Bradley Singer Sells 20,167 Shares of Warby Parker (NYSE:WRBY) Stock

Warby Parker Inc. (NYSE:WRBYGet Free Report) Director Bradley Singer sold 20,167 shares of Warby Parker stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, May 13th. The stock was sold at an average price of $28.51, for a total value of $574,961.17. Following the transaction, the director owned 104,833 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $2,988,788.83. This represents a 16.13% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link.

Warby Parker Stock Performance

WRBY stock opened at $28.75 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of $3.08 billion, a P/E ratio of 1,437.97 and a beta of 1.95. Warby Parker Inc. has a one year low of $14.96 and a one year high of $31.00. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $23.67 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $23.36.

Warby Parker (NYSE:WRBYGet Free Report) last released its earnings results on Thursday, May 7th. The company reported $0.03 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.11 by ($0.08). The firm had revenue of $242.45 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $239.44 million. Warby Parker had a return on equity of 2.30% and a net margin of 0.15%.The firm’s revenue was up 8.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $0.03 earnings per share. Research analysts forecast that Warby Parker Inc. will post 0.24 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Institutional Trading of Warby Parker

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Man Group plc increased its holdings in shares of Warby Parker by 1.6% during the 2nd quarter. Man Group plc now owns 25,095 shares of the company’s stock worth $550,000 after buying an additional 400 shares during the last quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC increased its holdings in shares of Warby Parker by 41.4% during the 4th quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC now owns 1,687 shares of the company’s stock worth $37,000 after buying an additional 494 shares during the last quarter. First Horizon Corp boosted its position in Warby Parker by 96.7% during the 4th quarter. First Horizon Corp now owns 1,210 shares of the company’s stock worth $26,000 after purchasing an additional 595 shares during the period. Choreo LLC boosted its position in Warby Parker by 4.6% during the 3rd quarter. Choreo LLC now owns 16,605 shares of the company’s stock worth $458,000 after purchasing an additional 728 shares during the period. Finally, New York State Teachers Retirement System boosted its position in Warby Parker by 10.1% during the 3rd quarter. New York State Teachers Retirement System now owns 8,905 shares of the company’s stock worth $246,000 after purchasing an additional 816 shares during the period. 93.24% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several analysts have commented on the stock. Weiss Ratings raised shares of Warby Parker from a “sell (d)” rating to a “hold (c-)” rating in a research note on Monday, May 11th. UBS Group lifted their target price on shares of Warby Parker from $25.00 to $27.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Friday, May 8th. BTIG Research lifted their target price on shares of Warby Parker from $32.00 to $34.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, May 7th. Telsey Advisory Group lifted their target price on shares of Warby Parker from $32.00 to $33.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Friday, May 8th. Finally, Citigroup lifted their target price on shares of Warby Parker from $18.00 to $24.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Tuesday, March 17th. Ten analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and six have given a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, Warby Parker currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $29.00.

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Warby Parker Company Profile

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Warby Parker, Inc (NYSE: WRBY) is a U.S.-based eyewear company that designs, manufactures and sells prescription glasses, sunglasses and contact lenses through a direct-to-consumer model. Since its founding, the company has combined online and brick-and-mortar channels to streamline the customer experience, offering features such as virtual try-on technology and a home try-on program that allows consumers to sample frames before purchase.

Established in 2010 by Wharton graduates Neil Blumenthal, Dave Gilboa, Andrew Hunt and Jeffrey Raider, Warby Parker set out to disrupt the traditional optical market by controlling the entire supply chain—from frame design and lens production to warehousing and distribution.

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