SG Americas Securities LLC Has $141,000 Stock Holdings in Helen of Troy Limited $HELE

SG Americas Securities LLC decreased its position in shares of Helen of Troy Limited (NASDAQ:HELE) by 96.5% in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 5,588 shares of the company’s stock after selling 152,831 shares during the quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC’s holdings in Helen of Troy were worth $141,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Pzena Investment Management LLC raised its holdings in shares of Helen of Troy by 30.3% during the 2nd quarter. Pzena Investment Management LLC now owns 985,331 shares of the company’s stock worth $27,964,000 after buying an additional 229,104 shares in the last quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. raised its stake in Helen of Troy by 213.9% during the second quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 450,078 shares of the company’s stock worth $12,773,000 after acquiring an additional 306,708 shares in the last quarter. Federated Hermes Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Helen of Troy by 100.4% in the second quarter. Federated Hermes Inc. now owns 372,049 shares of the company’s stock worth $10,559,000 after acquiring an additional 186,433 shares during the last quarter. M&G PLC acquired a new stake in shares of Helen of Troy in the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $8,951,000. Finally, AQR Capital Management LLC grew its holdings in shares of Helen of Troy by 188.1% during the 2nd quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 315,523 shares of the company’s stock valued at $8,795,000 after purchasing an additional 206,011 shares during the last quarter.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

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

Helen of Troy Stock Down 0.8%

Shares of Helen of Troy stock opened at $16.56 on Friday. The stock’s 50-day moving average is $19.79 and its 200 day moving average is $21.41. Helen of Troy Limited has a one year low of $16.29 and a one year high of $63.54. The firm has a market cap of $382.07 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -0.48 and a beta of 0.78. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.02, a current ratio of 1.81 and a quick ratio of 0.90.

Helen of Troy (NASDAQ:HELE) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, January 8th. The company reported $1.71 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $1.75 by ($0.04). The business had revenue of $512.83 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $502.42 million. Helen of Troy had a negative net margin of 43.97% and a positive return on equity of 8.33%. Helen of Troy’s quarterly revenue was down 3.4% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the firm posted $2.67 earnings per share. 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. Equities research analysts anticipate that Helen of Troy Limited will post 6.46 EPS for the current year.

Helen of Troy Profile

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.