Helen of Troy (NASDAQ:HELE) Given New $139.00 Price Target at DA Davidson

Helen of Troy (NASDAQ:HELE) had its target price reduced by DA Davidson from $151.00 to $139.00 in a research note released on Thursday morning, Benzinga reports. They currently have a buy rating on the stock. DA Davidson also issued estimates for Helen of Troy’s FY2025 earnings at $8.69 EPS.

Several other equities analysts have also recently weighed in on HELE. UBS Group raised their price target on shares of Helen of Troy from $119.00 to $129.00 and gave the stock a neutral rating in a research note on Tuesday, January 9th. StockNews.com raised shares of Helen of Troy from a hold rating to a buy rating in a research report on Tuesday, January 9th.

Helen of Troy Trading Up 0.2 %

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

Helen of Troy (NASDAQ:HELE) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, April 24th. The company reported $2.11 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.00 by $0.11. The company had revenue of $489.20 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $477.88 million. Helen of Troy had a return on equity of 11.65% and a net margin of 8.41%. As a group, research analysts forecast that Helen of Troy will post 8.42 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Helen of Troy

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Strs Ohio bought a new position in shares of Helen of Troy in the third quarter valued at $93,000. Advisor Partners II LLC acquired a new stake in Helen of Troy in the third quarter valued at $202,000. ARGA Investment Management LP bought a new position in shares of Helen of Troy in the 1st quarter valued at about $218,000. AlphaMark Advisors LLC acquired a new position in shares of Helen of Troy during the 3rd quarter worth about $219,000. Finally, SG Americas Securities LLC raised its holdings in shares of Helen of Troy by 101.5% in the 3rd quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC now owns 2,114 shares of the company’s stock valued at $246,000 after purchasing an additional 1,065 shares during the period.

Helen of Troy Company 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 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.