Nisa Investment Advisors LLC Decreases Stock Position in Helen of Troy Limited (NASDAQ:HELE)

Nisa Investment Advisors LLC lessened its stake in shares of Helen of Troy Limited (NASDAQ:HELE) by 4.2% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 5,732 shares of the company’s stock after selling 250 shares during the period. Nisa Investment Advisors LLC’s holdings in Helen of Troy were worth $692,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of HELE. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. raised its holdings in Helen of Troy by 9.9% during the 1st quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. now owns 3,615 shares of the company’s stock valued at $707,000 after buying an additional 325 shares during the period. Bank of Montreal Can raised its holdings in Helen of Troy by 2.7% during the 1st quarter. Bank of Montreal Can now owns 1,886 shares of the company’s stock valued at $386,000 after buying an additional 50 shares during the period. Rhumbline Advisers raised its holdings in Helen of Troy by 0.8% during the 1st quarter. Rhumbline Advisers now owns 72,926 shares of the company’s stock valued at $14,282,000 after buying an additional 581 shares during the period. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Public School Empls Retrmt SYS raised its holdings in Helen of Troy by 10.6% during the 1st quarter. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Public School Empls Retrmt SYS now owns 8,846 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,732,000 after buying an additional 846 shares during the period. Finally, BlackRock Inc. raised its holdings in Helen of Troy by 0.6% during the 1st quarter. BlackRock Inc. now owns 2,591,291 shares of the company’s stock valued at $507,478,000 after buying an additional 14,931 shares during the period.

Helen of Troy Stock Performance

HELE stock opened at $98.26 on Wednesday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.98, a current ratio of 1.76 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.46. The business’s fifty day simple moving average is $116.37 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $113.00. Helen of Troy Limited has a twelve month low of $81.14 and a twelve month high of $143.68. The firm has a market cap of $2.33 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.51, a PEG ratio of 1.48 and a beta of 0.80.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

HELE has been the topic of a number of recent analyst reports. DA Davidson reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a $151.00 target price on shares of Helen of Troy in a research note on Thursday, March 7th. StockNews.com upgraded Helen of Troy from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, January 9th. Finally, UBS Group increased their target price on Helen of Troy from $119.00 to $129.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Tuesday, January 9th.

Helen of Troy 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.