, EYE now has a Market Capitalization of 1072243456 and an Enterprise Value of 1814326144. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.57 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.31. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 0.995 whereas that against EBITDA is 14.473.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for EYE is 1.23, which has changed by -0.37654603 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.10838497 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, EYE has reached a high of $23.13, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $9.56. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 15.48%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 17.29%.
Shares Statistics:
Over the past 3-months, EYE traded about 1.49M shares per day on average, while over the past 10 days, EYE traded about 1671660 shares per day. A total of 78.78M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 76.97M. Insiders hold about 2.30% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 103.28% stake in the company. Shares short for EYE as of 1740700800 were 5474410 with a Short Ratio of 3.67, compared to 1738281600 on 4964379. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 5474410 and a Short% of Float of 12.0.
Dividends & Splits
Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.0
