Nature’s Sunshine Products, Inc. (NASDAQ:NATR) Short Interest Down 17.5% in January

Nature’s Sunshine Products, Inc. (NASDAQ:NATR) was the recipient of a significant decline in short interest in January. As of January 31st, there was short interest totalling 72,800 shares, a decline of 17.5% from the January 15th total of 88,200 shares. Approximately 0.5% of the shares of the company are short sold. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 39,300 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 1.9 days.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Nature’s Sunshine Products

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in NATR. Wasatch Advisors LP boosted its stake in shares of Nature’s Sunshine Products by 23.2% in the 3rd quarter. Wasatch Advisors LP now owns 696,184 shares of the company’s stock valued at $9,482,000 after purchasing an additional 131,174 shares in the last quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP boosted its stake in shares of Nature’s Sunshine Products by 3.7% in the 4th quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 856,701 shares of the company’s stock valued at $12,560,000 after purchasing an additional 30,464 shares in the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted its stake in shares of Nature’s Sunshine Products by 74.0% in the 4th quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 60,277 shares of the company’s stock valued at $884,000 after purchasing an additional 25,644 shares in the last quarter. Connor Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. acquired a new position in Nature’s Sunshine Products during the 4th quarter worth about $314,000. Finally, Bailard Inc. acquired a new position in Nature’s Sunshine Products during the 4th quarter worth about $302,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 79.40% of the company’s stock.

Nature’s Sunshine Products Price Performance

NATR opened at $14.51 on Friday. Nature’s Sunshine Products has a fifty-two week low of $10.81 and a fifty-two week high of $21.72. The firm’s fifty day moving average price is $14.79 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $14.35. The company has a market capitalization of $268.14 million, a P/E ratio of 16.49 and a beta of 0.96.

Nature’s Sunshine Products Company Profile

Nature’s Sunshine Products, Inc, a natural health and wellness company, manufactures and sells nutritional and personal care products in Asia, Europe, North America, Latin America, and internationally. It offers general health products related to blood sugar support, bone health, cellular health, cognitive function, joint health, mood, sexual health, sleep, sports and energy, and vision.