Natural Alternatives International, Inc. (NASDAQ:NAII) Short Interest Update

Natural Alternatives International, Inc. (NASDAQ:NAII) was the recipient of a large increase in short interest in the month of September. As of September 15th, there was short interest totaling 13,142 shares, an increase of 79.6% from the August 31st total of 7,317 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 12,539 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 1.0 days. Approximately 0.3% of the shares of the stock are sold short.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

An institutional investor recently raised its position in Natural Alternatives International stock. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Natural Alternatives International, Inc. (NASDAQ:NAII) by 267.4% in the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 44,093 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 32,093 shares during the period. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC owned about 0.70% of Natural Alternatives International worth $105,000 at the end of the most recent quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 32.40% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Separately, Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “sell (e+)” rating on shares of Natural Alternatives International in a report on Friday, August 21st. One analyst has rated the stock with a Sell rating, Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Sell”.

Natural Alternatives International Price Performance

Natural Alternatives International stock traded down $0.23 during trading hours on Tuesday, reaching $1.47. 90,102 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 28,270. The company has a market cap of $9.23 million, a P/E ratio of -0.62 and a beta of 0.36. The company has a current ratio of 1.64, a quick ratio of 0.87 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.13. Natural Alternatives International has a twelve month low of $1.28 and a twelve month high of $4.96. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $2.12 and a two-hundred day moving average of $2.41.

Natural Alternatives International (NASDAQ:NAII) last released its earnings results on Monday, September 28th. The company reported ($0.52) EPS for the quarter. The firm had revenue of $34.51 million during the quarter. Natural Alternatives International had a negative net margin of 10.13% and a negative return on equity of 12.21%.

About Natural Alternatives International

Natural Alternatives International, Inc (NASDAQ: NAII) is a developer and manufacturer of nutritional supplements and specialty ingredients. The company provides contract manufacturing services for dietary supplement and sports nutrition companies, producing products such as capsules, tablets, powders, liquids and other formulated nutritional products.

NAI also develops and licenses branded ingredients, including CarnoSyn beta-alanine, which is used in sports nutrition and performance-oriented products.