Trexquant Investment LP Has $3.95 Million Holdings in Nu Skin Enterprises, Inc. (NYSE:NUS)

Trexquant Investment LP boosted its position in Nu Skin Enterprises, Inc. (NYSE:NUS) by 6.3% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 573,917 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 34,006 shares during the period. Trexquant Investment LP owned approximately 1.15% of Nu Skin Enterprises worth $3,954,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of NUS. Intech Investment Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of Nu Skin Enterprises in the 3rd quarter valued at about $138,000. BNP Paribas Financial Markets lifted its position in shares of Nu Skin Enterprises by 69.7% during the 3rd quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets now owns 143,319 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,056,000 after acquiring an additional 58,880 shares during the period. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC grew its holdings in Nu Skin Enterprises by 3.7% in the third quarter. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC now owns 116,424 shares of the company’s stock worth $858,000 after purchasing an additional 4,125 shares during the period. Verition Fund Management LLC bought a new stake in Nu Skin Enterprises in the third quarter valued at $581,000. Finally, Centiva Capital LP acquired a new position in shares of Nu Skin Enterprises during the third quarter valued at about $508,000. Institutional investors own 82.84% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

NUS has been the subject of a number of research analyst reports. DA Davidson decreased their target price on Nu Skin Enterprises from $11.00 to $7.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, December 20th. StockNews.com upgraded Nu Skin Enterprises from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, February 25th.

Nu Skin Enterprises Trading Down 5.3 %

NYSE:NUS opened at $6.47 on Friday. The company has a market cap of $321.46 million, a PE ratio of -2.19 and a beta of 1.10. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.56, a current ratio of 1.82 and a quick ratio of 1.17. Nu Skin Enterprises, Inc. has a one year low of $5.95 and a one year high of $14.00. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $7.36 and a 200-day moving average of $7.07.

Nu Skin Enterprises (NYSE:NUS) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, February 13th. The company reported $0.38 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.24 by $0.14. Nu Skin Enterprises had a positive return on equity of 5.86% and a negative net margin of 8.46%. The company had revenue of $445.55 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $441.10 million. As a group, equities research analysts expect that Nu Skin Enterprises, Inc. will post 1.05 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Nu Skin Enterprises Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, March 5th. Investors of record on Monday, February 24th were given a dividend of $0.06 per share. This represents a $0.24 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.71%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, February 24th. Nu Skin Enterprises’s payout ratio is -8.14%.

About Nu Skin Enterprises

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.