Edwina D. Woodbury Sells 4,532 Shares of Nu Skin Enterprises, Inc. (NYSE:NUS) Stock

Nu Skin Enterprises, Inc. (NYSE:NUS - Get Free Report) Director Edwina D. Woodbury sold 4,532 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated Monday, June 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $8.44, for a total value of $38,250.08. Following the completion of the transaction, the director now owns 42,947 shares in the company, valued at $362,472.68. This represents a 9.55% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link.

Nu Skin Enterprises Price Performance

NYSE:NUS traded up $0.06 during mid-day trading on Friday, reaching $7.84. The stock had a trading volume of 140,729 shares, compared to its average volume of 831,707. The stock has a market capitalization of $387.40 million, a P/E ratio of -2.66 and a beta of 0.98. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $6.68 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $7.06. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.56, a quick ratio of 1.17 and a current ratio of 1.82. Nu Skin Enterprises, Inc. has a one year low of $5.32 and a one year high of $13.70.

Nu Skin Enterprises (NYSE:NUS - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, May 8th. The company reported $0.23 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.15 by $0.08. Nu Skin Enterprises had a negative net margin of 8.46% and a positive return on equity of 5.86%. The firm had revenue of $364.49 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $352.06 million. As a group, analysts expect that Nu Skin Enterprises, Inc. will post 1.05 earnings per share for the current year.

Nu Skin Enterprises Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, June 11th. Shareholders of record on Friday, May 30th will be given a dividend of $0.06 per share. This represents a $0.24 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.06%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, May 30th. Nu Skin Enterprises's payout ratio is -30.00%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Nu Skin Enterprises

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of NUS. Rhumbline Advisers lifted its stake in Nu Skin Enterprises by 70.9% in the fourth quarter. Rhumbline Advisers now owns 138,477 shares of the company's stock worth $954,000 after acquiring an additional 57,443 shares during the period. Bank of New York Mellon Corp raised its holdings in Nu Skin Enterprises by 18.5% in the 4th quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 613,330 shares of the company's stock worth $4,226,000 after purchasing an additional 95,938 shares in the last quarter. Proficio Capital Partners LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Nu Skin Enterprises in the 4th quarter worth about $115,000. US Bancorp DE boosted its stake 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 purchasing an additional 6,037 shares in the last quarter. Finally, SBI Securities Co. Ltd. purchased a new position in shares of Nu Skin Enterprises during the fourth quarter valued at about $157,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 82.84% of the company's stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Separately, Wall Street Zen raised shares of Nu Skin Enterprises from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research note on Monday, May 12th.

Nu Skin Enterprises Company 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.