Pzena Investment Management LLC Has $42.22 Million Stock Position in Helen of Troy Limited (NASDAQ:HELE)

Pzena Investment Management LLC grew its holdings in Helen of Troy Limited (NASDAQ:HELE - Free Report) by 21.4% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 705,711 shares of the company's stock after buying an additional 124,269 shares during the period. Pzena Investment Management LLC owned approximately 3.09% of Helen of Troy worth $42,223,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

A number of other large investors have also recently made changes to their positions in HELE. GAMMA Investing LLC raised its holdings in shares of Helen of Troy by 96.0% in 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. FNY Investment Advisers LLC purchased a new stake in Helen of Troy during the fourth quarter worth $44,000. Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio boosted its holdings in Helen of Troy by 30.3% during the third quarter. Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio now owns 783 shares of the company's stock worth $48,000 after buying an additional 182 shares in the last quarter. KBC Group NV raised its position in Helen of Troy by 73.1% during the fourth quarter. KBC Group NV now owns 1,352 shares of the company's stock worth $81,000 after acquiring an additional 571 shares during the period. Finally, Amundi raised its position in shares of Helen of Troy by 40.9% in the fourth quarter. Amundi now owns 1,651 shares of the company's stock valued at $97,000 after buying an additional 479 shares during the last quarter.

Helen of Troy Stock Performance

NASDAQ HELE traded up $1.70 during trading hours on Friday, hitting $52.45. The company had a trading volume of 390,566 shares, compared to its average volume of 474,770. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $59.00 and a 200-day simple moving average of $62.04. The firm has a market cap of $1.20 billion, a P/E ratio of 10.57, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.80 and a beta of 0.90. Helen of Troy Limited has a fifty-two week low of $48.05 and a fifty-two week high of $119.21. The company has a quick ratio of 1.05, a current ratio of 1.92 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.45.

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Helen of Troy (NASDAQ:HELE - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, January 8th. The company reported $2.67 earnings per share 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 analyst estimates of $532.91 million. Helen of Troy had a net margin of 6.05% and a return on equity of 9.13%. The company's revenue for the quarter was down 3.4% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $2.79 EPS. Equities analysts predict that Helen of Troy Limited will post 6.46 EPS for the current year.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several research analysts have weighed in on HELE shares. UBS Group lowered their target price on shares of Helen of Troy from $79.00 to $69.00 and set a "neutral" rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, January 7th. StockNews.com raised shares of Helen of Troy from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research note on Wednesday, February 12th. Finally, DA Davidson upped 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.

Helen of Troy Company 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.