DGS Capital Management LLC Makes New $165,000 Investment in Herbalife Ltd. (NYSE:HLF)

DGS Capital Management LLC bought a new position in Herbalife Ltd. (NYSE:HLF) in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The fund bought 10,795 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $165,000.

Other large investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. grew its position in shares of Herbalife by 6.5% during the 1st quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 12,308 shares of the company’s stock valued at $374,000 after acquiring an additional 747 shares during the period. Advisor Group Holdings Inc. grew its position in shares of Herbalife by 50.0% during the 1st quarter. Advisor Group Holdings Inc. now owns 4,243 shares of the company’s stock valued at $128,000 after acquiring an additional 1,415 shares during the period. Citigroup Inc. grew its position in shares of Herbalife by 8.9% during the 1st quarter. Citigroup Inc. now owns 18,413 shares of the company’s stock valued at $559,000 after acquiring an additional 1,503 shares during the period. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP grew its position in shares of Herbalife by 1.8% during the 1st quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 1,011,947 shares of the company’s stock valued at $30,723,000 after acquiring an additional 17,482 shares during the period. Finally, Canada Pension Plan Investment Board bought a new position in Herbalife in the 1st quarter worth $379,000.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several research analysts recently weighed in on the stock. StockNews.com raised shares of Herbalife from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, February 16th. Mizuho dropped their target price on shares of Herbalife from $12.00 to $10.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, March 21st. Bank of America dropped their target price on shares of Herbalife from $10.00 to $8.00 and set an “underperform” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, March 21st. Finally, DA Davidson dropped their target price on shares of Herbalife from $11.00 to $9.50 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a report on Monday, March 25th. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, four have given a hold rating and one has issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $10.50.

Insider Activity

In other Herbalife news, CEO Michael Johnson bought 61,725 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, February 16th. The shares were purchased at an average cost of $8.07 per share, for a total transaction of $498,120.75. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer now owns 603,707 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $4,871,915.49. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. In other Herbalife news, CEO Michael Johnson bought 61,725 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, February 16th. The shares were purchased at an average cost of $8.07 per share, for a total transaction of $498,120.75. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer now owns 603,707 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $4,871,915.49. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. Also, EVP Henry C. Wang bought 2,778 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, March 26th. The shares were acquired at an average price of $9.30 per share, for a total transaction of $25,835.40. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president now directly owns 176,194 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,638,604.20. The disclosure for this purchase can be found here. In the last three months, insiders have acquired 85,757 shares of company stock worth $723,278. 0.94% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Herbalife Stock Up 0.2 %

Shares of HLF stock opened at $8.23 on Thursday. The stock has a market cap of $821.27 million, a P/E ratio of 5.80 and a beta of 1.22. Herbalife Ltd. has a 52 week low of $6.68 and a 52 week high of $19.48. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $9.10 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $11.97.

Herbalife (NYSE:HLF) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, February 14th. The company reported $0.28 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.38 by ($0.10). The company had revenue of $1.20 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.19 billion. Herbalife had a negative return on equity of 19.56% and a net margin of 2.81%. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up .0% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $0.53 EPS. On average, analysts anticipate that Herbalife Ltd. will post 1.8 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Herbalife Profile

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.