Y Intercept Hong Kong Ltd Increases Stake in National Vision Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:EYE)

Y Intercept Hong Kong Ltd lifted its position in National Vision Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:EYE) by 38.8% in the 3rd quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The fund owned 47,080 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 13,171 shares during the period. Y Intercept Hong Kong Ltd’s holdings in National Vision were worth $514,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. D. E. Shaw & Co. Inc. boosted its position in National Vision by 115.7% during the 2nd quarter. D. E. Shaw & Co. Inc. now owns 2,479,245 shares of the company’s stock valued at $32,453,000 after acquiring an additional 1,330,023 shares in the last quarter. Marshall Wace LLP lifted its stake in shares of National Vision by 85.6% during the 2nd quarter. Marshall Wace LLP now owns 1,761,767 shares of the company’s stock worth $23,062,000 after purchasing an additional 812,513 shares during the last quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP boosted its position in National Vision by 28.3% during the second quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 2,975,854 shares of the company’s stock valued at $38,952,000 after purchasing an additional 656,656 shares in the last quarter. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. grew its stake in National Vision by 3,645.8% in the third quarter. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. now owns 609,701 shares of the company’s stock valued at $6,652,000 after purchasing an additional 593,424 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Point72 DIFC Ltd bought a new position in National Vision in the third quarter worth about $2,858,000.

National Vision Stock Performance

EYE stock opened at $11.41 on Monday. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $11.00 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $11.73. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.30, a quick ratio of 0.37 and a current ratio of 0.57. National Vision Holdings, Inc. has a one year low of $9.56 and a one year high of $24.11. The firm has a market cap of $898.54 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -57.05, a PEG ratio of 3.10 and a beta of 1.41.

National Vision (NASDAQ:EYE) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, November 6th. The company reported $0.12 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.06 by $0.06. The company had revenue of $451.50 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $451.13 million. National Vision had a negative net margin of 0.81% and a positive return on equity of 3.52%. National Vision’s revenue was down 15.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the firm earned $0.09 earnings per share. On average, equities analysts forecast that National Vision Holdings, Inc. will post 0.27 EPS for the current fiscal year.

National Vision Company 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.