UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC Has $1.37 Million Stock Holdings in Herbalife Ltd. (NYSE:HLF)

UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Herbalife Ltd. (NYSE:HLF - Free Report) by 21.4% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 204,157 shares of the company's stock after purchasing an additional 35,948 shares during the period. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC owned 0.20% of Herbalife worth $1,366,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Two Sigma Advisers LP grew its stake in shares of Herbalife by 1,583.5% during the fourth quarter. Two Sigma Advisers LP now owns 173,400 shares of the company's stock valued at $1,160,000 after purchasing an additional 163,100 shares during the last quarter. State of Wyoming increased its stake in shares of Herbalife by 227.6% in the 4th quarter. State of Wyoming now owns 36,042 shares of the company's stock valued at $241,000 after buying an additional 25,040 shares during the period. Sherbrooke Park Advisers LLC bought a new stake in shares of Herbalife during the fourth quarter worth $382,000. ProShare Advisors LLC raised its position in shares of Herbalife by 50.5% during the fourth quarter. ProShare Advisors LLC now owns 28,428 shares of the company's stock worth $190,000 after acquiring an additional 9,545 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Quantedge Capital Pte Ltd boosted its holdings in Herbalife by 1,318.1% in the fourth quarter. Quantedge Capital Pte Ltd now owns 360,200 shares of the company's stock valued at $2,410,000 after acquiring an additional 334,800 shares during the last quarter.

Insider Buying and Selling at Herbalife

In other news, Director Juan Miguel Mendoza bought 5,000 shares of the company's stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, May 2nd. The shares were acquired at an average price of $6.73 per share, with a total value of $33,650.00. Following the transaction, the director now owns 140,000 shares in the company, valued at $942,200. This represents a 3.70% increase in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Over the last quarter, insiders have purchased 13,143 shares of company stock valued at $90,973. 1.73% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of research analysts have issued reports on HLF shares. DA Davidson upgraded shares of Herbalife from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating and upped their target price for the company from $7.50 to $14.00 in a research report on Friday, March 21st. Wall Street Zen raised shares of Herbalife from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a report on Friday, May 30th. Finally, Citigroup dropped their target price on shares of Herbalife from $13.00 to $11.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, May 1st. One research analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating and four have assigned a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $11.50.

Herbalife Price Performance

HLF traded up $0.22 during mid-day trading on Thursday, hitting $8.24. The stock had a trading volume of 1,523,025 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,211,709. The stock's fifty day simple moving average is $7.10 and its 200-day simple moving average is $7.18. The firm has a market capitalization of $839.22 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 3.31, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.29 and a beta of 0.86. Herbalife Ltd. has a 1-year low of $5.04 and a 1-year high of $12.79.

Herbalife (NYSE:HLF - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, April 30th. The company reported $0.59 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.40 by $0.19. Herbalife had a negative return on equity of 20.78% and a net margin of 5.09%. The business had revenue of $1.22 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.23 billion. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $0.49 EPS. The firm's revenue was down 3.4% compared to the same quarter last year. As a group, research analysts expect that Herbalife Ltd. will post 1.57 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

About Herbalife

Herbalife Ltd. provides health and wellness products in North America, Mexico, South and Central America, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, China, and the Asia Pacific. It offers products in the areas of weight management; targeted nutrition; energy, sports, and fitness; outer nutrition; and literature and promotional items.