Shares of Helen of Troy Limited (NASDAQ:HELE – Get Rating) reached a new 52-week low on Wednesday . The company traded as low as $100.61 and last traded at $102.39, with a volume of 286 shares traded. The stock had previously closed at $101.35.
Analyst Ratings Changes
HELE has been the subject of a number of recent analyst reports. Raymond James initiated coverage on shares of Helen of Troy in a research report on Tuesday, July 12th. They set a "market perform" rating for the company. StockNews.com downgraded shares of Helen of Troy from a "hold" rating to a "sell" rating in a research report on Saturday, July 16th. DA Davidson decreased their price objective on shares of Helen of Troy from $244.00 to $175.00 and set a "neutral" rating for the company in a report on Friday, July 8th. TheStreet downgraded shares of Helen of Troy from a "b-" rating to a "c+" rating in a report on Thursday, June 16th. Finally, CL King decreased their price objective on shares of Helen of Troy from $282.00 to $206.00 in a report on Tuesday, June 28th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, two have issued a hold rating and one has issued a buy rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of $214.67.
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Helen of Troy Price Performance
The company has a quick ratio of 0.93, a current ratio of 1.95 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.80. The company has a market capitalization of $2.38 billion, a P/E ratio of 12.62, a PEG ratio of 1.53 and a beta of 0.63. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $125.11 and a 200-day simple moving average of $163.15.
Helen of Troy (NASDAQ:HELE – Get Rating) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, July 7th. The company reported $1.77 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $1.61 by $0.16. The company had revenue of $508.10 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $474.17 million. Helen of Troy had a return on equity of 18.08% and a net
margin of 8.74%. The firm's quarterly revenue was down 6.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the business posted $2.95 earnings per share. Analysts predict that Helen of Troy Limited will post 8.26 EPS for the current fiscal year.
Institutional Investors Weigh In On Helen of Troy
A number of hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in HELE. Castle Wealth Management LLC bought a new stake in Helen of Troy in the second quarter valued at $33,000. DZ BANK AG Deutsche Zentral Genossenschafts Bank Frankfurt am Main bought a new stake in shares of Helen of Troy during the second quarter valued at about $65,000. Van ECK Associates Corp raised its stake in shares of Helen of Troy by 15.8% during the first quarter. Van ECK Associates Corp now owns 624 shares of the company's stock valued at $122,000 after purchasing an additional 85 shares in the last quarter. Captrust Financial Advisors raised its stake in shares of Helen of Troy by 47.9% during the first quarter. Captrust Financial Advisors now owns 874 shares of the company's stock valued at $171,000 after purchasing an additional 283 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Prelude Capital Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of Helen of Troy during the first quarter valued at about $208,000.
Helen of Troy Company Profile
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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 through three segments: Home & Outdoor, Health & Wellness, and Beauty. 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 products, cleaning tools, and nursery accessories; insulated water bottles, hydration packs, drinkware, mugs, food containers, lunch containers, insulated totes, soft coolers, and accessories; and technical and outdoor sports packs, travel packs, luggage, daypacks, and everyday packs.
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