Helen of Troy Limited (NASDAQ:HELE) Shares Sold by Vanguard Group Inc.

Vanguard Group Inc. trimmed its holdings in shares of Helen of Troy Limited (NASDAQ:HELE - Free Report) by 0.5% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 2,626,315 shares of the company's stock after selling 14,508 shares during the quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. owned 11.49% of Helen of Troy worth $157,132,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Other hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. GAMMA Investing LLC lifted its stake in shares of Helen of Troy by 96.0% during the fourth quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 484 shares of the company's stock worth $29,000 after buying an additional 237 shares during the period. FNY Investment Advisers LLC acquired a new stake in Helen of Troy during the 4th quarter worth about $44,000. Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio grew its stake in Helen of Troy by 30.3% during the 3rd quarter. Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio now owns 783 shares of the company's stock valued at $48,000 after purchasing an additional 182 shares during the last quarter. KBC Group NV increased its holdings in shares of Helen of Troy by 73.1% in the fourth quarter. KBC Group NV now owns 1,352 shares of the company's stock valued at $81,000 after purchasing an additional 571 shares during the period. Finally, Amundi raised its stake in shares of Helen of Troy by 40.9% in the fourth quarter. Amundi now owns 1,651 shares of the company's stock worth $97,000 after purchasing an additional 479 shares during the last quarter.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of equities research analysts recently commented on HELE shares. UBS Group dropped their target price on 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 raised shares of Helen of Troy from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a report on Wednesday, February 12th.

Helen of Troy Stock Performance

Shares of HELE traded down $0.91 during mid-day trading on Friday, reaching $34.28. The company had a trading volume of 753,760 shares, compared to its average volume of 517,008. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $52.14 and a two-hundred day moving average of $60.69. 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 stock has a market capitalization of $783.50 million, a P/E ratio of 6.91, a PEG ratio of 1.80 and a beta of 0.89. Helen of Troy Limited has a 52-week low of $33.16 and a 52-week high of $110.76.

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 the consensus estimate of $2.60 by $0.07. The business had revenue of $530.70 million for 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 business's quarterly revenue was down 3.4% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $2.79 EPS. On average, analysts expect that Helen of Troy Limited will post 6.46 earnings per share for the current year.

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.