Dimensional Fund Advisors LP Acquires 2,274 Shares of Natural Health Trends Corp. (NASDAQ:NHTC)

Dimensional Fund Advisors LP lifted its holdings in shares of Natural Health Trends Corp. (NASDAQ:NHTC) by 5.5% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 43,760 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 2,274 shares during the period. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP owned 0.38% of Natural Health Trends worth $202,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Separately, SBI Securities Co. Ltd. bought a new stake in Natural Health Trends during the fourth quarter valued at $40,000. Institutional investors own 10.13% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Separately, StockNews.com started coverage on shares of Natural Health Trends in a research report on Wednesday. They set a “buy” rating for the company.

Natural Health Trends Stock Up 1.5%

Shares of NASDAQ:NHTC opened at $4.77 on Friday. The firm has a market capitalization of $54.92 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 79.51 and a beta of 0.86. The stock’s 50 day moving average is $4.98 and its 200-day moving average is $5.03. Natural Health Trends Corp. has a twelve month low of $4.02 and a twelve month high of $7.35.

Natural Health Trends (NASDAQ:NHTC) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, April 30th. The company reported $0.01 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. Natural Health Trends had a net margin of 1.33% and a return on equity of 1.53%. The firm had revenue of $10.74 million during the quarter.

Natural Health Trends Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, May 23rd. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, May 13th will be paid a $0.20 dividend. This represents a $0.80 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 16.77%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, May 13th. Natural Health Trends’s payout ratio is 1,600.00%.

Natural Health Trends 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.