StockNews.com Upgrades Natural Health Trends (NASDAQ:NHTC) to Buy

Natural Health Trends (NASDAQ:NHTC) was upgraded by research analysts at StockNews.com from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note issued on Wednesday.

Natural Health Trends Price Performance

Natural Health Trends stock opened at $6.62 on Wednesday. Natural Health Trends has a 52-week low of $4.61 and a 52-week high of $7.24. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $6.44 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $5.95. The firm has a market capitalization of $76.26 million, a P/E ratio of 132.43 and a beta of 0.83.

Natural Health Trends (NASDAQ:NHTC) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, February 7th. The company reported $0.03 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. The firm had revenue of $10.94 million during the quarter. Natural Health Trends had a net margin of 1.29% and a return on equity of 1.27%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its holdings in Natural Health Trends by 2.2% in the fourth quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 113,739 shares of the company’s stock valued at $667,000 after acquiring an additional 2,427 shares during the last quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP lifted its holdings in Natural Health Trends by 3.7% in the fourth quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 51,377 shares of the company’s stock valued at $300,000 after buying an additional 1,823 shares during the period. Bay Colony Advisory Group Inc d b a Bay Colony Advisors bought a new position in Natural Health Trends in the second quarter valued at approximately $65,000. BlackRock Inc. grew its holdings in Natural Health Trends by 3.1% during the 2nd quarter. BlackRock Inc. now owns 116,455 shares of the company’s stock worth $644,000 after acquiring an additional 3,510 shares during the period. Finally, Citadel Advisors LLC bought a new stake in shares of Natural Health Trends during the 3rd quarter valued at $47,000. 10.13% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Natural Health Trends Company Profile

Natural Health Trends Corp., a direct-selling and e-commerce company, provides personal care, wellness, and lifestyle products under the NHT Global brand. The company offers wellness products, including liquid, encapsulated, tableted, and powder dietary and nutritional supplements, as well as vitamins and minerals; and herbal products comprising herbal supplements.