Helen of Troy (NASDAQ:HELE) PT Lowered to $100.00 at UBS Group

Helen of Troy (NASDAQ:HELE) had its price target lowered by UBS Group from $121.00 to $100.00 in a research report released on Thursday morning, Benzinga reports. The brokerage currently has a neutral rating on the stock.

Other analysts also recently issued research reports about the stock. DA Davidson reduced their price objective on shares of Helen of Troy from $151.00 to $139.00 and set a buy rating for the company in a research report on Thursday. StockNews.com upgraded shares of Helen of Troy from a hold rating to a buy rating in a research note on Tuesday, January 9th.

Helen of Troy Stock Performance

Shares of HELE stock opened at $90.85 on Thursday. Helen of Troy has a 12 month low of $81.14 and a 12 month high of $143.68. The company has a current ratio of 1.87, a quick ratio of 0.98 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.41. The company has a market cap of $2.16 billion, a P/E ratio of 12.87, a PEG ratio of 1.35 and a beta of 0.80. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $113.22 and a 200 day moving average price of $112.29.

Helen of Troy (NASDAQ:HELE) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, April 24th. The company reported $2.11 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $2.00 by $0.11. Helen of Troy had a return on equity of 11.65% and a net margin of 8.41%. The business had revenue of $489.20 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $477.88 million. Sell-side analysts predict that Helen of Troy will post 8.42 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Institutional Trading of Helen of Troy

A number of large investors have recently bought and sold shares of HELE. Louisiana State Employees Retirement System raised its holdings in shares of Helen of Troy by 1.5% in the first quarter. Louisiana State Employees Retirement System now owns 6,800 shares of the company’s stock valued at $784,000 after buying an additional 100 shares during the last quarter. Arizona State Retirement System lifted its position in Helen of Troy by 1.8% during the 3rd quarter. Arizona State Retirement System now owns 6,861 shares of the company’s stock worth $800,000 after acquiring an additional 122 shares during the period. Strong Tower Advisory Services grew its stake in shares of Helen of Troy by 8.7% in the 4th quarter. Strong Tower Advisory Services now owns 2,368 shares of the company’s stock valued at $286,000 after purchasing an additional 190 shares during the last quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Helen of Troy by 5.0% in the third quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. now owns 4,210 shares of the company’s stock valued at $491,000 after purchasing an additional 201 shares during the period. Finally, AlphaMark Advisors LLC raised its stake in shares of Helen of Troy by 11.5% during the first quarter. AlphaMark Advisors LLC now owns 2,520 shares of the company’s stock worth $290,000 after purchasing an additional 260 shares during 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 preparation tools and gadgets, storage containers, and organization products; coffee makers, grinders, manual pour overs, and tea kettles; household cleaning products, shower organization, and bathroom accessories; feeding and drinking products, child seating, cleaning tools, and nursery accessories; insulated hydration bottles, hydration packs, drinkware, mugs, food containers, lunch containers, insulated totes, soft coolers, and accessories; and technical and outdoor sports packs, travel packs and accessories, luggage, daypacks, and everyday packs.