Helen of Troy (NASDAQ:HELE) Releases FY 2027 Earnings Guidance

Helen of Troy (NASDAQ:HELE) updated its FY 2027 earnings guidance on Thursday morning. The company provided earnings per share guidance of 3.600-4.150 for the period, compared to the consensus earnings per share estimate of 3.410. The company issued revenue guidance of $1.8 billion-$1.8 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $1.8 billion.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

HELE has been the subject of a number of research analyst reports. Canaccord Genuity Group boosted their price objective on Helen of Troy from $25.00 to $26.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a report on Tuesday. Zacks Research lowered Helen of Troy from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday, July 6th. Weiss Ratings cut Helen of Troy from a “sell (d)” rating to a “sell (d-)” rating in a report on Tuesday, July 21st. Wall Street Zen raised Helen of Troy from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Sunday, July 12th. Finally, UBS Group boosted their target price on shares of Helen of Troy from $25.00 to $28.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Thursday, July 9th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, three have given a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $27.00.

Helen of Troy Trading Up 3.9%

HELE opened at $26.55 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of $618.35 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -1.48 and a beta of 1.34. The company has a quick ratio of 0.81, a current ratio of 1.78 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.82. Helen of Troy has a twelve month low of $13.85 and a twelve month high of $31.98. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $28.21 and a 200 day simple moving average of $25.42.

Helen of Troy (NASDAQ:HELE) last released its earnings results on Thursday, October 8th. The company reported $0.79 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.50 by $0.29. Helen of Troy had a negative net margin of 22.70% and a positive return on equity of 6.46%. The firm had revenue of $440.93 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $442.33 million. During the same period last year, the firm earned $0.59 EPS. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 2.1% compared to the same quarter last year. Helen of Troy has set its FY 2027 guidance at 3.600-4.150 EPS. Analysts predict that Helen of Troy will post 2.84 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Key Helen of Troy News

Here are the key news stories impacting Helen of Troy this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Adjusted diluted EPS was $0.79, up from $0.59 a year earlier and well above analysts’ estimates of approximately $0.50–$0.51. Adjusted income increased 40.3% to $19 million. Helen of Troy Q2 earnings report
• Positive Sentiment: Management raised fiscal 2027 adjusted EPS guidance to $3.60–$4.15, above the roughly $3.41 consensus estimate. GAAP diluted EPS guidance was also raised to $3.63–$4.26, with higher outlooks for net income, adjusted EBITDA and operating cash flow. Helen of Troy raises fiscal 2027 guidance
• Positive Sentiment: Tariff refunds provided a gross pre-tax benefit of $26.9 million. Helen of Troy reinvested approximately $23 million in the quarter, leaving an estimated $4 million net pre-tax benefit and about $0.12 of EPS benefit. Helen of Troy tariff refunds and outlook
• Positive Sentiment: Home & Outdoor sales rose 9.2% to $227.9 million, gross margin improved to 52.2% from 44.2%, and total debt declined to $672.6 million from $893.2 million a year earlier. Management is targeting net leverage of 2.7 times or lower. Helen of Troy quarterly results
• Neutral Sentiment: Revenue increased 2.1% year over year to $440.9 million, broadly stable but slightly below the $442.3 million analyst estimate. Fiscal 2027 sales guidance is approximately $1.768 billion to $1.822 billion, around consensus. Helen of Troy second-quarter results
• Negative Sentiment: Beauty & Wellness sales declined 4.5% to $213.0 million, highlighting continued pressure outside the stronger Home & Outdoor business. In addition, part of the earnings improvement reflects tariff-related refunds, which may not fully recur.

About Helen of Troy

Helen of Troy Limited is a global consumer products company that develops, markets and distributes branded products across the home and outdoor, beauty, and health and wellness categories. Its portfolio includes household and organization products, drinkware and outdoor equipment, personal-care appliances, hair-care products, and consumer health products.

The company’s principal brands include OXO, Hydro Flask, Osprey, Drybar and Hot Tools. Helen of Troy also markets certain health and wellness products under licensed brands, including Vicks, Braun and Honeywell, as well as beauty products under selected licensed and owned brands.