Natural Health Trends (NASDAQ:NHTC) Now Covered by Analysts at StockNews.com

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

Natural Health Trends Trading Up 1.9 %

Shares of Natural Health Trends stock opened at $5.27 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of $60.66 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 87.85 and a beta of 0.91. Natural Health Trends has a 1-year low of $4.02 and a 1-year high of $7.40. The firm’s 50-day moving average price is $4.75 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $5.68.

Natural Health Trends (NASDAQ:NHTC) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, February 5th. The company reported $0.02 earnings per share (EPS) 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 firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, February 28th. Investors of record on Tuesday, February 18th will be issued a $0.20 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, February 18th. This represents a $0.80 annualized dividend and a yield of 15.18%. Natural Health Trends’s dividend payout ratio is currently 1,333.56%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Natural Health Trends

Large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. SBI Securities Co. Ltd. acquired a new stake in shares of Natural Health Trends during the fourth quarter worth $40,000. Millennium Management LLC raised its holdings in shares of 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 raised its holdings in shares of Natural Health Trends by 5.5% during the fourth quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 43,760 shares of the company’s stock worth $202,000 after acquiring an additional 2,274 shares during the period. Finally, Geode Capital Management LLC raised its holdings in shares of 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 acquiring an additional 5,624 shares during the period. 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.