Jane Street Group LLC Trims Holdings in Nu Skin Enterprises, Inc. (NYSE:NUS)

Jane Street Group LLC decreased its holdings in Nu Skin Enterprises, Inc. (NYSE:NUS) by 65.5% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 319,229 shares of the company’s stock after selling 605,764 shares during the quarter. Jane Street Group LLC owned about 0.64% of Nu Skin Enterprises worth $2,199,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the business. Barclays PLC increased its stake in Nu Skin Enterprises by 363.8% in the 3rd quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 85,437 shares of the company’s stock valued at $629,000 after buying an additional 67,016 shares during the period. JPMorgan Chase & Co. grew its stake in Nu Skin Enterprises by 175.6% in the 3rd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 231,957 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,710,000 after acquiring an additional 147,784 shares during the last quarter. Ballentine Partners LLC grew its stake in Nu Skin Enterprises by 15.5% in the 4th quarter. Ballentine Partners LLC now owns 20,856 shares of the company’s stock valued at $144,000 after acquiring an additional 2,800 shares during the last quarter. Inspire Investing LLC lifted its holdings in Nu Skin Enterprises by 7.8% in the 4th quarter. Inspire Investing LLC now owns 65,418 shares of the company’s stock valued at $451,000 after purchasing an additional 4,728 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Rhumbline Advisers lifted its holdings in Nu Skin Enterprises by 70.9% in the 4th quarter. Rhumbline Advisers now owns 138,477 shares of the company’s stock valued at $954,000 after purchasing an additional 57,443 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 82.84% of the company’s stock.

Nu Skin Enterprises Trading Up 1.6%

NUS opened at $7.59 on Friday. The firm has a market capitalization of $377.40 million, a P/E ratio of -2.57 and a beta of 0.92. The firm’s 50 day moving average is $6.68 and its 200-day moving average is $6.97. Nu Skin Enterprises, Inc. has a 52-week low of $5.32 and a 52-week high of $13.90. The company has a quick ratio of 1.17, a current ratio of 1.82 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.56.

Nu Skin Enterprises (NYSE:NUS) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, May 8th. The company reported $0.23 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.15 by $0.08. Nu Skin Enterprises had a negative net margin of 8.46% and a positive return on equity of 5.86%. The company had revenue of $364.49 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $352.06 million. Analysts expect that Nu Skin Enterprises, Inc. will post 1.05 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Nu Skin Enterprises Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, June 11th. Shareholders of record on Friday, May 30th will be issued a $0.06 dividend. This represents a $0.24 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.16%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, May 30th. Nu Skin Enterprises’s dividend payout ratio is presently -30.00%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Separately, StockNews.com upgraded shares of Nu Skin Enterprises from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Monday, May 12th.

Nu Skin Enterprises Company 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.