Roth Capital Reduces Earnings Estimates for National Vision

National Vision Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:EYE) – Research analysts at Roth Capital dropped their Q2 2026 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for National Vision in a report issued on Monday, November 3rd. Roth Capital analyst M. Koranda now anticipates that the company will post earnings of $0.09 per share for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $0.12. Roth Capital has a “Buy” rating and a $36.00 price objective on the stock. The consensus estimate for National Vision’s current full-year earnings is $0.31 per share.

National Vision (NASDAQ:EYE) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, August 6th. The company reported $0.18 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.12 by $0.06. The company had revenue of $486.42 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $469.21 million. National Vision had a positive return on equity of 3.56% and a negative net margin of 0.75%.National Vision’s quarterly revenue was up 7.7% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $0.15 earnings per share.

Several other brokerages also recently issued reports on EYE. UBS Group reiterated a “buy” rating and set a $30.00 price objective on shares of National Vision in a research report on Tuesday, July 8th. Barclays reduced their price objective on National Vision from $30.00 to $28.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, August 7th. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “sell (d-)” rating on shares of National Vision in a research report on Wednesday, October 8th. National Bankshares set a $30.00 price objective on National Vision in a research report on Tuesday, July 8th. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group boosted their price objective on National Vision from $17.00 to $22.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Thursday, August 7th. Six research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, four have given a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $24.73.

National Vision Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ EYE opened at $25.60 on Wednesday. The company has a current ratio of 0.52, a quick ratio of 0.31 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.30. The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of $25.81 and a 200-day simple moving average of $22.77. The company has a market cap of $2.03 billion, a PE ratio of -142.22, a P/E/G ratio of 2.92 and a beta of 1.33. National Vision has a 12-month low of $9.93 and a 12-month high of $29.59.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other National Vision news, Chairman L Reade Fahs sold 137,400 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, August 28th. The stock was sold at an average price of $24.33, for a total value of $3,342,942.00. Following the transaction, the chairman owned 544,795 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $13,254,862.35. This represents a 20.14% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. 2.70% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Vanguard Group Inc. increased its holdings in shares of National Vision by 1.5% in the first quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 10,568,579 shares of the company’s stock valued at $135,066,000 after buying an additional 156,741 shares in the last quarter. Burgundy Asset Management Ltd. increased its holdings in shares of National Vision by 6.9% in the first quarter. Burgundy Asset Management Ltd. now owns 4,996,104 shares of the company’s stock valued at $63,850,000 after buying an additional 320,565 shares in the last quarter. Engine Capital Management LP increased its holdings in shares of National Vision by 53.3% in the first quarter. Engine Capital Management LP now owns 3,875,701 shares of the company’s stock valued at $49,531,000 after buying an additional 1,347,648 shares in the last quarter. William Blair Investment Management LLC bought a new position in shares of National Vision in the second quarter valued at $81,908,000. Finally, American Century Companies Inc. increased its holdings in shares of National Vision by 2,030.3% in the second quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 3,495,751 shares of the company’s stock valued at $80,437,000 after buying an additional 3,331,657 shares in the last quarter.

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.