Helen of Troy Limited (NASDAQ:HELE) Receives Consensus Rating of “Hold” from Analysts

Helen of Troy Limited (NASDAQ:HELE) has earned a consensus recommendation of “Hold” from the five ratings firms that are currently covering the firm, MarketBeat.com reports. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell recommendation, three have given a hold recommendation and one has assigned a strong buy recommendation to the company. The average 12-month target price among analysts that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is $22.00.

A number of research analysts have commented on HELE shares. CJS Securities upgraded shares of Helen of Troy to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, December 11th. Canaccord Genuity Group set a $22.00 price target on Helen of Troy in a report on Friday, January 9th. Weiss Ratings restated a “sell (d-)” rating on shares of Helen of Troy in a research report on Monday, December 29th. Zacks Research raised Helen of Troy from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday. Finally, UBS Group decreased their price objective on Helen of Troy from $25.00 to $22.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, January 9th.

Helen of Troy Price Performance

HELE stock opened at $14.99 on Thursday. The company has a current ratio of 1.81, a quick ratio of 0.90 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.02. The company has a market capitalization of $345.82 million, a P/E ratio of -0.43 and a beta of 0.80. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $17.30 and a 200-day simple moving average of $19.70. Helen of Troy has a twelve month low of $14.52 and a twelve month high of $54.25.

Helen of Troy (NASDAQ:HELE) last announced 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 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%. The business’s revenue was down 3.4% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $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. As a group, equities analysts anticipate that Helen of Troy will post 6.46 EPS for the current year.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Helen of Troy

Several hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Royal Bank of Canada increased its stake in Helen of Troy by 60.2% in the 1st quarter. Royal Bank of Canada now owns 7,102 shares of the company’s stock valued at $380,000 after buying an additional 2,670 shares during the period. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. boosted its holdings in shares of 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 valued at $724,000 after acquiring an additional 563 shares in the last quarter. Millennium Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Helen of Troy in the first quarter valued at about $14,013,000. UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC increased its stake in shares of Helen of Troy by 16.3% during the first quarter. UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC now owns 74,309 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,975,000 after acquiring an additional 10,397 shares during the period. Finally, PNC Financial Services Group Inc. increased its stake in shares of Helen of Troy by 26.4% during the second quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. now owns 4,013 shares of the company’s stock worth $114,000 after acquiring an additional 838 shares during the period.

Helen of Troy Company 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.