Helen of Troy Limited (NASDAQ:HELE) Receives $22.00 Average Price Target from Analysts

Shares of Helen of Troy Limited (NASDAQ:HELE) have been given a consensus recommendation of “Hold” by the five brokerages that are presently covering the stock, MarketBeat reports. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, three have given a hold rating and one has issued a strong buy rating on the company. The average 1 year target price among brokers that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $22.00.

A number of research firms have issued reports on HELE. Canaccord Genuity Group set a $22.00 target price on shares of Helen of Troy in a report on Friday, January 9th. Zacks Research raised shares of Helen of Troy from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, March 23rd. Weiss Ratings reissued a “sell (d-)” rating on shares of Helen of Troy in a research note on Friday. CJS Securities upgraded shares of Helen of Troy to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, December 11th. Finally, UBS Group lowered their target price on shares of Helen of Troy from $25.00 to $22.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, January 9th.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Helen of Troy

Several institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in HELE. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. grew its stake in Helen of Troy by 42.4% during the third quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 195,657 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,931,000 after buying an additional 58,214 shares during the period. RWWM Inc. increased its position in shares of Helen of Troy by 167.1% in the third quarter. RWWM Inc. now owns 515,176 shares of the company’s stock worth $12,982,000 after acquiring an additional 322,315 shares in the last quarter. Counterpoint Mutual Funds LLC raised its stake in shares of Helen of Troy by 882.6% in the 3rd quarter. Counterpoint Mutual Funds LLC now owns 125,416 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,160,000 after acquiring an additional 112,652 shares during the period. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC acquired a new position in shares of Helen of Troy during the 3rd quarter valued at $3,633,000. Finally, Pacer Advisors Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Helen of Troy during the 3rd quarter valued at $5,233,000.

Helen of Troy Price Performance

HELE stock opened at $14.01 on Thursday. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $17.01 and its 200 day moving average price is $19.45. The firm has a market cap of $323.21 million, a P/E ratio of -0.41 and a beta of 0.80. 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 has a 1 year low of $13.85 and a 1 year high of $54.22.

Helen of Troy (NASDAQ:HELE) last released 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). Helen of Troy had a positive return on equity of 8.33% and a negative net margin of 43.97%.The company had revenue of $512.83 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $502.42 million. During the same period last year, the firm earned $2.67 earnings per share. The business’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, sell-side analysts expect that Helen of Troy will post 6.46 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

About Helen of Troy

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.