National Vision Holdings Inc. (EYE): A Case For Going Higher

After Hours

There is a slight risk associated with trading before and after the market open. Due to lower liquidity and higher volatility, extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads on particular security due to the release of critical financial information after regular trading hours. After-hours trades for National Vision Holdings Inc. (EYE) shows that investor sentiment remained same, with the stock’s consolidated last price remained same to $22.33. The National Vision Holdings Inc. has recorded 141,272 volume in the after hours trading session. Recently, Yahoo Finance discussed the stock, revealing that National Vision Launches See Inside Collection to Highlight Mental Health Awareness.

Stocks Info

This NASDAQ-listed company operates within the Specialty Retail industry segment, falling under the Consumer Cyclical sector. At the end of the last regular session, the stock closed at $22.33 and fluctuated between $22.48 as its day high and $22.03 as its day low. The current market capitalization of National Vision Holdings Inc. is $1.73B. A total of 1.28 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 1.64M shares.

Insider Activity

Insider trades can also provide insight into a stock’s future direction. During the recent three months, EYE has seen 26 BUY and 26 SELL insider trades, representing the acquisition of 114,624 and the disposition of 43,773 shares. Over the last 12 months, there were 45 BUYs and 33 SELLs from insiders. Insiders purchased 298,886 shares during that period but sold 51,934.

In the most recent transaction, Acharya Ravi sold 1,394 shares of EYE for 40.00 per share on Jan 04. After the transaction, the SVP, Chief Technology Officer now owns 832 company shares. In a previous transaction on May 13, Hepner Virginia A bought 1,000 shares at 25.71 per share. EYE shares that Director owns now total 12,588.

Among the insiders who bought shares, Brandman Jared acquired of 5,000 shares on May 12 at a per-share price of $23.25. This resulted in the SVP, GC and Secretary holding 18,697 shares of EYE after the transaction.

Even though price targets are rarely accurate, they do tend to exert some kind of influence from time to time and are often considered important by markets. According to analysts who have offered 12-month price targets for EYE in the last 3 months, the mean price target is $27.45 with high estimates of $38.00 and low estimates of $20.00. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, EYE has a high of $43.82 and a low of $17.25.

As of this writing, EYE has an earnings estimate of $0.29 per share for the current quarter. EPS was calculated based on a consensus of 11 estimates, with a high estimate of $0.38 per share and a lower estimate of $0.11. The company reported an EPS of $0.15 in the last quarter, which was 15.40% higher than expectations of $0.13.

Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly

In a balance sheet, you can see what assets and liabilities the company has, as well as how much equity investors have invested. These figures can be used to calculate a company’s financial ratios to give investors a better idea of its prospects. EYE’s latest balance sheet shows that the firm has $305.80M in Cash & Short Term Investments as of fiscal 2021. There were $973.25M in debt and $343.80M in liabilities at the time. Its Book Value Per Share was $11.29, while its Total Shareholder’s Equity was $925.98M.

Analysts Opinion

The risks associated with pre-market and after-hours trading may be slightly higher than the regular market hours. The reason is that extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for particular security due to lower liquidity and higher volatility as issuers often announce critical financial information outside regular trading hours. Currently, 0 analysts are providing their opinions on the stock. On a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being Sell and 5 being Buy, the average analyst rating for EYE is Buy with a score of 4.13.