Raymond James Financial Services Advisors Inc. Sells 3,268 Shares of Helen of Troy Limited (NASDAQ:HELE)

Raymond James Financial Services Advisors Inc. lessened its position in shares of Helen of Troy Limited (NASDAQ:HELE) by 63.1% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 1,908 shares of the company’s stock after selling 3,268 shares during the period. Raymond James Financial Services Advisors Inc.’s holdings in Helen of Troy were worth $231,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its holdings in Helen of Troy by 0.7% during the third quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 2,408,664 shares of the company’s stock valued at $280,754,000 after purchasing an additional 16,124 shares during the last quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. grew its stake in Helen of Troy by 3.5% in the 3rd quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 334,551 shares of the company’s stock valued at $38,995,000 after buying an additional 11,285 shares in the last quarter. Northern Trust Corp raised its holdings in Helen of Troy by 8.9% during the 3rd quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 329,849 shares of the company’s stock valued at $38,447,000 after acquiring an additional 26,990 shares during the period. Fuller & Thaler Asset Management Inc. lifted its position in shares of Helen of Troy by 16.6% during the third quarter. Fuller & Thaler Asset Management Inc. now owns 198,124 shares of the company’s stock worth $23,093,000 after acquiring an additional 28,210 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Principal Financial Group Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Helen of Troy by 2.9% in the third quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. now owns 99,417 shares of the company’s stock worth $11,588,000 after acquiring an additional 2,818 shares during the period.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of analysts recently issued reports on the company. UBS Group boosted their price objective on Helen of Troy from $119.00 to $129.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Tuesday, January 9th. StockNews.com upgraded Helen of Troy from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, January 9th. Finally, DA Davidson restated a “buy” rating and issued a $151.00 price objective on shares of Helen of Troy in a research report on Thursday, March 7th.

Helen of Troy Trading Up 0.6 %

Shares of HELE stock opened at $100.28 on Wednesday. The company has a market capitalization of $2.38 billion, a PE ratio of 14.81, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.48 and a beta of 0.80. Helen of Troy Limited has a 52-week low of $81.14 and a 52-week high of $143.68. The business’s fifty day moving average is $114.51 and its 200 day moving average is $112.59. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.46, a quick ratio of 0.98 and a current ratio of 1.76.

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 preparation tools and gadgets, storage containers, and organization products; coffee makers, grinders, manual pour overs, and tea kettles; household cleaning products, shower organization, and bathroom accessories; feeding and drinking products, child seating, cleaning tools, and nursery accessories; insulated hydration bottles, hydration packs, drinkware, mugs, food containers, lunch containers, insulated totes, soft coolers, and accessories; and technical and outdoor sports packs, travel packs and accessories, luggage, daypacks, and everyday packs.