SG Americas Securities LLC Invests $125,000 in Nature’s Sunshine Products, Inc. (NASDAQ:NATR)

SG Americas Securities LLC bought a new position in shares of Nature’s Sunshine Products, Inc. (NASDAQ:NATR) in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund bought 7,206 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $125,000.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Renaissance Technologies LLC raised its position in shares of Nature’s Sunshine Products by 2.3% during the second quarter. Renaissance Technologies LLC now owns 723,530 shares of the company’s stock worth $7,720,000 after acquiring an additional 16,333 shares during the last quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. increased its holdings in Nature’s Sunshine Products by 1.2% in the third quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 641,172 shares of the company’s stock valued at $10,624,000 after purchasing an additional 7,760 shares during the last quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP increased its holdings in Nature’s Sunshine Products by 4.4% in the second quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 632,489 shares of the company’s stock valued at $8,634,000 after purchasing an additional 26,856 shares during the last quarter. Kennedy Capital Management LLC increased its holdings in Nature’s Sunshine Products by 19.3% in the second quarter. Kennedy Capital Management LLC now owns 312,529 shares of the company’s stock valued at $4,266,000 after purchasing an additional 50,511 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Geode Capital Management LLC increased its holdings in Nature’s Sunshine Products by 6.1% in the second quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 260,312 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,553,000 after purchasing an additional 15,001 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 79.40% of the company’s stock.

Nature’s Sunshine Products Price Performance

Shares of Nature’s Sunshine Products stock opened at $18.81 on Thursday. Nature’s Sunshine Products, Inc. has a 1 year low of $9.86 and a 1 year high of $21.72. The business has a 50-day moving average of $18.83 and a two-hundred day moving average of $17.88. The company 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 (NASDAQ:NATR) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, March 12th. The company reported $0.45 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. The company had revenue of $108.94 million during the quarter. Nature’s Sunshine Products had a return on equity of 12.25% and a net margin of 3.39%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

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

Nature’s Sunshine Products Company 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.