Royce & Associates LP purchased a new position in shares of Helen of Troy Limited (NASDAQ:HELE - Free Report) during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund purchased 5,940 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $355,000.
A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in HELE. Pacer Advisors Inc. grew its position in Helen of Troy by 30,278.8% during the 3rd quarter. Pacer Advisors Inc. now owns 1,069,940 shares of the company's stock worth $66,176,000 after purchasing an additional 1,066,418 shares during the last quarter. State Street Corp raised its stake in Helen of Troy by 3.7% during 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. Pzena Investment Management LLC lifted its position in Helen of Troy by 21.4% during the 4th quarter. Pzena Investment Management LLC now owns 705,711 shares of the company's stock worth $42,223,000 after acquiring an additional 124,269 shares during the period. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. grew its stake in shares of Helen of Troy by 17.6% in the 4th quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 482,154 shares of the company's stock valued at $28,847,000 after purchasing an additional 72,076 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Bank of New York Mellon Corp increased its holdings in shares of Helen of Troy by 104.3% in the fourth quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 349,205 shares of the company's stock valued at $20,893,000 after purchasing an additional 178,310 shares during the period.
Wall Street Analyst Weigh In
A number of equities analysts recently weighed in on the stock. UBS Group lowered their price objective 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. StockNews.com upgraded shares of 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 Price Performance
Shares of NASDAQ HELE traded up $1.06 during trading on Wednesday, hitting $51.45. 286,022 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 483,150. 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 Limited has a 1 year low of $48.05 and a 1 year high of $116.13. The company has a market cap of $1.18 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 10.37, a PEG ratio of 1.80 and a beta of 0.90. The firm's fifty day moving average price is $57.84 and its 200 day moving average price is $62.10.
Helen of Troy (NASDAQ:HELE - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, January 8th. The company reported $2.67 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $2.60 by $0.07. Helen of Troy had a net margin of 6.05% and a return on equity of 9.13%. The firm had revenue of $530.70 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $532.91 million. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $2.79 earnings per share. The firm's revenue was down 3.4% on a year-over-year basis. On average, sell-side analysts expect that Helen of Troy Limited will post 6.46 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.
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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