SG Americas Securities LLC Takes Position in Nature’s Sunshine Products, Inc. (NASDAQ:NATR)

SG Americas Securities LLC purchased a new stake in Nature’s Sunshine Products, Inc. (NASDAQ:NATR) during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm purchased 7,206 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $125,000.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. Lazard Asset Management LLC increased its stake in shares of Nature’s Sunshine Products by 139.7% in the 3rd quarter. Lazard Asset Management LLC now owns 3,705 shares of the company’s stock valued at $61,000 after purchasing an additional 2,159 shares during the last quarter. Citigroup Inc. increased its stake in shares of Nature’s Sunshine Products by 392,700.0% in the 2nd quarter. Citigroup Inc. now owns 3,928 shares of the company’s stock valued at $54,000 after purchasing an additional 3,927 shares during the last quarter. UBS Group AG increased its stake in shares of Nature’s Sunshine Products by 424.9% in the 4th quarter. UBS Group AG now owns 5,076 shares of the company’s stock valued at $42,000 after purchasing an additional 4,109 shares during the last quarter. Wells Fargo & Company MN increased its stake in shares of Nature’s Sunshine Products by 107.3% in the 2nd quarter. Wells Fargo & Company MN now owns 5,106 shares of the company’s stock valued at $70,000 after purchasing an additional 2,643 shares during the last quarter. Finally, BNP Paribas Arbitrage SA increased its stake in shares of Nature’s Sunshine Products by 18.7% in the 2nd quarter. BNP Paribas Arbitrage SA now owns 6,606 shares of the company’s stock valued at $70,000 after purchasing an additional 1,039 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 79.40% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Separately, DA Davidson boosted their price objective on Nature’s Sunshine Products from $21.50 to $24.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, March 13th.

Nature’s Sunshine Products Stock Down 0.5 %

Shares of NATR stock opened at $18.81 on Thursday. The firm has a market capitalization of $354.00 million, a P/E ratio of 24.43 and a beta of 0.82. Nature’s Sunshine Products, Inc. has a twelve month low of $9.86 and a twelve month high of $21.72. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $18.83 and its 200 day simple moving average is $17.88.

Nature’s Sunshine Products (NASDAQ:NATR) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, March 12th. The company reported $0.45 earnings per share for the quarter. The business had revenue of $108.94 million for the quarter. Nature’s Sunshine Products had a return on equity of 12.25% and a net margin of 3.39%.

Nature’s Sunshine Products Profile

Nature's Sunshine Products, Inc, a natural health and wellness company, manufactures and sells nutritional and personal care products in Asia, Europe, North America, Latin America, and internationally. It offers general health products related to blood sugar support, bone health, cellular health, cognitive function, joint health, mood, sexual health, sleep, sports and energy, and vision.