Nu Skin Enterprises, Inc. $NUS Stock Position Decreased by AlphaQuest LLC

Key Points

• AlphaQuest LLC drastically reduced its stake in Nu Skin Enterprises by 93.4%, now holding only 7,193 shares valued at $52,000 after selling 101,011 shares.
• Nu Skin recently reported quarterly earnings of $0.43 per share, exceeding analysts' expectations of $0.25, and setting FY 2025 guidance between 1.150-1.350 EPS.
• The company announced a quarterly dividend of $0.06 per share, reflecting a yield of 2.0%, with the ex-dividend date set for August 29th.

AlphaQuest LLC cut its stake in shares of Nu Skin Enterprises, Inc. (NYSE:NUS - Free Report) by 93.4% in the 1st quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 7,193 shares of the company's stock after selling 101,011 shares during the quarter. AlphaQuest LLC's holdings in Nu Skin Enterprises were worth $52,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in the company. GAMMA Investing LLC grew its holdings in shares of Nu Skin Enterprises by 102.0% during the first quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 3,498 shares of the company's stock valued at $25,000 after purchasing an additional 1,766 shares during the last quarter. New York State Teachers Retirement System bought a new position in shares of Nu Skin Enterprises during the first quarter valued at approximately $33,000. Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio grew its holdings in shares of Nu Skin Enterprises by 28.5% during the fourth quarter. Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio now owns 7,976 shares of the company's stock valued at $55,000 after purchasing an additional 1,768 shares during the last quarter. Harbor Capital Advisors Inc. grew its holdings in Nu Skin Enterprises by 2,542.6% in the 1st quarter. Harbor Capital Advisors Inc. now owns 9,117 shares of the company's stock worth $66,000 after buying an additional 8,772 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Virtu Financial LLC bought a new position in Nu Skin Enterprises in the 1st quarter worth approximately $73,000. 82.84% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Insider Activity

In other news, Director Daniel W. Campbell sold 23,391 shares of the stock in a transaction on Friday, August 29th. The stock was sold at an average price of $12.10, for a total value of $283,031.10. Following the completion of the sale, the director owned 53,375 shares in the company, valued at $645,837.50. This represents a 30.47% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. Also, Director Laura Nathanson sold 6,489 shares of the stock in a transaction on Thursday, September 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $12.22, for a total value of $79,295.58. Following the completion of the sale, the director owned 33,149 shares of the company's stock, valued at $405,080.78. The trade was a 16.37% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold 58,926 shares of company stock worth $711,364 over the last quarter. Corporate insiders own 2.00% of the company's stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of brokerages recently issued reports on NUS. Zacks Research raised Nu Skin Enterprises to a "hold" rating in a report on Tuesday, August 12th. Wall Street Zen lowered Nu Skin Enterprises from a "strong-buy" rating to a "buy" rating in a report on Friday. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a Hold rating, According to MarketBeat.com, Nu Skin Enterprises presently has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of $6.88.

Nu Skin Enterprises Price Performance

Shares of NYSE:NUS traded down $0.12 on Tuesday, reaching $11.39. 64,294 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 646,878. Nu Skin Enterprises, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $5.32 and a fifty-two week high of $12.40. The company's 50 day moving average is $10.02 and its 200-day moving average is $8.19. The stock has a market capitalization of $563.81 million, a PE ratio of 5.68 and a beta of 0.92. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.27, a current ratio of 2.01 and a quick ratio of 1.38.

Nu Skin Enterprises (NYSE:NUS - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, August 7th. The company reported $0.43 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.25 by $0.18. Nu Skin Enterprises had a return on equity of 8.23% and a net margin of 6.20%.The company had revenue of $386.14 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $376.68 million. Nu Skin Enterprises has set its FY 2025 guidance at 1.150-1.350 EPS. As a group, analysts anticipate that Nu Skin Enterprises, Inc. will post 1.05 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Nu Skin Enterprises Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, September 10th. Stockholders of record on Friday, August 29th will be issued a $0.06 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Friday, August 29th. This represents a $0.24 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.1%. Nu Skin Enterprises's dividend payout ratio is presently 11.94%.

Nu Skin Enterprises Profile

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.