Clark Estates Inc. NY bought a new position in shares of Helen of Troy Limited (NASDAQ:HELE - Free Report) in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The fund bought 37,700 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $2,256,000. Clark Estates Inc. NY owned 0.16% of Helen of Troy at the end of the most recent quarter.
Several other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of HELE. Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio lifted its holdings in shares of Helen of Troy by 30.3% during the 3rd quarter. Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio now owns 783 shares of the company's stock valued at $48,000 after purchasing an additional 182 shares in the last quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Helen of Troy by 96.0% during the 4th quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 484 shares of the company's stock valued at $29,000 after purchasing an additional 237 shares in the last quarter. Anchor Capital Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Helen of Troy by 4.8% during the 4th quarter. Anchor Capital Advisors LLC now owns 11,209 shares of the company's stock valued at $671,000 after purchasing an additional 511 shares in the last quarter. KBC Group NV lifted its holdings in shares of Helen of Troy by 73.1% during the 4th quarter. KBC Group NV now owns 1,352 shares of the company's stock valued at $81,000 after purchasing an additional 571 shares in the last quarter. Finally, First Hawaiian Bank lifted its holdings in shares of Helen of Troy by 7.2% during the 4th quarter. First Hawaiian Bank now owns 10,032 shares of the company's stock valued at $600,000 after purchasing an additional 671 shares in the last quarter.
Analysts Set New Price Targets
Several equities analysts have recently weighed in on HELE shares. StockNews.com upgraded Helen of Troy from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a report on Wednesday, February 12th. UBS Group cut their price objective on Helen of Troy from $79.00 to $69.00 and set a "neutral" rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, January 7th. Finally, DA Davidson lifted their price objective on Helen of Troy from $71.00 to $78.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a report on Monday, November 25th.
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Helen of Troy Stock Up 0.3 %
NASDAQ HELE traded up $0.18 during trading on Friday, hitting $56.73. The stock had a trading volume of 320,267 shares, compared to its average volume of 470,330. The company has a market capitalization of $1.30 billion, a PE ratio of 11.44, a P/E/G ratio of 1.80 and a beta of 0.90. The company's 50-day moving average price is $59.76 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $61.99. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.45, a quick ratio of 1.05 and a current ratio of 1.92. Helen of Troy Limited has a 12 month low of $48.05 and a 12 month high of $125.54.
Helen of Troy (NASDAQ:HELE - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, January 8th. The company reported $2.67 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.60 by $0.07. The firm had revenue of $530.70 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $532.91 million. Helen of Troy had a return on equity of 9.13% and a net margin of 6.05%. The business's quarterly revenue was down 3.4% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $2.79 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts forecast that Helen of Troy Limited will post 6.46 EPS for the current year.
About Helen of Troy
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Helen of Troy Limited provides various consumer products in the United States, Canada, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, the Asia Pacific, and Latin America. The company operates in two segments: Home & Outdoor and Beauty & Wellness. The Home & Outdoor segment offers food storage containers, kitchen utensils for cooking and preparing salads, fruits, vegetables and meats, graters, slicers and choppers, baking essentials, kitchen organization, bath, cleaning, infant and toddler products, and coffee preparation tools and electronics; and insulated beverageware, including bottles, travel tumblers, drinkware, mugs, food and lunch containers, insulated totes, soft coolers, outdoor kitchenware, and accessories.
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