Capstone Investment Advisors LLC Has $458,000 Stock Holdings in Nu Skin Enterprises, Inc. (NYSE:NUS)

Capstone Investment Advisors LLC trimmed its holdings in Nu Skin Enterprises, Inc. (NYSE:NUS) by 3.8% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 23,581 shares of the company’s stock after selling 942 shares during the quarter. Capstone Investment Advisors LLC’s holdings in Nu Skin Enterprises were worth $458,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in the business. SummerHaven Investment Management LLC lifted its stake in shares of Nu Skin Enterprises by 2.4% in the 4th quarter. SummerHaven Investment Management LLC now owns 24,107 shares of the company’s stock valued at $468,000 after purchasing an additional 564 shares during the period. Signaturefd LLC increased its position in Nu Skin Enterprises by 25.1% in the 4th quarter. Signaturefd LLC now owns 5,000 shares of the company’s stock valued at $97,000 after buying an additional 1,004 shares in the last quarter. Swiss National Bank increased its position in Nu Skin Enterprises by 1.0% in the 3rd quarter. Swiss National Bank now owns 109,700 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,327,000 after buying an additional 1,100 shares in the last quarter. Gladius Capital Management LP increased its position in Nu Skin Enterprises by 18.7% in the 4th quarter. Gladius Capital Management LP now owns 9,967 shares of the company’s stock valued at $194,000 after buying an additional 1,570 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking Corp increased its position in Nu Skin Enterprises by 13.0% in the 3rd quarter. Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking Corp now owns 13,917 shares of the company’s stock valued at $295,000 after buying an additional 1,599 shares in the last quarter. 82.84% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of analysts recently commented on the company. StockNews.com lowered Nu Skin Enterprises from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Saturday, February 24th. DA Davidson lowered their price objective on Nu Skin Enterprises from $15.50 to $12.50 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, May 9th. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, According to MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $20.83.

Nu Skin Enterprises Stock Up 1.9 %

Shares of Nu Skin Enterprises stock opened at $13.35 on Friday. Nu Skin Enterprises, Inc. has a 52 week low of $11.73 and a 52 week high of $35.66. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $12.86 and a 200-day moving average price of $15.36. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.56, a current ratio of 2.09 and a quick ratio of 1.24.

Nu Skin Enterprises (NYSE:NUS) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, May 8th. The company reported $0.09 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.05 by $0.04. The firm had revenue of $417.31 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $426.55 million. Nu Skin Enterprises had a positive return on equity of 9.28% and a negative net margin of 0.17%. The company’s quarterly revenue was down 13.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $0.37 earnings per share. Equities research analysts predict that Nu Skin Enterprises, Inc. will post 1.1 earnings per share for the current year.

Nu Skin Enterprises Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, June 12th. Stockholders of record on Friday, May 31st will be issued a $0.06 dividend. This represents a $0.24 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.80%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, May 31st. Nu Skin Enterprises’s dividend payout ratio is presently -399.93%.

Insider Activity

In other news, Director Andrew D. Lipman sold 2,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, May 28th. The stock was sold at an average price of $13.33, for a total value of $26,660.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director now directly owns 23,225 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $309,589.25. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Insiders sold a total of 7,693 shares of company stock valued at $96,330 over the last three months. Corporate insiders own 1.70% of the company’s stock.

Nu Skin Enterprises Company Profile

Nu Skin Enterprises, Inc, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the development and distribution of various beauty and wellness products worldwide. It offers skin care devices, cosmetics, and other personal care products, including ageLOC LumiSpa and ageLOC LumiSpa iO; and nutricentials skin care products.