Barclays PLC Increases Position in Nu Skin Enterprises, Inc. (NYSE:NUS)

Barclays PLC lifted its holdings in shares of Nu Skin Enterprises, Inc. (NYSE:NUS) by 363.8% in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 85,437 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 67,016 shares during the period. Barclays PLC owned approximately 0.17% of Nu Skin Enterprises worth $629,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. Y Intercept Hong Kong Ltd lifted its stake in shares of Nu Skin Enterprises by 760.7% in the 3rd quarter. Y Intercept Hong Kong Ltd now owns 111,979 shares of the company’s stock worth $825,000 after acquiring an additional 98,969 shares during the period. XTX Topco Ltd acquired a new position in Nu Skin Enterprises during the third quarter worth $416,000. Jane Street Group LLC raised its position in Nu Skin Enterprises by 358.4% in the third quarter. Jane Street Group LLC now owns 924,993 shares of the company’s stock worth $6,817,000 after acquiring an additional 723,220 shares in the last quarter. Weiss Asset Management LP acquired a new stake in Nu Skin Enterprises in the third quarter valued at $2,727,000. Finally, Quarry LP boosted its holdings in Nu Skin Enterprises by 974.1% during the third quarter. Quarry LP now owns 12,868 shares of the company’s stock worth $95,000 after buying an additional 11,670 shares in the last quarter. 82.84% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of research firms have recently issued reports on NUS. StockNews.com upgraded shares of Nu Skin Enterprises from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday, November 11th. DA Davidson decreased their price objective on shares of Nu Skin Enterprises from $11.00 to $7.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, December 20th. Finally, Citigroup dropped their target price on shares of Nu Skin Enterprises from $11.50 to $6.75 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, October 22nd.

Nu Skin Enterprises Stock Performance

NYSE:NUS opened at $6.89 on Thursday. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $7.07 and a 200-day simple moving average of $8.35. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.53, a current ratio of 1.93 and a quick ratio of 1.20. The firm has a market cap of $342.51 million, a PE ratio of -3.33 and a beta of 1.20. Nu Skin Enterprises, Inc. has a 1-year low of $5.95 and a 1-year high of $20.75.

Nu Skin Enterprises Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, December 11th. Stockholders of record on Friday, November 29th were paid a dividend of $0.06 per share. This represents a $0.24 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.48%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, November 29th. Nu Skin Enterprises’s dividend payout ratio is currently -11.59%.

Nu Skin Enterprises Profile

Nu Skin Enterprises, Inc, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the development and distribution of various beauty and wellness products worldwide. It offers skin care devices, cosmetics, and other personal care products, including ageLOC LumiSpa and ageLOC LumiSpa iO; and nutricentials skin care products.