SBI Securities Co. Ltd. Acquires New Stake in Natural Health Trends Corp. (NASDAQ:NHTC)

SBI Securities Co. Ltd. acquired a new stake in shares of Natural Health Trends Corp. (NASDAQ:NHTC) in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The fund acquired 8,634 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $40,000. SBI Securities Co. Ltd. owned 0.08% of Natural Health Trends as of its most recent SEC filing.

Separately, Geode Capital Management LLC boosted its holdings in Natural Health Trends by 6.9% during the 3rd quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 86,590 shares of the company’s stock valued at $515,000 after acquiring an additional 5,624 shares during the period. 10.13% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Separately, StockNews.com started coverage on Natural Health Trends in a report on Tuesday. They issued a “buy” rating for the company.

Natural Health Trends Trading Up 1.2 %

Shares of NHTC stock opened at $5.12 on Wednesday. Natural Health Trends Corp. has a twelve month low of $4.02 and a twelve month high of $7.40. The stock has a market capitalization of $58.95 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 85.35 and a beta of 0.97. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $4.93 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $5.46.

Natural Health Trends (NASDAQ:NHTC) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, February 5th. The company reported $0.02 earnings per share for the quarter. Natural Health Trends had a return on equity of 1.53% and a net margin of 1.33%.

Natural Health Trends Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, February 28th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, February 18th were issued a $0.20 dividend. This represents a $0.80 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 15.63%. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, February 18th. Natural Health Trends’s dividend payout ratio is 1,333.33%.

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.