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

StockNews.com assumed coverage on shares of Natural Health Trends (NASDAQ:NHTC) in a research note issued to investors on Sunday morning. The brokerage issued a buy rating on the stock.

Natural Health Trends Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:NHTC opened at $4.92 on Friday. Natural Health Trends has a 1 year low of $4.02 and a 1 year high of $7.40. The company has a market cap of $56.59 million, a P/E ratio of 81.93 and a beta of 0.97. The stock’s fifty day moving average price is $5.00 and its 200-day moving average price is $5.15.

Natural Health Trends (NASDAQ:NHTC) last posted 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 business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, February 28th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, February 18th were given a $0.20 dividend. This represents a $0.80 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 16.28%. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, February 18th. Natural Health Trends’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 1,333.33%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Natural Health Trends

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. SBI Securities Co. Ltd. purchased a new stake in Natural Health Trends during the fourth quarter valued at $40,000. Geode Capital Management LLC grew its stake in shares of Natural Health Trends by 6.9% during the 3rd quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 86,590 shares of the company’s stock valued at $515,000 after purchasing an additional 5,624 shares during the period. Millennium Management LLC increased its position 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 valued at $74,000 after purchasing an additional 5,467 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Dimensional Fund Advisors LP lifted its stake in shares of Natural Health Trends by 5.5% in the 4th quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 43,760 shares of the company’s stock worth $202,000 after purchasing an additional 2,274 shares during the period. 10.13% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

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.