Helen of Troy Limited (NASDAQ:HELE) Shares Purchased by Peregrine Capital Management LLC

Peregrine Capital Management LLC boosted its position in shares of Helen of Troy Limited (NASDAQ:HELE - Free Report) by 63.2% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The firm owned 58,048 shares of the company's stock after buying an additional 22,487 shares during the quarter. Peregrine Capital Management LLC owned approximately 0.25% of Helen of Troy worth $3,473,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Signaturefd LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Helen of Troy during the third quarter worth about $61,000. Louisiana State Employees Retirement System increased its stake in shares of Helen of Troy by 64.2% during the third quarter. Louisiana State Employees Retirement System now owns 11,000 shares of the company's stock worth $680,000 after purchasing an additional 4,300 shares in the last quarter. State of Alaska Department of Revenue increased its stake in shares of Helen of Troy by 395.5% during the third quarter. State of Alaska Department of Revenue now owns 13,018 shares of the company's stock worth $805,000 after purchasing an additional 10,391 shares in the last quarter. Gladstone Institutional Advisory LLC increased its stake in shares of Helen of Troy by 6.6% during the third quarter. Gladstone Institutional Advisory LLC now owns 58,318 shares of the company's stock worth $3,607,000 after purchasing an additional 3,609 shares in the last quarter. Finally, M&G PLC purchased a new stake in shares of Helen of Troy during the third quarter worth about $11,702,000.

Helen of Troy Price Performance

HELE traded up $0.76 on Friday, reaching $58.93. 216,825 shares of the company's stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 460,045. The stock has a market cap of $1.35 billion, a PE ratio of 11.86, a P/E/G ratio of 1.76 and a beta of 0.91. Helen of Troy Limited has a twelve month low of $48.05 and a twelve month high of $127.83. The stock's fifty day moving average price is $61.22 and its 200-day moving average price is $61.72. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.45, a current ratio of 1.92 and a quick ratio of 1.05.

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

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of research firms have recently commented on HELE. StockNews.com raised shares of Helen of Troy from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research note on Wednesday, February 12th. DA Davidson boosted their price target on shares of Helen of Troy from $71.00 to $78.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a research report on Monday, November 25th. Finally, UBS Group lowered their price target on shares of Helen of Troy from $79.00 to $69.00 and set a "neutral" rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, January 7th.

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.