Natural Health Trends (NASDAQ:NHTC) Research Coverage Started at StockNews.com

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

Natural Health Trends Stock Performance

Shares of NHTC stock opened at $4.72 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $54.34 million, a P/E ratio of 78.68 and a beta of 0.91. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $4.79 and its 200-day moving average price is $5.59. Natural Health Trends has a one year low of $4.02 and a one year high of $7.40.

Natural Health Trends (NASDAQ:NHTC) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, February 5th. The company reported $0.02 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 Announces Dividend

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

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Natural Health Trends

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. SBI Securities Co. Ltd. acquired a new stake in shares of Natural Health Trends in the 4th quarter valued at $40,000. Millennium Management LLC increased its holdings in 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 buying an additional 5,467 shares during the last quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP raised its stake in Natural Health Trends by 5.5% in the fourth quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 43,760 shares of the company’s stock valued at $202,000 after buying an additional 2,274 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Geode Capital Management LLC lifted its holdings in Natural Health Trends by 6.9% during the 3rd 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 last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 10.13% of the company’s stock.

About Natural Health Trends

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.