The 36-month beta value for EYE is also noteworthy at 1.25. There are mixed opinions on the stock, with 4 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 0 rating it as “overweight,” 6 rating it as “hold,” and 0 rating it as “sell.”
The public float for EYE is 76.97M, and at present, short sellers hold a 7.11% of that float. The average trading volume of EYE on March 19, 2025 was 1.45M shares.
EYE) stock’s latest price update
National Vision Holdings Inc (NASDAQ: EYE) has seen a rise in its stock price by 1.61 in relation to its previous close of 12.08. However, the company has experienced a 3.06% gain in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. businesswire.com reported 2025-03-17 that DULUTH, Ga.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–National Vision Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: EYE) (“National Vision” or the “Company”) today announced the appointment of two new independent directors, Jim McGrann and Michael Nicholson to its Board of Directors (the “Board”), effective March 17, 2025. Mr. McGrann will serve on the Board’s Compensation Committee and Mr. Nicholson will serve on the Board’s Audit Committee and Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee. With the addition of Messrs. McGrann and Nichols.
EYE’s Market Performance
National Vision Holdings Inc (EYE) has seen a 3.06% rise in stock performance for the week, with a 0.29% gain in the past month and a 7.58% surge in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 4.75%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 5.39% for EYE. The simple moving average for the past 20 days is 1.78% for EYE’s stock, with a 5.51% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of EYE
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for EYE stocks, with Goldman repeating the rating for EYE by listing it as a “Neutral.” The predicted price for EYE in the upcoming period, according to Goldman is $16 based on the research report published on October 17, 2023 of the previous year 2023.
Wells Fargo, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see EYE reach a price target of $21, previously predicting the price at $30. The rating they have provided for EYE stocks is “Equal Weight” according to the report published on July 27th, 2023.
Citigroup gave a rating of “Neutral” to EYE, setting the target price at $22 in the report published on July 27th of the previous year.
EYE Trading at 5.47% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought EYE to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -47.23% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 5.39%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 4.75%, as shares sank -1.29% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +12.41% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, EYE rose by +2.69%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -16.46% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $12.06. In addition, National Vision Holdings Inc saw 17.80% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further gains.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at EYE starting from VanDette Joseph, who sale 1,179 shares at the price of $12.71 back on Mar 01 ’25. After this action, VanDette Joseph now owns 10,444 shares of National Vision Holdings Inc, valued at $14,985 using the latest closing price.
Moore Patrick R., the Special Advisor of National Vision Holdings Inc, sale 17,661 shares at $10.52 during a trade that took place back on Aug 23 ’24, which means that Moore Patrick R. is holding 66,881 shares at $185,794 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for EYE
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- -0.0 for the present operating margin
- 0.53 for the gross margin
The net margin for National Vision Holdings Inc stands at -0.01. The total capital return value is set at -0.0. Equity return is now at value -3.24, with -1.19 for asset returns.
Based on National Vision Holdings Inc (EYE), the company’s capital structure generated 0.5 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.16. The debt to equity ratio resting at 1.0. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is -0.32.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 89.58 million with net debt to EBITDA at 8.19. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 0.91. The receivables turnover for the company is 37.71for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.94. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 0.53.
Conclusion
In summary, National Vision Holdings Inc (EYE) has had a better performance as of late. Analysts have mixed opinions on the stock, with some viewing it as a “buy” and others as a “hold”. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
