StockNews.com downgraded shares of Natural Health Trends (NASDAQ:NHTC – Free Report) from a buy rating to a hold rating in a research report released on Wednesday morning.
Natural Health Trends Stock Up 1.3 %
Shares of NHTC traded up $0.09 during mid-day trading on Wednesday, reaching $7.09. The company had a trading volume of 47,615 shares, compared to its average volume of 25,277. Natural Health Trends has a 52-week low of $4.61 and a 52-week high of $7.24. The stock has a market capitalization of $81.68 million, a P/E ratio of 141.83 and a beta of 0.83. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $6.35 and a two-hundred day moving average of $5.85.
Natural Health Trends (NASDAQ:NHTC – Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, February 7th. The company reported $0.03 EPS for the quarter. The firm had revenue of $10.94 million for the quarter. Natural Health Trends had a return on equity of 1.27% and a net margin of 1.29%.
Natural Health Trends Announces Dividend
The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, March 1st. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, February 20th were given a dividend of $0.20 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, February 16th. This represents a $0.80 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 11.28%. Natural Health Trends’s dividend payout ratio is currently 1,600.32%.
Hedge Funds Weigh In On Natural Health Trends
A number of hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its position in Natural Health Trends by 2.2% during the fourth quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 113,739 shares of the company’s stock worth $667,000 after purchasing an additional 2,427 shares in the last quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP raised its holdings in shares of Natural Health Trends by 3.7% during the fourth quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 51,377 shares of the company’s stock valued at $300,000 after acquiring an additional 1,823 shares during the last quarter. Bay Colony Advisory Group Inc d b a Bay Colony Advisors acquired a new position in shares of Natural Health Trends during the second quarter valued at approximately $65,000. BlackRock Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Natural Health Trends by 3.1% during the second quarter. BlackRock Inc. now owns 116,455 shares of the company’s stock valued at $644,000 after acquiring an additional 3,510 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Citadel Advisors LLC acquired a new position in shares of Natural Health Trends during the third quarter valued at approximately $47,000. 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, as well as vitamins and minerals; and herbal products comprising herbal supplements.