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

StockNews.com assumed coverage on shares of Natural Health Trends (NASDAQ:NHTC) in a report released on Monday. The brokerage issued a buy rating on the stock.

Natural Health Trends Stock Performance

NASDAQ NHTC opened at $4.96 on Monday. Natural Health Trends has a twelve month low of $4.02 and a twelve month high of $7.40. The stock has a market capitalization of $57.10 million, a PE ratio of 82.68 and a beta of 0.97. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $5.00 and a 200 day simple moving average of $5.11.

Natural Health Trends (NASDAQ:NHTC) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, April 30th. The company reported $0.01 earnings per share for the quarter. Natural Health Trends had a return on equity of 1.53% and a net margin of 1.33%.

Natural Health Trends Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, February 28th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, February 18th were paid a dividend of $0.20 per share. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, February 18th. This represents a $0.80 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 16.13%. Natural Health Trends’s dividend payout ratio is currently 1,333.33%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Natural Health Trends

A number of institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Geode Capital Management LLC boosted its stake in shares of Natural Health Trends by 6.9% in the 3rd quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 86,590 shares of the company’s stock valued at $515,000 after purchasing an additional 5,624 shares in the last quarter. SBI Securities Co. Ltd. acquired a new stake in shares of Natural Health Trends in the 4th quarter valued at $40,000. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP boosted its stake in shares of 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 purchasing an additional 2,274 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Millennium Management LLC boosted its stake in shares of 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 purchasing an additional 5,467 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 10.13% of the company’s stock.

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.