Helen of Troy (NASDAQ:HELE) Cut to Strong Sell at Zacks Research

Helen of Troy (NASDAQ:HELE) was downgraded by research analysts at Zacks Research from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a research report issued to clients and investors on Tuesday,Zacks.com reports.

HELE has been the subject of a number of other reports. UBS Group cut their price target on Helen of Troy from $25.00 to $22.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a report on Friday, January 9th. Canaccord Genuity Group set a $22.00 target price on shares of Helen of Troy in a research note on Friday, January 9th. CJS Securities upgraded shares of Helen of Troy to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, December 11th. Finally, Weiss Ratings reiterated a “sell (d-)” rating on shares of Helen of Troy in a research report on Monday, December 29th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, two have issued a Hold rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $22.00.

Helen of Troy Stock Performance

Shares of HELE stock opened at $19.14 on Tuesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.02, a quick ratio of 0.90 and a current ratio of 1.81. The firm has a market cap of $441.56 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -0.55 and a beta of 0.78. Helen of Troy has a 52 week low of $17.01 and a 52 week high of $69.05. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $19.84 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $21.82.

Helen of Troy (NASDAQ:HELE) last posted its quarterly 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 the consensus estimate 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 company’s revenue for the quarter was down 3.4% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the firm posted $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. As a group, equities analysts forecast that Helen of Troy will post 6.46 earnings per share for the current year.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Helen of Troy

A number of hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in HELE. iSAM Funds UK Ltd bought a new position in shares of Helen of Troy during the third quarter valued at about $27,000. Larson Financial Group LLC grew its position in Helen of Troy by 1,323.2% during 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. Signaturefd LLC grew its position in Helen of Troy by 71.1% during the 2nd quarter. Signaturefd LLC now owns 1,429 shares of the company’s stock worth $41,000 after acquiring an additional 594 shares during the last quarter. Parallel Advisors LLC lifted its position in Helen of Troy by 2,820.0% in the second quarter. Parallel Advisors LLC now owns 1,752 shares of the company’s stock valued at $50,000 after purchasing an additional 1,692 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Tower Research Capital LLC TRC boosted its stake in shares of Helen of Troy by 216.1% during the second quarter. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC now owns 1,998 shares of the company’s stock valued at $57,000 after purchasing an additional 1,366 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.