Zacks Research Predicts Helen of Troy FY2028 Earnings

Helen of Troy Limited (NASDAQ:HELE) – Equities researchers at Zacks Research issued their FY2028 earnings per share estimates for shares of Helen of Troy in a note issued to investors on Wednesday, May 7th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department expects that the company will post earnings per share of $4.43 for the year. The consensus estimate for Helen of Troy’s current full-year earnings is $6.46 per share.

Other research analysts also recently issued research reports about the company. UBS Group reduced their price target on Helen of Troy from $68.00 to $38.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, April 17th. StockNews.com downgraded Helen of Troy from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Friday, May 2nd. Finally, Canaccord Genuity Group cut their price target on shares of Helen of Troy from $92.00 to $70.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, April 22nd.

Helen of Troy Price Performance

HELE stock opened at $27.27 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of $625.66 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 5.50, a PEG ratio of 1.80 and a beta of 0.91. The firm’s 50-day moving average price is $41.31 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $55.75. The company has a current ratio of 1.92, a quick ratio of 1.05 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.45. Helen of Troy has a 12-month low of $24.15 and a 12-month high of $110.76.

Helen of Troy (NASDAQ:HELE) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, April 24th. The company reported $2.33 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.35 by ($0.02). Helen of Troy had a net margin of 6.05% and a return on equity of 9.13%. The company had revenue of $485.89 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $481.55 million. During the same period last year, the company posted $2.45 EPS. The business’s revenue for the quarter was down .7% compared to the same quarter last year.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Cooper Creek Partners Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of Helen of Troy in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $41,248,000. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership lifted its position in Helen of Troy by 446.0% during the fourth quarter. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership now owns 646,746 shares of the company’s stock valued at $38,695,000 after buying an additional 528,305 shares during the period. Medina Value Partners LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Helen of Troy by 303.8% during the 4th quarter. Medina Value Partners LLC now owns 318,463 shares of the company’s stock valued at $19,054,000 after buying an additional 239,593 shares in the last quarter. Federated Hermes Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Helen of Troy by 3,325.3% during the 1st quarter. Federated Hermes Inc. now owns 185,616 shares of the company’s stock valued at $9,929,000 after buying an additional 180,197 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Bank of New York Mellon Corp increased its stake in shares of Helen of Troy by 104.3% in the 4th quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 349,205 shares of the company’s stock worth $20,893,000 after acquiring an additional 178,310 shares in the last quarter.

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 storage containers, kitchen utensils for cooking and preparing salads, fruits, vegetables and meats, graters, slicers and choppers, baking essentials, kitchen organization, bath, cleaning, infant and toddler products, and coffee preparation tools and electronics; and insulated beverageware, including bottles, travel tumblers, drinkware, mugs, food and lunch containers, insulated totes, soft coolers, outdoor kitchenware, and accessories.