Natural Health Trends (NASDAQ:NHTC) Research Coverage Started at StockNews.com

StockNews.com began coverage on shares of Natural Health Trends (NASDAQ:NHTC) in a report released on Monday morning. The firm issued a buy rating on the stock.

Natural Health Trends Trading Down 1.6 %

Shares of NHTC stock opened at $5.05 on Monday. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $4.86 and a 200 day moving average of $5.52. The stock has a market cap of $58.14 million, a P/E ratio of 84.18 and a beta of 0.91. Natural Health Trends has a twelve month low of $4.02 and a twelve month high of $7.40.

Natural Health Trends (NASDAQ:NHTC) last announced its quarterly earnings results 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 Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, February 28th. Investors of record on Tuesday, February 18th were given a dividend of $0.20 per share. This represents a $0.80 annualized dividend and a yield of 15.84%. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, February 18th. Natural Health Trends’s dividend payout ratio is currently 1,333.33%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of NHTC. SBI Securities Co. Ltd. purchased a new position in Natural Health Trends during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $40,000. Millennium Management LLC increased its position in shares of 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 in the last quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP increased its position in shares of 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 in the last quarter. Finally, Geode Capital Management LLC increased its position in shares of Natural Health Trends by 6.9% in the third quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 86,590 shares of the company’s stock valued at $515,000 after buying an additional 5,624 shares in the last quarter. 10.13% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other 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.