Herbalife Ltd. (NYSE:HLF) Shares Purchased by Graham Capital Management L.P.

Graham Capital Management L.P. grew its position in shares of Herbalife Ltd. (NYSE:HLF - Free Report) by 53.8% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The fund owned 133,526 shares of the company's stock after acquiring an additional 46,687 shares during the quarter. Graham Capital Management L.P. owned about 0.13% of Herbalife worth $893,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of the company. Quadrant Capital Group LLC grew its stake in Herbalife by 641.5% in the fourth quarter. Quadrant Capital Group LLC now owns 4,293 shares of the company's stock worth $29,000 after purchasing an additional 3,714 shares in the last quarter. R Squared Ltd purchased a new stake in shares of Herbalife in the 4th quarter worth $63,000. Van ECK Associates Corp grew its position in shares of Herbalife by 110.4% during the 4th quarter. Van ECK Associates Corp now owns 10,526 shares of the company's stock worth $70,000 after buying an additional 5,524 shares in the last quarter. Bridgefront Capital LLC purchased a new position in shares of Herbalife during the fourth quarter valued at $71,000. Finally, Headlands Technologies LLC raised its holdings in shares of Herbalife by 12,307.6% in the fourth quarter. Headlands Technologies LLC now owns 11,415 shares of the company's stock valued at $76,000 after acquiring an additional 11,323 shares in the last quarter.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

HLF has been the subject of several recent research reports. StockNews.com lowered Herbalife from a "strong-buy" rating to a "buy" rating in a research report on Tuesday, April 29th. DA Davidson raised shares of Herbalife from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating and increased their target price for the company from $7.50 to $14.00 in a research report on Friday, March 21st. Finally, Citigroup cut their price target on shares of Herbalife from $13.00 to $11.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, May 1st. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating and four have assigned a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $11.50.

Herbalife Stock Down 1.3%

Shares of Herbalife stock traded down $0.10 during mid-day trading on Monday, reaching $6.97. 242,494 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 2,254,987. The stock has a market capitalization of $709.36 million, a PE ratio of 2.80, a PEG ratio of 0.29 and a beta of 0.88. The business has a 50-day moving average of $7.42 and a 200 day moving average of $7.25. Herbalife Ltd. has a fifty-two week low of $5.04 and a fifty-two week high of $12.79.

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

Insider Activity at Herbalife

In other Herbalife news, Director Juan Miguel Mendoza acquired 5,000 shares of the company's stock in a transaction on Friday, May 2nd. The shares were bought at an average cost of $6.73 per share, for a total transaction of $33,650.00. Following the completion of the purchase, the director now owns 140,000 shares in the company, valued at $942,200. This trade represents a 3.70% increase in their position. The purchase was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Insiders purchased a total of 12,500 shares of company stock valued at $94,900 over the last ninety days. Insiders own 1.73% of the company's stock.

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.