Arizona State Retirement System Sells 224 Shares of Helen of Troy Limited (NASDAQ:HELE)

Arizona State Retirement System reduced its stake in Helen of Troy Limited (NASDAQ:HELE) by 3.3% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 6,637 shares of the company’s stock after selling 224 shares during the period. Arizona State Retirement System’s holdings in Helen of Troy were worth $802,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Other large investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. DZ BANK AG Deutsche Zentral Genossenschafts Bank Frankfurt am Main bought a new stake in shares of Helen of Troy in the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $65,000. Belpointe Asset Management LLC grew its stake in shares of Helen of Troy by 1,573.3% in the 1st quarter. Belpointe Asset Management LLC now owns 502 shares of the company’s stock valued at $48,000 after purchasing an additional 472 shares during the period. State of Wyoming grew its stake in shares of Helen of Troy by 28.1% in the 2nd quarter. State of Wyoming now owns 698 shares of the company’s stock valued at $75,000 after purchasing an additional 153 shares during the period. Strs Ohio bought a new stake in shares of Helen of Troy in the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $93,000. Finally, Captrust Financial Advisors grew its stake in shares of Helen of Troy by 47.9% in the 1st quarter. Captrust Financial Advisors now owns 874 shares of the company’s stock valued at $171,000 after purchasing an additional 283 shares during the period.

Helen of Troy Stock Down 2.1 %

NASDAQ HELE opened at $96.15 on Thursday. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $116.02 and its 200 day simple moving average is $112.88. Helen of Troy Limited has a one year low of $81.14 and a one year high of $143.68. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.46, a current ratio of 1.76 and a quick ratio of 0.98. The firm has a market cap of $2.28 billion, a PE ratio of 14.20, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.45 and a beta of 0.80.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several equities research analysts have recently weighed in on HELE shares. DA Davidson reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a $151.00 price objective 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 report on Tuesday, January 9th. Finally, UBS Group increased their price target on Helen of Troy from $119.00 to $129.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Tuesday, January 9th.

About Helen of Troy

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.