Natural Health Trends (NASDAQ:NHTC) Rating Lowered to Hold at StockNews.com

StockNews.com cut shares of Natural Health Trends (NASDAQ:NHTC) from a buy rating to a hold rating in a research report sent to investors on Tuesday morning.

Natural Health Trends Stock Up 2.0 %

NASDAQ NHTC opened at $7.09 on Tuesday. The stock has a market capitalization of $81.66 million, a P/E ratio of 141.80 and a beta of 0.91. Natural Health Trends has a 52-week low of $5.09 and a 52-week high of $7.40. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $6.91 and a 200 day moving average price of $6.51.

Natural Health Trends (NASDAQ:NHTC) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, May 1st. The company reported $0.02 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. The firm had revenue of $10.95 million during the quarter. Natural Health Trends had a net margin of 1.16% and a return on equity of 1.18%.

Natural Health Trends Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, May 24th. Investors of record on Tuesday, May 14th were issued a dividend of $0.20 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, May 13th. This represents a $0.80 annualized dividend and a yield of 11.28%. Natural Health Trends’s dividend payout ratio is currently 1,600.00%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

An institutional investor recently bought a new position in Natural Health Trends stock. Hartline Investment Corp bought a new stake in Natural Health Trends Corp. (NASDAQ:NHTC) in the first quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm bought 14,241 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $95,000. Hartline Investment Corp owned approximately 0.12% of Natural Health Trends at the end of the most recent quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds 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.