Natural Health Trends (NASDAQ:NHTC) Lifted to Buy at StockNews.com

Natural Health Trends (NASDAQ:NHTC) was upgraded by analysts at StockNews.com from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a note issued to investors on Wednesday.

Natural Health Trends Stock Up 0.5 %

NASDAQ NHTC traded up $0.03 on Wednesday, reaching $6.48. The stock had a trading volume of 4,325 shares, compared to its average volume of 23,994. The firm has a market capitalization of $74.59 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 129.53 and a beta of 0.83. Natural Health Trends has a 12-month low of $4.61 and a 12-month high of $7.24. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $6.44 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $5.95.

Natural Health Trends (NASDAQ:NHTC) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, February 7th. The company reported $0.03 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. Natural Health Trends had a return on equity of 1.27% and a net margin of 1.29%. The company had revenue of $10.94 million for the quarter.

Institutional Trading of Natural Health Trends

A number of large investors have recently modified their holdings of NHTC. Bay Colony Advisory Group Inc d b a Bay Colony Advisors purchased a new position in Natural Health Trends in the second quarter valued at $65,000. Citadel Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in Natural Health Trends in the third quarter valued at $47,000. State Street Corp raised its stake in Natural Health Trends by 14.1% in the first quarter. State Street Corp now owns 29,014 shares of the company’s stock valued at $205,000 after buying an additional 3,592 shares in the last quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP raised its stake in Natural Health Trends by 13.0% in the second quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 50,733 shares of the company’s stock valued at $278,000 after buying an additional 5,851 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Acadian Asset Management LLC raised its stake in Natural Health Trends by 17.3% in the first quarter. Acadian Asset Management LLC now owns 57,813 shares of the company’s stock valued at $408,000 after buying an additional 8,529 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 10.13% of the company’s stock.

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, as well as vitamins and minerals; and herbal products comprising herbal supplements.