Helen of Troy (NASDAQ:HELE) Issues Earnings Results

Helen of Troy (NASDAQ:HELE) posted its earnings results on Wednesday. The company reported $2.11 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.00 by $0.11, reports. Helen of Troy had a net margin of 8.41% and a return on equity of 11.65%. The firm had revenue of $489.20 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $477.88 million. Helen of Troy updated its FY25 guidance to $8.70-$9.20 EPS and its FY 2025 guidance to 8.700-9.200 EPS.

Helen of Troy Stock Up 0.4 %

Shares of Helen of Troy stock traded up $0.36 during trading on Friday, reaching $91.21. 757,665 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 373,664. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.40, a current ratio of 1.87 and a quick ratio of 0.98. Helen of Troy has a 1-year low of $86.23 and a 1-year high of $143.68. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $112.60 and a 200-day moving average price of $112.17. The firm has a market capitalization of $2.17 billion, a PE ratio of 12.92, a P/E/G ratio of 1.34 and a beta of 0.80.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. YHB Investment Advisors Inc. acquired a new position in Helen of Troy during the first quarter worth $29,000. Strs Ohio acquired a new position in Helen of Troy during the third quarter worth $93,000. Advisor Partners II LLC acquired a new position in Helen of Troy during the third quarter worth $202,000. AlphaMark Advisors LLC acquired a new position in Helen of Troy during the third quarter worth $219,000. Finally, ARGA Investment Management LP acquired a new position in Helen of Troy during the first quarter worth $218,000.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of research firms have weighed in on HELE. UBS Group reduced their target price on shares of Helen of Troy from $121.00 to $100.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday. DA Davidson reduced their target price on shares of Helen of Troy from $151.00 to $139.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday. Finally, StockNews.com upgraded shares of Helen of Troy from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, January 9th.

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.