RWWM Inc. Grows Stock Holdings in Helen of Troy Limited $HELE

RWWM Inc. lifted its position in Helen of Troy Limited (NASDAQ:HELE) by 167.1% during the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 515,176 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 322,315 shares during the period. Helen of Troy makes up about 0.9% of RWWM Inc.’s portfolio, making the stock its 13th largest position. RWWM Inc. owned approximately 2.24% of Helen of Troy worth $12,982,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other large investors have also recently modified their holdings of HELE. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. grew its holdings in Helen of Troy by 4.3% in the first quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. now owns 13,533 shares of the company’s stock worth $724,000 after purchasing an additional 563 shares during the last quarter. Signaturefd LLC boosted its position in shares of Helen of Troy by 71.1% in the 2nd quarter. Signaturefd LLC now owns 1,429 shares of the company’s stock worth $41,000 after purchasing an additional 594 shares in the last quarter. Police & Firemen s Retirement System of New Jersey grew its stake in Helen of Troy by 16.2% during the 2nd quarter. Police & Firemen s Retirement System of New Jersey now owns 5,454 shares of the company’s stock worth $155,000 after buying an additional 759 shares during the last quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. increased its position in Helen of Troy by 26.4% during the 2nd quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. now owns 4,013 shares of the company’s stock valued at $114,000 after buying an additional 838 shares in the last quarter. Finally, State of Alaska Department of Revenue raised its stake in Helen of Troy by 8.0% in the second quarter. State of Alaska Department of Revenue now owns 13,672 shares of the company’s stock valued at $387,000 after buying an additional 1,007 shares during the last quarter.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several research firms have recently issued reports on HELE. CJS Securities upgraded shares of Helen of Troy to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Thursday, December 11th. Zacks Research downgraded shares of Helen of Troy from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a research report on Tuesday, January 20th. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “sell (d-)” rating on shares of Helen of Troy in a report on Monday, December 29th. UBS Group lowered their price objective on shares of Helen of Troy from $25.00 to $22.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, January 9th. Finally, Canaccord Genuity Group set a $22.00 target price on Helen of Troy in a research report on Friday, January 9th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, two have given a Hold rating and two have given a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, Helen of Troy currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $22.00.

Helen of Troy Stock Performance

NASDAQ HELE opened at $16.56 on Friday. The firm has a market capitalization of $382.07 million, a P/E ratio of -0.48 and a beta of 0.78. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $19.79 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $21.41. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.02, a quick ratio of 0.90 and a current ratio of 1.81. Helen of Troy Limited has a fifty-two week low of $16.29 and a fifty-two week high of $63.54.

Helen of Troy (NASDAQ:HELE) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, January 8th. The company reported $1.71 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.75 by ($0.04). The company had revenue of $512.83 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $502.42 million. Helen of Troy had a positive return on equity of 8.33% and a negative net margin of 43.97%.The firm’s quarterly revenue was down 3.4% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company earned $2.67 EPS. Helen of Troy has set its FY 2026 guidance at 3.250-3.75 EPS and its Q4 2026 guidance at 0.530-1.030 EPS. On average, equities analysts forecast that Helen of Troy Limited will post 6.46 earnings per share for the current year.

About Helen of Troy

Helen of Troy Limited is a global consumer products company that designs, sources and markets a diversified portfolio of household, health and beauty brands. Headquartered in El Paso, Texas, the company operates through three principal segments—Health & Home, Housewares and Beauty—offering products under well-known names including OXO, Vicks, Braun, Honeywell Home, PUR and Hot Tools. Helen of Troy distributes its products through a combination of mass, specialty and e-commerce channels to consumers, retailers and distributors worldwide.

The Housewares segment features kitchen tools, gadgets and organizational solutions marketed primarily under the OXO brand, recognized for its ergonomic “Good Grips” design.