Headlands Technologies LLC Has $284,000 Stock Holdings in Helen of Troy Limited (NASDAQ:HELE)

Headlands Technologies LLC lifted its stake in shares of Helen of Troy Limited (NASDAQ:HELE) by 148.7% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 4,743 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 2,836 shares during the quarter. Headlands Technologies LLC’s holdings in Helen of Troy were worth $284,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. boosted its position in Helen of Troy by 14.8% during the third quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 410,078 shares of the company’s stock valued at $25,363,000 after acquiring an additional 53,016 shares during the last quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets increased its holdings in Helen of Troy by 49.5% in the third quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets now owns 7,405 shares of the company’s stock worth $458,000 after purchasing an additional 2,453 shares in the last quarter. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC lifted its stake in Helen of Troy by 116.0% in the third quarter. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC now owns 57,716 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,570,000 after buying an additional 30,993 shares during the period. Edgestream Partners L.P. bought a new position in shares of Helen of Troy during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $654,000. Finally, Janus Henderson Group PLC grew its position in shares of Helen of Troy by 1,693.4% during the 3rd quarter. Janus Henderson Group PLC now owns 201,942 shares of the company’s stock worth $12,490,000 after buying an additional 190,682 shares during the period.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

HELE has been the topic of several research analyst reports. StockNews.com raised shares of Helen of Troy from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, February 12th. UBS Group cut their price objective on shares of Helen of Troy from $79.00 to $69.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, January 7th.

Helen of Troy Stock Performance

NASDAQ HELE opened at $44.76 on Friday. The company has a market cap of $1.02 billion, a P/E ratio of 9.02, a PEG ratio of 1.80 and a beta of 0.89. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $55.64 and a 200 day simple moving average of $61.74. The company has a current ratio of 1.92, a quick ratio of 1.05 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.45. Helen of Troy Limited has a 12-month low of $41.95 and a 12-month high of $110.76.

Helen of Troy (NASDAQ:HELE) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, January 8th. The company reported $2.67 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $2.60 by $0.07. Helen of Troy had a net margin of 6.05% and a return on equity of 9.13%. The company had revenue of $530.70 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $532.91 million. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $2.79 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was down 3.4% on a year-over-year basis. Sell-side analysts predict that Helen of Troy Limited will post 6.46 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Helen of Troy Company 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.