RWWM Inc. Invests $5.47 Million in Helen of Troy Limited $HELE

RWWM Inc. bought a new position in shares of Helen of Troy Limited (NASDAQ:HELE) in the second quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor bought 192,861 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $5,473,000. Helen of Troy accounts for 0.5% of RWWM Inc.’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 14th largest position.

Other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. Signaturefd LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Helen of Troy by 71.1% during the second quarter. Signaturefd LLC now owns 1,429 shares of the company’s stock worth $41,000 after purchasing an additional 594 shares during the period. Parallel Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Helen of Troy by 2,820.0% during the second quarter. Parallel Advisors LLC now owns 1,752 shares of the company’s stock worth $50,000 after purchasing an additional 1,692 shares during the period. IMA Advisory Services Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Helen of Troy during the first quarter worth about $52,000. State of Wyoming lifted its stake in Helen of Troy by 137.8% in the first quarter. State of Wyoming now owns 1,936 shares of the company’s stock worth $104,000 after acquiring an additional 1,122 shares during the period. Finally, GAMMA Investing LLC lifted its stake in Helen of Troy by 774.7% in the second quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 6,114 shares of the company’s stock worth $174,000 after acquiring an additional 5,415 shares during the period.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of analysts recently commented on HELE shares. UBS Group dropped their price target on Helen of Troy from $27.00 to $25.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, October 10th. Canaccord Genuity Group dropped their price target on Helen of Troy from $26.00 to $23.00 and set a “hold” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, October 10th. Weiss Ratings reissued a “sell (d-)” rating on shares of Helen of Troy in a research note on Saturday, September 27th. Finally, Zacks Research downgraded shares of Helen of Troy from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a research note on Tuesday, October 14th. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a Hold rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Helen of Troy has a consensus rating of “Reduce” and an average target price of $42.00.

Helen of Troy Price Performance

HELE stock opened at $19.12 on Friday. Helen of Troy Limited has a 1 year low of $18.90 and a 1 year high of $75.68. The company has a market cap of $440.33 million, a P/E ratio of -0.67 and a beta of 0.84. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $23.09 and a 200 day moving average of $25.61. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.94, a current ratio of 1.71 and a quick ratio of 0.74.

Helen of Troy (NASDAQ:HELE) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, October 9th. The company reported $0.59 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.54 by $0.05. Helen of Troy had a negative net margin of 36.20% and a positive return on equity of 8.72%. The business had revenue of $431.78 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $416.77 million. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $1.21 earnings per share. The business’s revenue for the quarter was down 8.9% on a year-over-year basis. 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, sell-side analysts forecast that Helen of Troy Limited will post 6.46 EPS for the current year.

Helen of Troy Profile

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.