Moloney Securities Asset Management LLC Makes New Investment in Helen of Troy Limited $HELE

Moloney Securities Asset Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of Helen of Troy Limited (NASDAQ:HELE) in the 3rd quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The firm bought 44,450 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,120,000.

Other hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the company. Pzena Investment Management LLC raised its holdings in Helen of Troy by 30.3% in the second quarter. Pzena Investment Management LLC now owns 985,331 shares of the company’s stock valued at $27,964,000 after acquiring an additional 229,104 shares in the last quarter. RWWM Inc. increased its position in shares of Helen of Troy by 167.1% in the 3rd quarter. RWWM Inc. now owns 515,176 shares of the company’s stock worth $12,982,000 after purchasing an additional 322,315 shares during the last quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. increased its position in shares of Helen of Troy by 213.9% in the 2nd quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 450,078 shares of the company’s stock worth $12,773,000 after purchasing an additional 306,708 shares during the last quarter. Federated Hermes Inc. raised its stake in shares of Helen of Troy by 100.4% in the 2nd quarter. Federated Hermes Inc. now owns 372,049 shares of the company’s stock valued at $10,559,000 after purchasing an additional 186,433 shares in the last quarter. Finally, M&G PLC bought a new position in shares of Helen of Troy during the second quarter worth about $8,951,000.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several analysts recently weighed in on HELE shares. Canaccord Genuity Group set a $22.00 price objective on Helen of Troy in a report on Friday, January 9th. UBS Group decreased their target price on Helen of Troy from $25.00 to $22.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, January 9th. Weiss Ratings reissued a “sell (d-)” rating on shares of Helen of Troy in a research report on Monday, December 29th. CJS Securities raised shares of Helen of Troy to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Thursday, December 11th. Finally, Zacks Research lowered shares of Helen of Troy from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a research note on Tuesday, January 20th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, two have given a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $22.00.

Helen of Troy Price Performance

Shares of HELE opened at $18.76 on Friday. Helen of Troy Limited has a 12 month low of $16.29 and a 12 month high of $60.42. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.02, a current ratio of 1.81 and a quick ratio of 0.90. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $19.71 and a 200 day moving average price of $21.26. The company has a market cap of $432.79 million, a P/E ratio of -0.54 and a beta of 0.81.

Helen of Troy (NASDAQ:HELE) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, January 8th. The company reported $1.71 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $1.75 by ($0.04). Helen of Troy had a negative net margin of 43.97% and a positive return on equity of 8.33%. The firm had revenue of $512.83 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $502.42 million. During the same period last year, the firm posted $2.67 EPS. The business’s revenue 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, research analysts forecast that Helen of Troy Limited will post 6.46 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.