Walleye Capital LLC Purchases New Position in Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage, Inc. (NYSE:NGVC)

Walleye Capital LLC bought a new stake in Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage, Inc. (NYSE:NGVC - Free Report) in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor bought 15,993 shares of the specialty retailer's stock, valued at approximately $635,000. Walleye Capital LLC owned approximately 0.07% of Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other large investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in NGVC. Golden State Wealth Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage in the 4th quarter worth approximately $27,000. Meeder Asset Management Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $28,000. Human Investing LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $40,000. Van ECK Associates Corp boosted its holdings in shares of Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage by 33.3% in the 4th quarter. Van ECK Associates Corp now owns 2,301 shares of the specialty retailer's stock valued at $91,000 after buying an additional 575 shares in the last quarter. Finally, PFG Investments LLC acquired a new position in shares of Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage in the 4th quarter valued at $224,000. 31.99% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage Stock Performance

Shares of NGVC stock traded up $0.18 during mid-day trading on Monday, hitting $48.76. The stock had a trading volume of 169,727 shares, compared to its average volume of 109,303. Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $16.36 and a fifty-two week high of $50.91. The firm has a market cap of $1.12 billion, a PE ratio of 31.06 and a beta of 1.73. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.28, a current ratio of 0.96 and a quick ratio of 0.15. The company's 50-day simple moving average is $42.25 and its 200-day simple moving average is $40.16.

Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage (NYSE:NGVC - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February 6th. The specialty retailer reported $0.43 earnings per share for the quarter. Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage had a return on equity of 21.12% and a net margin of 2.84%. Sell-side analysts anticipate that Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage, Inc. will post 1.61 earnings per share for the current year.

Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, March 19th. Investors of record on Monday, March 3rd were paid a $0.12 dividend. This represents a $0.48 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.98%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, March 3rd. Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage's payout ratio is currently 30.57%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Separately, StockNews.com cut shares of Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage from a "strong-buy" rating to a "buy" rating in a research note on Monday, January 13th.

About Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage

Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage, Inc, together with its subsidiaries, retails natural and organic groceries, and dietary supplements in the United States. The company's stores offer natural and organic grocery products, such as organic produce; private label repackaged bulk products, including dried fruits, nuts, grains, granolas, teas, herbs, and spices, as well as peanut and almond butters; private label products comprising grocery staples, household products, bulk foods, and vitamins and dietary supplements, as well as organic eggs, organic flavored coffee, and organic mustard; dry, frozen, and canned groceries; meat and seafood products; dairy products, dairy substitutes, and eggs; prepared foods; bread and baked products; beverages; and beer, wine, and hard cider products.