Fisher Asset Management LLC decreased its stake in shares of Helen of Troy Limited (NASDAQ:HELE - Free Report) by 97.4% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 10,867 shares of the company's stock after selling 402,247 shares during the quarter. Fisher Asset Management LLC's holdings in Helen of Troy were worth $650,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.
Several other hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of the stock. Pacer Advisors Inc. raised its holdings in Helen of Troy by 30,278.8% during the third quarter. Pacer Advisors Inc. now owns 1,069,940 shares of the company's stock worth $66,176,000 after buying an additional 1,066,418 shares during the last quarter. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC lifted its holdings in shares of 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 purchasing an additional 30,993 shares in the last quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. boosted its position in shares of Helen of Troy by 37.9% during the third quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. now owns 124,834 shares of the company's stock valued at $7,721,000 after buying an additional 34,318 shares during the last quarter. KBC Group NV raised its position in Helen of Troy by 73.1% in the 4th quarter. KBC Group NV now owns 1,352 shares of the company's stock valued at $81,000 after buying an additional 571 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund purchased a new position in Helen of Troy during the 4th quarter worth $754,000.
Helen of Troy Price Performance
NASDAQ:HELE traded down $1.47 during trading hours on Monday, hitting $55.26. 420,247 shares of the company's stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 471,509. The firm has a market cap of $1.26 billion, a P/E ratio of 11.14, a P/E/G ratio of 1.80 and a beta of 0.90. The company has a quick ratio of 1.05, a current ratio of 1.92 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.45. The business's fifty day simple moving average is $59.69 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $62.17. Helen of Troy Limited has a 52 week low of $48.05 and a 52 week high of $124.83.
Helen of Troy (NASDAQ:HELE - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, January 8th. The company reported $2.67 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $2.60 by $0.07. The firm had revenue of $530.70 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $532.91 million. Helen of Troy had a return on equity of 9.13% and a net margin of 6.05%. The company's revenue was down 3.4% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $2.79 earnings per share. On average, research analysts anticipate that Helen of Troy Limited will post 6.46 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.
Wall Street Analyst Weigh In
Several research firms have commented on HELE. DA Davidson increased their price objective on shares of Helen of Troy from $71.00 to $78.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a research note on Monday, November 25th. UBS Group dropped their target price on shares of Helen of Troy from $79.00 to $69.00 and set a "neutral" rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, January 7th. Finally, StockNews.com upgraded Helen of Troy from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research note on Wednesday, February 12th.
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Helen of Troy Company Profile
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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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