Natural Health Trends (NASDAQ:NHTC) Research Coverage Started at StockNews.com

StockNews.com started coverage on shares of Natural Health Trends (NASDAQ:NHTC) in a research report sent to investors on Thursday morning. The firm issued a buy rating on the stock.

Natural Health Trends Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:NHTC opened at $5.01 on Thursday. The stock has a market cap of $57.68 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 83.51 and a beta of 0.97. The company has a 50 day moving average of $5.04 and a 200-day moving average of $5.31. Natural Health Trends has a one year low of $4.02 and a one year high of $7.40.

Natural Health Trends (NASDAQ:NHTC) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February 5th. The company reported $0.02 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. Natural Health Trends had a net margin of 1.33% and a return on equity of 1.53%.

Natural Health Trends Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, February 28th. Investors of record on Tuesday, February 18th were given a dividend of $0.20 per share. This represents a $0.80 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 15.97%. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, February 18th. Natural Health Trends’s dividend payout ratio is 1,333.33%.

Institutional Trading of Natural Health Trends

Institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. SBI Securities Co. Ltd. acquired a new stake in shares of Natural Health Trends in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $40,000. Geode Capital Management LLC increased its stake in Natural Health Trends by 6.9% during the 3rd quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 86,590 shares of the company’s stock worth $515,000 after acquiring an additional 5,624 shares during the period. Millennium Management LLC raised its holdings in Natural Health Trends by 51.4% in the 4th quarter. Millennium Management LLC now owns 16,108 shares of the company’s stock valued at $74,000 after acquiring an additional 5,467 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Dimensional Fund Advisors LP lifted its position in shares of Natural Health Trends by 5.5% during the 4th quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 43,760 shares of the company’s stock valued at $202,000 after acquiring an additional 2,274 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 10.13% of the company’s stock.

About Natural Health Trends

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, vitamins, and minerals; and herbal products comprising herbal supplements.