EYE
National Vision Holdings, Inc.
Consumer Cyclical · Specialty Retail · NMS
$15.44
Data: 2026-05-13
✗ ETHICAL FAIL

WEAK MOAT
HIGH
Data Confidence: 100.0%
Key Metrics

How this company measures up on the fundamentals that matter

Market Cap
$1.4B
Total market value of the company
45.73
Expensive — high growth expected
13.50
Based on estimated future earnings — lower means cheaper
Rev Growth
+15.1%
Year-over-year revenue change
Profit Margin
1.5%
How much profit the company keeps from each dollar of revenue
3.5%
Return on equity — how efficiently it uses shareholder money
Analyst Target
$29.27
+90% from current price — median analyst estimate
Recommendation
BUY
Consensus view from 11 analysts covering this stock
About National Vision Holdings, Inc.

National Vision Holdings, Inc., through its subsidiaries, operates as an optical retailer in the United States. The company offers eyeglasses and contact lenses, and optical accessory products; and provides eye exams through its America's Best, Eyeglass World, Vista Optical, Fred Meyer, Vista Optical military, and DiscountContacts.com. It also offers health maintenance organization and optometric services. In addition, the company sells prescription and non-prescription eyewear, contact lenses and related accessories to retail customers. The company serves a diverse customer base, including price-driven consumers, style leaders, wellness shoppers with vision benefits, managed care customers, outside prescription customers, and progressive lens wearers. The company was formerly known as National Vision, Inc. and changed its name to National Vision Holdings, Inc. in March 2014. The company was founded in 1990 and is headquartered in Duluth, Georgia.

https://www.nationalvision.com

Country: United States Employees: 13,138 Industry: Specialty Retail
Ethical Screening

Five compliance checks based on AAOIFI standards — all must pass for ethical clearance

Business Activity
PASS
Core business does not involve prohibited activities
Debt Ratio
51.2% FAIL
Debt must be below 33% of total assets
Cash Ratio
2.9% PASS
Interest-bearing cash below 33% of assets
Receivables
0.0% PASS
Receivables below 49% of assets
Revenue Purity
0.0% PASS
Non-compliant revenue below 5% — any excess requires purification
Valuation
$18.80
What our model estimates this business is worth per share
17.9%
Slight discount to fair value
Rating
AVOID
Overall assessment combining ethics, valuation, and quality
52.6th
Ranks in the top 47% of our 13,571 screened universe
Ethical Score
10.0
Valuation Score
77.5
Quality Score
43.3
Combined
41.2

Trading near fair value at $17 (estimated $19). Fails ethical screen (Debt ratio). Ranks better than 65% of screened stocks.

Quantitative Intelligence

Statistical analysis of price behaviour, risk, and market regime — independent of fundamental data

DISTRIBUTION
Smart money appears to be selling into strength — caution
0.423
Positive but modest risk-adjusted returns
0.0267
Modest edge detected — smaller position warranted
0.197
Drawdown risk outweighs the returns — higher risk profile
Annual Return
8.6%
Historical annualised return based on price data
-43.6%
Largest peak-to-trough decline — the worst it has been
BEAR
Statistical model detects bearish conditions
Days in State
8
How long the current regime has persisted — longer means more stable
Market Data

Trading characteristics and market positioning

1.18
Moves slightly more than the broader market
52W High
$30.02
49% below the year high
52W Low
$14.75
5% above the year low
Avg Volume
1,717,666
Average daily shares traded — higher means easier to buy and sell
7.0
Days it would take all short sellers to cover — higher means more crowded
Short % Float
18.1%
Elevated short interest — bears are positioned against this
0.0%
Annual dividend as a percentage of the share price
$0.37
Earnings per share over the last 12 months
Financial Health

Balance sheet strength and cash generation — the foundation of long-term value

0.80
Moderate leverage — manageable
0.62
Below 1 means short-term obligations exceed liquid assets — risk flag
Quick Ratio
0.27
Like current ratio but excludes inventory — stricter test
Gross Margin
58.8%
Revenue left after cost of goods — higher means pricing power
Operating Margin
8.7%
Profit from core operations before interest and tax
$125M
Positive — the business generates more cash than it spends
Revenue (TTM)
$2.0B
Total revenue over the last 12 months
Net Income
$47M
Profitable — the bottom line is positive
Analyst Coverage
Analysts
11
Target High
$39.00
Target Median
$29.27
Target Low
$20.00
Recent Insider Activity

SEC Form 4 filings — what company insiders are buying and selling

Date Insider Title Type Shares Value
2026-04-29 BRANDMAN JARED Officer 1,890
2026-03-31 LADEN CHRISTOPHER Chief Financial Officer 26,082
2026-03-11 WILKES ALEXANDER Chief Executive Officer 35,000 $928,900
2026-03-06 FAHS LEONARD READE Officer and Director 11,672 $345,217
2026-03-06 BRANDMAN JARED Officer 10,279
2026-03-06 CLARK BILL Officer 8,224
2026-03-06 VANDETTE JOSEPH Officer 8,224
2026-03-06 BANNER MARK Officer 13,706
2026-03-06 WILKES ALEXANDER Chief Executive Officer 27,412
2026-03-06 PATEL PRITI V Officer 8,224
Source: SEC Form 4 filings via public data. View all insider activity at
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Data sourced from public filings and market feeds. Not financial advice. Updated: 2026-05-13

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