Nature’s Sunshine Products, Inc. (NASDAQ: NATR)’s stock price has gone decline by -17.57 in comparison to its previous close of 19.12, however, the company has experienced a -18.38% decrease in its stock price over the last five trading days. InvestorPlace reported 2024-04-26 that Knowing your choices can help you make the right decisions when buying the best $20 stocks for April. According to Finviz.com, there are only three stocks in the Nasdaq 100 under $20 and 22 stocks in the S&P 500.
Is It Worth Investing in Nature’s Sunshine Products, Inc. (NASDAQ: NATR) Right Now?
Nature’s Sunshine Products, Inc. (NASDAQ: NATR) has a higher price-to-earnings ratio of 18.52x compared to its average ratio, The 36-month beta value for NATR is at 0.90. Analysts have varying views on the stock, with 0 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 0 rating it as “overweight,” 0 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for NATR is 14.67M, and currently, shorts hold a 0.62% of that float. The average trading volume for NATR on May 09, 2024 was 54.26K shares.
NATR’s Market Performance
NATR’s stock has seen a -18.38% decrease for the week, with a -18.85% drop in the past month and a -10.20% fall in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 7.19%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 3.59% for Nature’s Sunshine Products, Inc. The simple moving average for the last 20 days is -18.07% for NATR’s stock, with a simple moving average of -9.55% for the last 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of NATR
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for NATR stocks, with DA Davidson repeating the rating for NATR by listing it as a “Buy.” The predicted price for NATR in the upcoming period, according to DA Davidson is $22 based on the research report published on October 15, 2021 of the previous year 2021.
Imperial Capital, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see NATR reach a price target of $15. The rating they have provided for NATR stocks is “In-line” according to the report published on April 09th, 2015.
Singular Research gave a rating of “Buy” to NATR, setting the target price at $20 in the report published on June 02nd of the previous year.
NATR Trading at -17.78% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought NATR to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -27.44% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 3.59%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 7.19%, as shares sank -18.34% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -12.25% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, NATR fell by -18.38%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +13.14% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $19.06. In addition, Nature’s Sunshine Products, Inc. saw -8.85% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further losses.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at NATR starting from Norman Daniel C, who sale 13,000 shares at the price of $17.06 back on Nov 30 ’23. After this action, Norman Daniel C now owns 54,765 shares of Nature’s Sunshine Products, Inc., valued at $221,780 using the latest closing price.
Norman Daniel C, the EVP & President, Asia of Nature’s Sunshine Products, Inc., sale 2,000 shares at $17.59 during a trade that took place back on Nov 29 ’23, which means that Norman Daniel C is holding 67,765 shares at $35,180 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for NATR
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.05 for the present operating margin
- 0.72 for the gross margin
The net margin for Nature’s Sunshine Products, Inc. stands at 0.04. The total capital return value is set at 0.13. Equity return is now at value 11.16, with 6.86 for asset returns.
Based on Nature’s Sunshine Products, Inc. (NATR), the company’s capital structure generated 0.1 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 1.92. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.11. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 15.26.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 36.27 million with net debt to EBITDA at -1.87. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 0.53. The receivables turnover for the company is 46.18for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 1.81. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 2.33.
Conclusion
In conclusion, Nature’s Sunshine Products, Inc. (NATR) has had a bad performance lately. Opinion on the stock among analysts is mixed, with some giving it a “buy” rating and others a “hold”. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
