Helen of Troy Limited (NASDAQ:HELE) Receives Consensus Recommendation of “Reduce” from Brokerages

Helen of Troy Limited (NASDAQ:HELE) has been given a consensus recommendation of “Reduce” by the five brokerages that are covering the firm, Marketbeat reports. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating and three have assigned a hold rating to the company. The average 12-month price target among brokers that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is $42.00.

A number of research analysts have weighed in on the company. UBS Group lowered their target price on Helen of Troy from $27.00 to $25.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, October 10th. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “sell (d)” rating on shares of Helen of Troy in a research note on Tuesday. Zacks Research cut shares of Helen of Troy from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a research report on Tuesday, October 14th. Finally, Canaccord Genuity Group cut their price objective on shares of Helen of Troy from $26.00 to $23.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, October 10th.

Helen of Troy Stock Down 3.0%

Shares of Helen of Troy stock opened at $18.50 on Monday. The stock has a market capitalization of $426.04 million, a PE ratio of -0.64 and a beta of 0.84. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $21.87 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $24.63. Helen of Troy has a 52-week low of $17.81 and a 52-week high of $75.68. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.94, a quick ratio of 0.74 and a current ratio of 1.71.

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

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Principal Financial Group Inc. lifted its position in shares of Helen of Troy by 2.6% in the 1st quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. now owns 134,689 shares of the company’s stock worth $7,205,000 after purchasing an additional 3,384 shares during the period. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Helen of Troy by 20.8% during the first quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 149,625 shares of the company’s stock worth $8,003,000 after purchasing an additional 25,713 shares during the last quarter. Verdence Capital Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Helen of Troy in the first quarter worth about $263,000. Pzena Investment Management LLC increased its holdings in Helen of Troy by 7.2% in the first quarter. Pzena Investment Management LLC now owns 756,227 shares of the company’s stock valued at $40,451,000 after buying an additional 50,516 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Choreo LLC acquired a new stake in Helen of Troy in the first quarter valued at approximately $376,000.

About Helen of Troy

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.