Natural Health Trends Corp. (NASDAQ:NHTC) Short Interest Update

Natural Health Trends Corp. (NASDAQ:NHTC) was the target of a large growth in short interest in the month of July. As of July 15th, there was short interest totaling 24,555 shares, a growth of 61.5% from the June 30th total of 15,200 shares. Currently, 0.3% of the shares of the stock are sold short. Based on an average trading volume of 31,291 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.8 days.

Institutional Trading of Natural Health Trends

An institutional investor recently bought a new stake in Natural Health Trends stock. Bridgeway Capital Management LLC bought a new position in Natural Health Trends Corp. (NASDAQ:NHTC) in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund bought 22,600 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $101,000. Bridgeway Capital Management LLC owned approximately 0.20% of Natural Health Trends as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. 10.13% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Natural Health Trends Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:NHTC traded down $0.01 on Friday, hitting $1.68. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 17,547 shares, compared to its average volume of 33,747. The company has a market capitalization of $14.37 million, a PE ratio of -10.47 and a beta of 0.92. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $2.05 and a 200 day simple moving average of $2.79. Natural Health Trends has a 1 year low of $1.55 and a 1 year high of $5.10.

Natural Health Trends (NASDAQ:NHTC) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, July 29th. The company reported ($0.05) EPS for the quarter. The business had revenue of $7.60 million for the quarter. Natural Health Trends had a negative return on equity of 7.38% and a negative net margin of 4.51%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Separately, Weiss Ratings reissued a “sell (d)” rating on shares of Natural Health Trends in a report on Thursday, June 18th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Sell rating, According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Sell”.

About Natural Health Trends

Natural Health Trends Corp. is a U.S.-based holding company that develops, markets and distributes a range of plant-based health supplements, nutritional products and personal care items. The company’s product portfolio spans weight management, skin care, men’s health, nutritional supplements and wellness solutions designed to support overall health and beauty. Natural Health Trends focuses on delivering scientifically formulated products through modern e-commerce channels and direct selling platforms.

Through its principal subsidiaries in the People’s Republic of China—including Shanghai NHTC Health Products Co, Ltd.