SG Americas Securities LLC Has $141,000 Stock Holdings in Helen of Troy Limited $HELE

SG Americas Securities LLC reduced its position in shares of Helen of Troy Limited (NASDAQ:HELE) by 96.5% during the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 5,588 shares of the company’s stock after selling 152,831 shares during the quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC’s holdings in Helen of Troy were worth $141,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in HELE. Gladstone Institutional Advisory LLC raised its position in shares of Helen of Troy by 4.1% during the third quarter. Gladstone Institutional Advisory LLC now owns 80,286 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,023,000 after purchasing an additional 3,143 shares during the period. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC bought a new stake in Helen of Troy during the 3rd quarter valued at $3,633,000. Pacer Advisors Inc. acquired a new position in Helen of Troy during the third quarter worth $5,233,000. Inspire Investing LLC lifted its stake in shares of Helen of Troy by 32.2% in the third quarter. Inspire Investing LLC now owns 18,239 shares of the company’s stock valued at $460,000 after buying an additional 4,442 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Exchange Traded Concepts LLC acquired a new position in shares of Helen of Troy during the third quarter valued at about $307,000.

Helen of Troy Stock Down 0.8%

Shares of NASDAQ:HELE opened at $16.56 on Friday. Helen of Troy Limited has a 1 year low of $16.29 and a 1 year high of $63.54. The company has a market capitalization of $382.07 million, a PE ratio of -0.48 and a beta of 0.78. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $19.79 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $21.41. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.02, a current ratio of 1.81 and a quick ratio of 0.90.

Helen of Troy (NASDAQ:HELE) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, January 8th. The company reported $1.71 earnings per share 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 analysts’ expectations of $502.42 million. Helen of Troy had a positive return on equity of 8.33% and a negative net margin of 43.97%.Helen of Troy’s quarterly revenue was down 3.4% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the firm posted $2.67 earnings per share. 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. Analysts forecast that Helen of Troy Limited will post 6.46 earnings per share for the current year.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of research firms recently weighed in on HELE. CJS Securities upgraded shares of Helen of Troy to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Thursday, December 11th. Canaccord Genuity Group set a $22.00 target price on Helen of Troy in a report on Friday, January 9th. Zacks Research cut Helen of Troy from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a research report on Tuesday, January 20th. UBS Group lowered their price target on Helen of Troy from $25.00 to $22.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, January 9th. Finally, Weiss Ratings restated a “sell (d-)” rating on shares of Helen of Troy in a research note on Monday, December 29th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, two have given a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $22.00.

Helen of Troy 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.