Dynamic Technology Lab Private Ltd Invests $806,000 in Helen of Troy Limited (NASDAQ:HELE)

Dynamic Technology Lab Private Ltd purchased a new stake in Helen of Troy Limited (NASDAQ:HELE - Free Report) during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm purchased 13,460 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $806,000. Dynamic Technology Lab Private Ltd owned about 0.06% of Helen of Troy as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also modified their holdings of HELE. BNP Paribas Financial Markets boosted its stake in shares of Helen of Troy by 49.5% in the 3rd quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets now owns 7,405 shares of the company's stock valued at $458,000 after purchasing an additional 2,453 shares in the last quarter. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC boosted its position in Helen of Troy by 116.0% in the third quarter. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC now owns 57,716 shares of the company's stock valued at $3,570,000 after buying an additional 30,993 shares in the last quarter. Janus Henderson Group PLC grew its stake in shares of Helen of Troy by 1,693.4% during the third quarter. Janus Henderson Group PLC now owns 201,942 shares of the company's stock worth $12,490,000 after buying an additional 190,682 shares during the last quarter. Jacobs Levy Equity Management Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Helen of Troy during the third quarter worth $1,062,000. Finally, State Street Corp lifted its stake in shares of Helen of Troy by 3.7% in the 3rd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 894,681 shares of the company's stock valued at $55,336,000 after acquiring an additional 31,582 shares during the last quarter.

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Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of equities analysts have issued reports on the company. UBS Group lowered their target price on Helen of Troy from $79.00 to $69.00 and set a "neutral" rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, January 7th. StockNews.com raised Helen of Troy from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research note on Wednesday, February 12th.

Helen of Troy Trading Down 3.6 %

NASDAQ:HELE traded down $1.27 during trading hours on Friday, hitting $33.93. 265,399 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 514,227. The stock has a market capitalization of $775.39 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 6.82, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.80 and a beta of 0.89. Helen of Troy Limited has a one year low of $33.19 and a one year high of $110.76. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $52.65 and a 200 day simple moving average of $60.85. The company has a current ratio of 1.92, a quick ratio of 1.05 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.45.

Helen of Troy (NASDAQ:HELE - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, January 8th. The company reported $2.67 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $2.60 by $0.07. Helen of Troy had a return on equity of 9.13% and a net margin of 6.05%. The company had revenue of $530.70 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $532.91 million. During the same period last year, the company earned $2.79 earnings per share. The firm's revenue was down 3.4% compared to the same quarter last year. Sell-side analysts expect that Helen of Troy Limited will post 6.46 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Helen of Troy Profile

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.