Brokers Issue Forecasts for Helen of Troy FY2025 Earnings

Helen of Troy Limited (NASDAQ:HELE - Free Report) - DA Davidson increased their FY2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Helen of Troy in a research report issued on Monday, November 25th. DA Davidson analyst L. Weiser now forecasts that the company will post earnings per share of $6.49 for the year, up from their previous estimate of $6.42. DA Davidson currently has a "Neutral" rating and a $78.00 target price on the stock. The consensus estimate for Helen of Troy's current full-year earnings is $6.35 per share. DA Davidson also issued estimates for Helen of Troy's FY2026 earnings at $7.12 EPS.

Separately, Canaccord Genuity Group reissued a "buy" rating and issued a $84.00 price target on shares of Helen of Troy in a research report on Monday, October 7th.

Helen of Troy Stock Down 1.3 %

Shares of NASDAQ HELE traded down $0.95 during midday trading on Tuesday, hitting $70.72. 381,862 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 446,510. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.45, a quick ratio of 0.85 and a current ratio of 1.77. Helen of Troy has a one year low of $48.05 and a one year high of $127.83. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $64.61 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $72.18. The company has a market cap of $1.62 billion, a PE ratio of 11.83, a P/E/G ratio of 1.38 and a beta of 0.85.

Helen of Troy (NASDAQ:HELE - Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, October 9th. The company reported $1.21 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.05 by $0.16. Helen of Troy had a return on equity of 9.31% and a net margin of 7.35%. The company had revenue of $474.20 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $458.85 million. During the same period last year, the business posted $1.45 EPS. The firm's revenue for the quarter was down 3.5% compared to the same quarter last year.

Helen of Troy declared that its board has approved a stock repurchase program on Thursday, September 5th that allows the company to buyback $500.00 million in outstanding shares. This buyback authorization allows the company to purchase up to 39.8% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares buyback programs are usually a sign that the company's board believes its stock is undervalued.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Helen of Troy

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Pacer Advisors Inc. increased its stake in Helen of Troy by 30,278.8% in the 3rd quarter. Pacer Advisors Inc. now owns 1,069,940 shares of the company's stock worth $66,176,000 after acquiring an additional 1,066,418 shares during the last quarter. Bessemer Group Inc. lifted its stake in Helen of Troy by 153.7% during the first quarter. Bessemer Group Inc. now owns 576 shares of the company's stock worth $67,000 after purchasing an additional 349 shares during the last quarter. QRG Capital Management Inc. bought a new position in shares of Helen of Troy during the 2nd quarter valued at about $289,000. Principal Financial Group Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Helen of Troy by 37.9% during the 3rd 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 in the last quarter. Finally, Earnest Partners LLC boosted its stake in Helen of Troy by 2.7% in the second quarter. Earnest Partners LLC now owns 666,256 shares of the company's stock worth $61,789,000 after buying an additional 17,741 shares in the last quarter.

About Helen of Troy

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.