Helen of Troy (NASDAQ:HELE) Cut to “Strong Sell” at Zacks Research

Zacks Research lowered shares of Helen of Troy (NASDAQ:HELE) from a hold rating to a strong sell rating in a research note released on Tuesday,Zacks.com reports.

Several other research analysts also recently commented on HELE. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “sell (d-)” rating on shares of Helen of Troy in a report on Saturday, September 27th. UBS Group dropped their target price on shares of Helen of Troy from $27.00 to $25.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, October 10th. Finally, Canaccord Genuity Group dropped their target price on shares of Helen of Troy from $26.00 to $23.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, October 10th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a Hold rating and two have given a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Reduce” and a consensus price target of $42.00.

Helen of Troy Stock Up 0.7%

Helen of Troy stock opened at $19.87 on Tuesday. The company has a market capitalization of $457.61 million, a P/E ratio of -0.69 and a beta of 0.84. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $23.81 and its 200-day simple moving average is $27.26. The company has a current ratio of 1.71, a quick ratio of 0.74 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.94. Helen of Troy has a 1-year low of $19.05 and a 1-year high of $75.68.

Helen of Troy (NASDAQ:HELE) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, October 9th. The company reported $0.59 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.54 by $0.05. The business had revenue of $431.78 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $416.77 million. Helen of Troy had a negative net margin of 36.20% and a positive return on equity of 8.72%. Helen of Troy’s revenue for the quarter was down 8.9% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $1.21 EPS. Helen of Troy has set its FY 2026 guidance at 3.750-4.25 EPS. Q3 2026 guidance at 1.550-1.800 EPS. Sell-side analysts forecast that Helen of Troy will post 6.46 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Pacer Advisors Inc. bought a new position in shares of Helen of Troy during the 3rd quarter worth about $5,233,000. Inspire Investing LLC increased its holdings in shares of Helen of Troy by 32.2% during the 3rd quarter. Inspire Investing LLC now owns 18,239 shares of the company’s stock worth $460,000 after purchasing an additional 4,442 shares during the period. Exchange Traded Concepts LLC bought a new position in shares of Helen of Troy during the 3rd quarter worth about $307,000. Squarepoint Ops LLC increased its holdings in shares of Helen of Troy by 484.1% during the 2nd quarter. Squarepoint Ops LLC now owns 68,369 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,940,000 after purchasing an additional 86,169 shares during the period. Finally, Public Sector Pension Investment Board boosted its position in shares of Helen of Troy by 7.4% during the 2nd quarter. Public Sector Pension Investment Board now owns 77,876 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,210,000 after acquiring an additional 5,350 shares in the last quarter.

Helen of Troy Company 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 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.