Natural Health Trends (NASDAQ:NHTC) Stock Crosses Below Fifty Day Moving Average – Should You Sell?

Natural Health Trends Corp. (NASDAQ:NHTC) shares passed below its fifty day moving average during trading on Tuesday . The stock has a fifty day moving average of $3.42 and traded as low as $2.66. Natural Health Trends shares last traded at $2.69, with a volume of 34,211 shares trading hands.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Separately, Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “sell (d)” rating on shares of Natural Health Trends in a report on Monday. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Sell rating, Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Sell”.

Natural Health Trends Price Performance

The company has a market cap of $24.20 million, a P/E ratio of -35.25 and a beta of 0.84. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $3.38 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $3.62.

Natural Health Trends (NASDAQ:NHTC) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, February 4th. The company reported ($0.05) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. The firm had revenue of $9.75 million during the quarter. Natural Health Trends had a negative net margin of 2.22% and a negative return on equity of 3.23%.

Natural Health Trends Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, February 27th. Investors of record on Tuesday, February 17th were paid a $0.10 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, February 17th. This represents a $0.40 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 14.2%. Natural Health Trends’s dividend payout ratio is -500.00%.

Institutional Trading of Natural Health Trends

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Osaic Holdings Inc. boosted its holdings in Natural Health Trends by 536,392.2% in the 2nd quarter. Osaic Holdings Inc. now owns 413,099 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,789,000 after purchasing an additional 413,022 shares during the period. Bridgeway Capital Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of Natural Health Trends during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $101,000. Finally, CIBC Bancorp USA Inc. bought a new position in shares of Natural Health Trends during the third quarter worth approximately $718,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 10.13% of the company’s stock.

Natural Health Trends Company Profile

Natural Health Trends Corp. is a U.S.-based holding company that develops, markets and distributes a range of plant-based health supplements, nutritional products and personal care items. The company’s product portfolio spans weight management, skin care, men’s health, nutritional supplements and wellness solutions designed to support overall health and beauty. Natural Health Trends focuses on delivering scientifically formulated products through modern e-commerce channels and direct selling platforms.

Through its principal subsidiaries in the People’s Republic of China—including Shanghai NHTC Health Products Co, Ltd.