Natural Health Trends (NASDAQ:NHTC) Coverage Initiated by Analysts at StockNews.com

StockNews.com initiated coverage on shares of Natural Health Trends (NASDAQ:NHTC) in a research note published on Tuesday. The firm issued a buy rating on the stock.

Natural Health Trends Price Performance

NASDAQ:NHTC opened at $5.12 on Tuesday. Natural Health Trends has a 1 year low of $4.02 and a 1 year high of $7.40. The stock’s fifty day moving average price is $4.93 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $5.46. The company has a market cap of $58.95 million, a P/E ratio of 85.35 and a beta of 0.97.

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

Natural Health Trends Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared 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 annualized dividend and a yield of 15.63%. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, February 18th. Natural Health Trends’s payout ratio is 1,333.33%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in NHTC. SBI Securities Co. Ltd. bought a new stake in Natural Health Trends during the fourth quarter valued at $40,000. Millennium Management LLC raised its holdings in shares of Natural Health Trends by 51.4% in the 4th quarter. Millennium Management LLC now owns 16,108 shares of the company’s stock valued at $74,000 after acquiring an additional 5,467 shares in the last quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP boosted 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 valued at $202,000 after acquiring an additional 2,274 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Geode Capital Management LLC boosted its position in shares of Natural Health Trends by 6.9% during the 3rd quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 86,590 shares of the company’s stock valued at $515,000 after acquiring an additional 5,624 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors 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.