Helen of Troy Limited (NASDAQ:HELE) Given Consensus Rating of “Hold” by Analysts

Helen of Troy Limited (NASDAQ:HELE) has been assigned an average recommendation of “Hold” from the five analysts that are currently covering the stock, MarketBeat.com reports. Two analysts have rated the stock with a sell recommendation, two have assigned a hold recommendation and one has given a strong buy recommendation to the company. The average 12-month target price among brokers that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is $22.00.

Several research analysts have commented on HELE shares. Weiss Ratings restated a “sell (d-)” rating on shares of Helen of Troy in a report on Monday, December 29th. CJS Securities upgraded shares of Helen of Troy to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Thursday, December 11th. UBS Group cut their price objective on Helen of Troy from $25.00 to $22.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, January 9th. Canaccord Genuity Group set a $22.00 target price on Helen of Troy in a report on Friday, January 9th. Finally, Zacks Research cut Helen of Troy from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a research note on Tuesday, January 20th.

Institutional Trading of Helen of Troy

A number of hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of HELE. Royal Bank of Canada increased its stake in shares of Helen of Troy by 60.2% in the 1st quarter. Royal Bank of Canada now owns 7,102 shares of the company’s stock worth $380,000 after acquiring an additional 2,670 shares in the last quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. increased its stake in shares of Helen of Troy by 4.3% during the first quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. now owns 13,533 shares of the company’s stock valued at $724,000 after purchasing an additional 563 shares in the last quarter. Millennium Management LLC bought a new position in shares of Helen of Troy during the first quarter valued at approximately $14,013,000. UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC lifted its holdings 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 valued at $3,975,000 after purchasing an additional 10,397 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Y Intercept Hong Kong Ltd bought a new stake in shares of Helen of Troy in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $772,000.

Helen of Troy Trading Down 0.6%

NASDAQ HELE opened at $17.64 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of $406.95 million, a P/E ratio of -0.51 and a beta of 0.81. Helen of Troy has a fifty-two week low of $16.22 and a fifty-two week high of $57.95. The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of $18.89 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $20.75. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.02, a quick ratio of 0.90 and a current ratio of 1.81.

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). Helen of Troy had a negative net margin of 43.97% and a positive return on equity of 8.33%. The business had revenue of $512.83 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $502.42 million. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $2.67 EPS. Helen of Troy’s revenue was down 3.4% compared to the same quarter last year. 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. On average, analysts forecast that Helen of Troy will post 6.46 earnings per share for the current year.

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.