Helen of Troy Limited (NASDAQ:HELE) Receives $22.00 Average Price Target from Analysts

Helen of Troy Limited (NASDAQ:HELE) has received a consensus rating of “Hold” from the five analysts that are presently covering the company, MarketBeat reports. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, three have assigned a hold rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company. The average twelve-month target price among brokerages that have covered the stock in the last year is $22.00.

A number of equities research analysts have recently weighed in on HELE shares. Canaccord Genuity Group set a $22.00 price target on Helen of Troy in a research note on Friday, January 9th. UBS Group cut their price target on shares of Helen of Troy from $25.00 to $22.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, January 9th. CJS Securities raised shares of Helen of Troy to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Thursday, December 11th. Zacks Research upgraded shares of Helen of Troy from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday, March 23rd. Finally, Weiss Ratings reissued a “sell (d-)” rating on shares of Helen of Troy in a report on Monday, December 29th.

Helen of Troy Trading Down 6.5%

Helen of Troy stock opened at $13.88 on Thursday. The business’s fifty day moving average is $17.11 and its 200 day moving average is $19.56. The stock has a market capitalization of $320.21 million, a PE ratio of -0.40 and a beta of 0.80. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.02, a current ratio of 1.81 and a quick ratio of 0.90. Helen of Troy has a one year low of $13.85 and a one year high of $54.25.

Helen of Troy (NASDAQ:HELE) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, January 8th. The company reported $1.71 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.75 by ($0.04). Helen of Troy had a positive return on equity of 8.33% and a negative net margin of 43.97%.The business had revenue of $512.83 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $502.42 million. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $2.67 EPS. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was down 3.4% compared to the same quarter last year. Helen of Troy has set its FY 2026 guidance at 3.250-3.75 EPS and its Q4 2026 guidance at 0.530-1.030 EPS. On average, sell-side analysts predict that Helen of Troy will post 6.46 EPS for the current year.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Helen of Troy

Large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Empowered Funds LLC purchased a new position in Helen of Troy during the 4th quarter worth approximately $148,000. XTX Topco Ltd purchased a new position in shares of Helen of Troy during the fourth quarter worth $321,000. Susquehanna Portfolio Strategies LLC boosted its holdings in Helen of Troy by 25.8% in the fourth quarter. Susquehanna Portfolio Strategies LLC now owns 102,985 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,188,000 after purchasing an additional 21,143 shares during the last quarter. Millennium Management LLC boosted its holdings in Helen of Troy by 164.9% in the fourth quarter. Millennium Management LLC now owns 1,049,381 shares of the company’s stock valued at $22,299,000 after purchasing an additional 653,300 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Man Group plc acquired a new stake in Helen of Troy during the 4th quarter worth about $528,000.

Helen of Troy Company Profile

Helen of Troy Limited is a global consumer products company that designs, sources and markets a diversified portfolio of household, health and beauty brands. Headquartered in El Paso, Texas, the company operates through three principal segments—Health & Home, Housewares and Beauty—offering products under well-known names including OXO, Vicks, Braun, Honeywell Home, PUR and Hot Tools. Helen of Troy distributes its products through a combination of mass, specialty and e-commerce channels to consumers, retailers and distributors worldwide.

The Housewares segment features kitchen tools, gadgets and organizational solutions marketed primarily under the OXO brand, recognized for its ergonomic “Good Grips” design.