Natural Health Trends Corp. (NASDAQ:NHTC - Get Free Report) was the recipient of a large growth in short interest in the month of October. As of October 15th, there was short interest totalling 15,000 shares, a growth of 64.8% from the September 30th total of 9,100 shares. Approximately 0.2% of the company's shares are short sold. Based on an average daily volume of 16,300 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.9 days.
Natural Health Trends Stock Down 2.4 %
Shares of NHTC traded down $0.14 during trading hours on Friday, reaching $5.93. The company's stock had a trading volume of 16,074 shares, compared to its average volume of 19,577. The company has a 50 day moving average of $6.33 and a two-hundred day moving average of $6.71. The firm has a market cap of $68.27 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 65.85 and a beta of 0.91. Natural Health Trends has a 1-year low of $5.25 and a 1-year high of $7.40.
Natural Health Trends (NASDAQ:NHTC - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, July 31st. The company reported $0.02 EPS for the quarter. The business had revenue of $10.48 million during the quarter. Natural Health Trends had a net margin of 2.07% and a return on equity of 2.21%.
Natural Health Trends Announces Dividend
The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, August 23rd. Investors of record on Tuesday, August 13th were issued a dividend of $0.20 per share. This represents a $0.80 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 13.50%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, August 13th. Natural Health Trends's dividend payout ratio is currently 888.89%.
Institutional Trading of Natural Health Trends
Several institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in NHTC. Hartline Investment Corp acquired a new stake in Natural Health Trends in the first quarter valued at approximately $95,000. PSI Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in Natural Health Trends in the second quarter valued at approximately $29,000. Finally, Bay Colony Advisory Group Inc d b a Bay Colony Advisors lifted its stake in Natural Health Trends by 37.6% in the second quarter. Bay Colony Advisory Group Inc d b a Bay Colony Advisors now owns 19,600 shares of the company's stock valued at $139,000 after acquiring an additional 5,359 shares during the last quarter. 10.13% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.
Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth
Separately, StockNews.com began coverage on Natural Health Trends in a report on Saturday. They set a "buy" rating on the stock.
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Natural Health Trends Company Profile
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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.
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