Natural Health Trends (NASDAQ:NHTC) Now Covered by Analysts at StockNews.com

StockNews.com began coverage on shares of Natural Health Trends (NASDAQ:NHTC) in a research report report published on Sunday morning. The brokerage issued a buy rating on the stock.

Natural Health Trends Trading Down 0.4 %

Shares of NASDAQ NHTC opened at $4.72 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of $54.34 million, a P/E ratio of 78.68 and a beta of 0.91. Natural Health Trends has a twelve month low of $4.02 and a twelve month high of $7.40. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $4.79 and a two-hundred day moving average of $5.59.

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

Natural Health Trends Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, February 28th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, February 18th will be given a dividend of $0.20 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, February 18th. This represents a $0.80 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 16.95%. Natural Health Trends’s payout ratio is 1,333.33%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of NHTC. SBI Securities Co. Ltd. acquired a new stake in Natural Health Trends in the fourth quarter valued at about $40,000. Millennium Management LLC lifted its stake in shares of Natural Health Trends by 51.4% in the fourth 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 during the period. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP boosted its holdings in Natural Health Trends by 5.5% during the fourth quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 43,760 shares of the company’s stock worth $202,000 after buying an additional 2,274 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Geode Capital Management LLC grew its position in Natural Health Trends by 6.9% during the third quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 86,590 shares of the company’s stock worth $515,000 after buying an additional 5,624 shares during the period. 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.