Helen of Troy Limited (NASDAQ:HELE) Receives Average Recommendation of “Hold” from Brokerages

Shares of Helen of Troy Limited (NASDAQ:HELE) have earned an average rating of “Hold” from the five ratings firms that are currently covering the firm, MarketBeat Ratings reports. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, two have assigned a hold rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company. The average 12 month price objective among brokers that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $22.00.

Several analysts have issued reports on the company. CJS Securities raised Helen of Troy to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, December 11th. Canaccord Genuity Group set a $22.00 price objective on shares of Helen of Troy in a research note on Friday, January 9th. Zacks Research cut shares of Helen of Troy from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a research report on Tuesday, January 20th. Weiss Ratings restated a “sell (d-)” rating on shares of Helen of Troy in a research report on Monday, December 29th. Finally, UBS Group reduced their price objective on Helen of Troy from $25.00 to $22.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, January 9th.

Helen of Troy Stock Performance

NASDAQ HELE opened at $17.64 on Friday. Helen of Troy has a 52-week low of $16.22 and a 52-week high of $57.95. The company has a fifty day moving average of $18.89 and a 200-day moving average of $20.75. The company has a market capitalization of $406.95 million, a P/E ratio of -0.51 and a beta of 0.81. 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 (NASDAQ:HELE) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, January 8th. The company reported $1.71 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.75 by ($0.04). Helen of Troy had a negative net margin of 43.97% and a positive return on equity of 8.33%. The firm had revenue of $512.83 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $502.42 million. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $2.67 EPS. The company’s revenue for the quarter was down 3.4% on a year-over-year basis. 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. As a group, equities research analysts predict that Helen of Troy will post 6.46 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Institutional Trading of Helen of Troy

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. iSAM Funds UK Ltd bought a new position in shares of Helen of Troy in the third quarter worth approximately $27,000. Farther Finance Advisors LLC boosted its position in Helen of Troy by 5,529.2% during the 4th quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC now owns 1,351 shares of the company’s stock valued at $29,000 after buying an additional 1,327 shares during the period. Allworth Financial LP grew its holdings in Helen of Troy by 922.7% in the 4th quarter. Allworth Financial LP now owns 1,350 shares of the company’s stock worth $29,000 after acquiring an additional 1,218 shares during the last quarter. Larson Financial Group LLC grew its holdings in Helen of Troy by 1,323.2% in the 3rd quarter. Larson Financial Group LLC now owns 1,352 shares of the company’s stock worth $34,000 after acquiring an additional 1,257 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Hantz Financial Services Inc. increased its position in shares of Helen of Troy by 497.1% in the fourth quarter. Hantz Financial Services Inc. now owns 2,257 shares of the company’s stock valued at $48,000 after acquiring an additional 1,879 shares during the period.

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.