--- title: "National Vision Analysts Slash Their Forecasts Following Q1 Earnings" type: "News" locale: "en" url: "https://longbridge.com/en/news/286434862.md" description: "National Vision Holdings Inc (EYE) reported mixed Q1 results, beating earnings estimates with 45 cents per share but missing sales expectations at $543.9 million. Analysts have lowered their price targets, with B of A Securities reducing it from $35 to $30, Barclays from $38 to $27, and Wells Fargo from $30 to $20. Despite the mixed results, shares rose 2.3% to $17.32. CEO Alex Wilkes emphasized the company's focus on quality growth and improved profitability." datetime: "2026-05-14T14:40:35.000Z" locales: - [zh-CN](https://longbridge.com/zh-CN/news/286434862.md) - [en](https://longbridge.com/en/news/286434862.md) - [zh-HK](https://longbridge.com/zh-HK/news/286434862.md) --- # National Vision Analysts Slash Their Forecasts Following Q1 Earnings **National Vision Holdings Inc** (NASDAQ:EYE) reported mixed first-quarter financial results on Wednesday. National Vision reported quarterly earnings of 45 cents per share which beat the analyst consensus estimate of 43 cents per share. The company reported quarterly sales of $543.900 million which missed the analyst consensus estimate of $545.173 million. National Vision Holdings affirmed FY2026 adjusted EPS guidance of $0.85-$1.09 and sales guidance of $2.033 billion-$2.091 billion. Alex Wilkes, National Vision’s CEO, said, “We delivered a solid first quarter, reinforcing that the transformation we laid out at Investor Day is translating into higher-quality growth and improved profitability. Customers continued to opt into better products, we expanded our managed care business, and we meaningfully grew operating margins through disciplined expense management. We believe our advancements across merchandising and store experience are strengthening our position as the destination for value in the optical category – delivering great branded products and leading eye exams without compromise, for every customer.” National Vision shares gained 2.3% to trade at $17.32 on Thursday. These analysts made changes to their price targets on National Vision following earnings announcement. - B of A Securities analyst Robert Ohmes maintained the stock with a Buy and lowered the price target from $35 to $30. - Barclays analyst Adrienne Yih maintained the stock with an Overweight rating and lowered the price target from $38 to $27. - Wells Fargo analyst Zachary Fadem maintained National Vision Holdings with an Equal-Weight rating and cut the price target from $30 to $20. **Considering buying EYE stock? Here’s what analysts think:** _Photo via Shutterstock_ ### Related Stocks - [EYE.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/EYE.US.md) - [BAC.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/BAC.US.md) - [BCS.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/BCS.US.md) - [WFC.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/WFC.US.md) - [BAC-Q.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/BAC-Q.US.md) - [BML-L.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/BML-L.US.md) - [BAC-L.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/BAC-L.US.md) - [BAC-K.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/BAC-K.US.md) - [BML-H.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/BML-H.US.md) - [BAC-N.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/BAC-N.US.md) - [BAC-E.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/BAC-E.US.md) - [MER-K.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/MER-K.US.md) - [BAC-O.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/BAC-O.US.md) - [BML-G.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/BML-G.US.md) - [BAC-M.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/BAC-M.US.md) - [BAC-B.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/BAC-B.US.md) - [BML-J.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/BML-J.US.md) - [BAC-S.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/BAC-S.US.md) - [BAC-P.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/BAC-P.US.md) - [8648.JP](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/8648.JP.md) - [BARC.UK](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/BARC.UK.md) - [WFC-D.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/WFC-D.US.md) - [WFC-L.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/WFC-L.US.md) - [WFC-Y.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/WFC-Y.US.md) - [WFC-C.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/WFC-C.US.md) - [WFC-Z.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/WFC-Z.US.md) - [WFC-A.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/WFC-A.US.md) ## Related News & Research - [National Vision Q1 revenue rises 6.6% on higher average ticket](https://longbridge.com/en/news/286238732.md) - [National Vision (EYE) Expected to Announce Quarterly Earnings on Wednesday](https://longbridge.com/en/news/284555097.md) - [Walmart Stock: Here’s Why Analysts Are Raising Price Targets Before Q1 Earnings.](https://longbridge.com/en/news/286950969.md) - [Earnings Beat: Deepak Nitrite Limited Just Beat Analyst Forecasts, And Analysts Have Been Updating Their Models](https://longbridge.com/en/news/286980047.md) - [Q2 EPS Forecast for Avalo Therapeutics Boosted by Analyst](https://longbridge.com/en/news/286903837.md)