Natural Health Trends (NASDAQ:NHTC) Stock Price Crosses Above Fifty Day Moving Average – Time to Sell?

Natural Health Trends Corp. (NASDAQ:NHTC) passed above its fifty day moving average during trading on Thursday . The stock has a fifty day moving average of $5.05 and traded as high as $5.24. Natural Health Trends shares last traded at $5.16, with a volume of 13,701 shares.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Separately, StockNews.com began coverage on Natural Health Trends in a research report on Friday. They set a “buy” rating on the stock.

Natural Health Trends Stock Performance

The business’s 50 day moving average is $5.05 and its 200-day moving average is $5.28. The stock has a market cap of $59.41 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 86.01 and a beta of 0.97.

Natural Health Trends (NASDAQ:NHTC) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, February 5th. The company reported $0.02 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 company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, February 28th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, February 18th were given a $0.20 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, February 18th. This represents a $0.80 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 15.50%. Natural Health Trends’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 1,333.33%.

Institutional Trading of Natural Health Trends

Large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. SBI Securities Co. Ltd. acquired a new stake in Natural Health Trends during the 4th quarter worth $40,000. Millennium Management LLC grew its stake in Natural Health Trends by 51.4% during 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. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP raised its holdings in Natural Health Trends by 5.5% in 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 last quarter. Finally, Geode Capital Management LLC lifted its stake in Natural Health Trends by 6.9% in the 3rd quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 86,590 shares of the company’s stock worth $515,000 after purchasing an additional 5,624 shares in the last quarter. 10.13% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other 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, vitamins, and minerals; and herbal products comprising herbal supplements.