Helen of Troy Limited $HELE Shares Purchased by UBS Group AG

UBS Group AG boosted its stake in Helen of Troy Limited (NASDAQ:HELE) by 386.0% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 616,992 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 490,031 shares during the quarter. UBS Group AG’s holdings in Helen of Troy were worth $13,111,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

A number of other large investors have also recently bought and sold shares of HELE. iSAM Funds UK Ltd purchased a new position in Helen of Troy during the third quarter worth $27,000. Farther Finance Advisors LLC lifted its position in shares of Helen of Troy by 5,529.2% in the fourth quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC now owns 1,351 shares of the company’s stock valued at $29,000 after acquiring an additional 1,327 shares in the last quarter. Larson Financial Group LLC lifted its position in shares of Helen of Troy by 1,323.2% in the third quarter. Larson Financial Group LLC now owns 1,352 shares of the company’s stock valued at $34,000 after acquiring an additional 1,257 shares in the last quarter. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC boosted its stake in shares of Helen of Troy by 216.1% during the second quarter. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC now owns 1,998 shares of the company’s stock valued at $57,000 after acquiring an additional 1,366 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Lazard Asset Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Helen of Troy during the second quarter valued at $67,000.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

HELE has been the subject of several analyst reports. Weiss Ratings reissued a “sell (d-)” rating on shares of Helen of Troy in a research note on Friday, March 27th. UBS Group raised their price target on shares of Helen of Troy from $16.00 to $25.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Friday, April 24th. Canaccord Genuity Group lifted their price target on shares of Helen of Troy from $18.00 to $23.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a report on Friday, April 24th. Zacks Research raised shares of Helen of Troy from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, May 5th. Finally, Wall Street Zen raised shares of Helen of Troy from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Saturday, May 2nd. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, two have issued a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $24.00.

Helen of Troy Trading Up 4.6%

Shares of HELE opened at $23.43 on Friday. The company has a current ratio of 1.71, a quick ratio of 0.81 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.95. The firm has a market capitalization of $544.98 million, a P/E ratio of -0.60 and a beta of 1.29. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $18.40 and its 200 day simple moving average is $18.88. Helen of Troy Limited has a twelve month low of $13.85 and a twelve month high of $33.73.

Helen of Troy (NASDAQ:HELE) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, April 23rd. The company reported $0.83 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.74 by $0.09. The firm had revenue of $470.03 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $450.38 million. Helen of Troy had a positive return on equity of 7.00% and a negative net margin of 50.33%.The firm’s quarterly revenue was down 3.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $2.33 earnings per share. Helen of Troy has set its FY 2027 guidance at 3.250-3.750 EPS. On average, equities research analysts forecast that Helen of Troy Limited will post 2.81 earnings per share for the current year.

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.