Natural Health Trends (NASDAQ:NHTC) Earns Buy Rating from Analysts at StockNews.com

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

Natural Health Trends Price Performance

Shares of NHTC opened at $5.08 on Tuesday. The company’s 50-day moving average is $4.95 and its 200-day moving average is $5.45. The firm has a market capitalization of $58.49 million, a PE ratio of 84.68 and a beta of 0.97. Natural Health Trends has a fifty-two week low of $4.02 and a fifty-two week high of $7.40.

Natural Health Trends (NASDAQ:NHTC) last released 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 Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, February 28th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, February 18th were issued a $0.20 dividend. This represents a $0.80 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 15.75%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, February 18th. Natural Health Trends’s dividend payout ratio is 1,333.33%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Natural Health Trends

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. Millennium Management LLC increased its position in Natural Health Trends by 51.4% during the fourth quarter. Millennium Management LLC now owns 16,108 shares of the company’s stock worth $74,000 after acquiring an additional 5,467 shares during the period. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP grew its position in shares of Natural Health Trends by 5.5% during the 4th quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 43,760 shares of the company’s stock worth $202,000 after purchasing an additional 2,274 shares in the last quarter. SBI Securities Co. Ltd. bought a new position in shares of Natural Health Trends during the fourth quarter worth approximately $40,000. Finally, Geode Capital Management LLC raised its position in shares of Natural Health Trends by 6.9% in the third quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 86,590 shares of the company’s stock valued at $515,000 after buying an additional 5,624 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.