Nelso Obus, Wynnefield Capital Further Increase Holding Of Nature’s Sunshine Prod. (NATR)

Nelson Obus, the manager of Wynnefield Capital, is still optimistic about the prospects of Nature’s Sunshine Prod. (NASDAQ:NATR) and has increased his fund’s holding of the stock. According to a recent Form 4 filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Wynnefield Capital has added 20,851 Nature’s Sunshine Prod. (NASDAQ:NATR) shares to its portfolio in 9 transactions at prices varying between $15.96 and $16.04. Following this move, Obus and Wynnefield Capital have amassed 1.69 million shares.

Nelson Obus

Nature’s Sunshine Prod. (NASDAQ:NATR) has also attracted the attention of Phil Frohlich. His fund, Prescott Group Capital Management, holds 1.86 million shares, as reported in its latest 13F filing. Willem Mesdag is also a fan of this stock and has built a 2.43 million shares position for his fund, Red Mountain Capital. This position also accounts for 10.65% of Red Mountain’s equity portfolio. A somewhat smaller stake is held by Jim Simons and his fund, Renaissance Technologies: approximately 123,000 shares.

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