Natural Health Trends Corp. (NASDAQ:NHTC) Short Interest Up 47.3% in February

Natural Health Trends Corp. (NASDAQ:NHTC) was the recipient of a significant growth in short interest in the month of February. As of February 15th, there was short interest totalling 41,700 shares, a growth of 47.3% from the January 31st total of 28,300 shares. Currently, 0.6% of the company’s shares are short sold. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 23,800 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 1.8 days.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Separately, StockNews.com initiated coverage on Natural Health Trends in a report on Monday. They set a “buy” rating on the stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Natural Health Trends

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in NHTC. Geode Capital Management LLC grew its holdings 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 purchasing an additional 5,624 shares during the period. Millennium Management LLC increased its holdings in shares of Natural Health Trends by 51.4% during the 4th 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 last quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP raised its stake in Natural Health Trends by 5.5% in 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 period. Finally, SBI Securities Co. Ltd. bought a new position in Natural Health Trends during the fourth quarter worth $40,000. Institutional investors own 10.13% of the company’s stock.

Natural Health Trends Trading Up 0.4 %

Shares of NHTC stock traded up $0.02 during trading hours on Tuesday, hitting $5.13. 14,030 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 19,692. Natural Health Trends has a 52 week low of $4.02 and a 52 week high of $7.40. The business has a 50 day moving average of $4.85 and a two-hundred day moving average of $5.53. The company has a market capitalization of $59.06 million, a PE ratio of 85.51 and a beta of 0.91.

Natural Health Trends (NASDAQ:NHTC) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February 5th. The company reported $0.02 earnings per share 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 declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, February 28th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, February 18th were given a dividend of $0.20 per share. This represents a $0.80 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 15.59%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, February 18th. Natural Health Trends’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 1,333.33%.

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.