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

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

Natural Health Trends Stock Performance

Shares of Natural Health Trends stock opened at $5.20 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of $59.85 million, a P/E ratio of 86.68 and a beta of 0.91. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $4.74 and its 200 day moving average is $5.77. Natural Health Trends has a one year low of $4.02 and a one year high of $7.40.

Natural Health Trends (NASDAQ:NHTC) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February 5th. The company reported $0.02 EPS 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 company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, February 28th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, February 18th will be given a $0.20 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, February 18th. This represents a $0.80 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 15.38%. Natural Health Trends’s payout ratio is currently 1,333.56%.

Institutional Trading of Natural Health Trends

A hedge fund recently bought a new stake in Natural Health Trends stock. SBI Securities Co. Ltd. purchased a new stake in shares of Natural Health Trends Corp. (NASDAQ:NHTC) during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm purchased 8,634 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $40,000. SBI Securities Co. Ltd. owned 0.08% of Natural Health Trends as of its most recent SEC filing. 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.