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11. Nu Skin Enterprises Inc (NYSE:NUS)

Number of Hedge Fund Holders In Q4 2024: 29

Nu Skin Enterprises Inc (NYSE:NUS) is a beauty and wellness company that makes personal care products.

The stock is up significantly so far in 2025 due to it selling the Mavely affiliate marketing platform to Later for $250 million in cash and equity. This transaction generated a five-times return on investment.

Plus, Nu Skin reported better-than-expected Q4 earnings with $445.6 million in revenue and adjusted EPS of $0.38. This exceeded guidance, and the company also projected strong 2025 earnings and revenue guidance despite foreign currency headwinds.

The consensus price target of $6.88 implies 14.43% downside.

NUS stock is up 17.33% year-to-date.

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