Nu Skin Enterprises, Inc. (NYSE:NUS) Director Emma S. Battle Sells 1,693 Shares

Nu Skin Enterprises, Inc. (NYSE:NUS) Director Emma S. Battle sold 1,693 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Friday, February 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of $7.73, for a total value of $13,086.89. Following the transaction, the director now owns 17,530 shares in the company, valued at $135,506.90. The trade was a 8.81 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link.

Nu Skin Enterprises Trading Up 1.0 %

Shares of Nu Skin Enterprises stock opened at $7.68 on Tuesday. The stock has a market cap of $381.60 million, a P/E ratio of -2.60 and a beta of 1.17. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $6.89 and its 200-day simple moving average is $7.29. Nu Skin Enterprises, Inc. has a 1-year low of $5.95 and a 1-year high of $14.04. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.56, a current ratio of 1.82 and a quick ratio of 1.17.

Nu Skin Enterprises (NYSE:NUS) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 13th. The company reported $0.38 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.24 by $0.14. Nu Skin Enterprises had a positive return on equity of 5.86% and a negative net margin of 8.46%. The firm had revenue of $445.55 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $441.10 million. Analysts predict that Nu Skin Enterprises, Inc. will post 1.05 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Nu Skin Enterprises Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, March 5th. Stockholders of record on Monday, February 24th will be paid a $0.06 dividend. This represents a $0.24 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.13%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, February 24th. Nu Skin Enterprises’s payout ratio is currently -8.14%.

Institutional Trading of Nu Skin Enterprises

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of NUS. Meeder Asset Management Inc. purchased a new position in shares of Nu Skin Enterprises during the fourth quarter worth about $25,000. US Bancorp DE lifted its position in shares of Nu Skin Enterprises by 424.2% during the 4th quarter. US Bancorp DE now owns 7,460 shares of the company’s stock valued at $51,000 after acquiring an additional 6,037 shares during the period. Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio lifted its position in shares of Nu Skin Enterprises by 28.5% during the 4th quarter. Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio now owns 7,976 shares of the company’s stock valued at $55,000 after acquiring an additional 1,768 shares during the period. Signaturefd LLC lifted its position in shares of Nu Skin Enterprises by 536.8% during the 4th quarter. Signaturefd LLC now owns 8,087 shares of the company’s stock valued at $56,000 after acquiring an additional 6,817 shares during the period. Finally, PNC Financial Services Group Inc. raised its position in shares of Nu Skin Enterprises by 2,412.2% during the 4th quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. now owns 8,215 shares of the company’s stock worth $57,000 after purchasing an additional 7,888 shares during the last quarter. 82.84% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of analysts have recently weighed in on the company. DA Davidson lowered their price objective on Nu Skin Enterprises from $11.00 to $7.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, December 20th. StockNews.com raised Nu Skin Enterprises from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday.

About Nu Skin Enterprises

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.