87% of Herbalife (HLF) Purchasers Not Distributors; Canaccord Reiterates Buy

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Is Bill Ackman Covering his Herbalife (HLF) Short Quietly? DA Davidson Opines

June 13, 2013 12:27 PM EDT

DA Davidson analyst Tim Ramey weighed in on Herbalife (NYSE: HLF) Thursday after reviewing the latest short interest data.

Ramey notes that short interest, which at 37.2 million shares on December 31, fell recently to a "still-huge" 31 million shares on May 31st, down from 33 million shares on May 15th.

"The shorts have been buried in this position since the start of the year, with the stock up $12.50 plus $0.60 in dividends for a total return, year-to-date of 40%. That is before the 2.75% cost to borrow the stock," the analyst comments. "The short... More

Herbalife (HLF) Bear Case in Tatters - DA Davidson

June 12, 2013 1:03 PM EDT

DA Davidson's Tim Ramey reiterated Herbalife (NYSE: HLF) as his Best Idea for 2013 following Nielsen data that basically blew a hole in Bill Ackman's thesis: Slide #11 Has anyone ever purchased an Herbalife Product?" Slide 12: "The only $2 billion brand nobodys ever heard of."
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Survey Shows Nearly 8M Herbalife (HLF) Customers in U.S.; Names New Vice Pres.

June 12, 2013 6:32 AM EDT

Herbalife Ltd. (NYSE: HLF) released the results of a study conducted to determine the penetration of Herbalife distributors and end users in the U.S. Herbalife engaged Nielsen, a leading global provider of information and insights into what consumers watch and buy, to conduct the research.

Conducted online during April and May of 2013, the survey was completed without intervention from Herbalife and the Companys sponsorship was not disclosed. The survey was conducted among a nationally representative sample of entirely adults, aged 18 and over in the U.S., and balanced by key... More