Nelson Obus And Wynnefield Capital Further Boost Their Stake In Nature’s Sunshine Prod. (NATR)

Nelso Obus is still bullish on Nature’s Sunshine Prod. (NASDAQ:NATR) and has further increased his fund’s investment in the stock. According to a recent Form 4 filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Wynnefield Capital has acquired 19,900 shares in 9 transactions at prices varying between $15.9 and $16 per unit. The fund recently reported the addition of 20,851 Nature’s Sunshine Prod. (NASDAQ:NATR) shares to its previous stake in the company. Wynnefield currently holds approximately 1.71 million shares.

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Jim Simons, the manager of Renaissance Technologies, is also bullish on Nature’s Sunshine Prod. (NASDAQ:NATR) and has increased his investment by 32% during the first three months of 2014. The company is also on the radar of Willem Mesdag, the manager of Red Mountain Capital. During the first quarter, Red Mountain has not made any changes to its holding of the stock – 2.43 million shares. Phil Frohlich is also betting on Nature’s Sunshine Prod. (NASDAQ:NATR), with his fund, Prescott Group Capital Management, holding 1.86 million shares.

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