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 note issued to investors on Wednesday. The firm issued a buy rating on the stock.

Natural Health Trends Stock Performance

Shares of Natural Health Trends stock opened at $4.62 on Wednesday. Natural Health Trends has a one year low of $4.02 and a one year high of $7.35. The company has a market capitalization of $53.19 million, a PE ratio of 77.01 and a beta of 0.86. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $5.00 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $5.05.

Natural Health Trends (NASDAQ:NHTC) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, April 30th. The company reported $0.01 earnings per share for the quarter. Natural Health Trends had a return on equity of 1.53% and a net margin of 1.33%. The business had revenue of $10.74 million for the quarter.

Natural Health Trends Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, May 23rd. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, May 13th will be paid a dividend of $0.20 per share. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, May 13th. This represents a $0.80 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 17.32%. Natural Health Trends’s payout ratio is 1,600.00%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Natural Health Trends

A number of large investors have recently bought and sold shares of NHTC. SBI Securities Co. Ltd. purchased a new stake in Natural Health Trends in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $40,000. Millennium Management LLC boosted its position 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. Finally, Dimensional Fund Advisors LP boosted its position 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 during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other 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.