Helen of Troy (NASDAQ:HELE) Stock Rating Upgraded by Zacks Research

Helen of Troy (NASDAQ:HELE) was upgraded by stock analysts at Zacks Research from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note issued on Monday,Zacks.com reports.

HELE has been the subject of a number of other research reports. Weiss Ratings reissued a “sell (d-)” rating on shares of Helen of Troy in a report on Monday, December 29th. Canaccord Genuity Group set a $22.00 price objective on Helen of Troy in a report on Friday, January 9th. CJS Securities upgraded Helen of Troy to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, December 11th. Finally, UBS Group lowered their target price on 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. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, three have issued a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $22.00.

Helen of Troy Stock Down 1.7%

Shares of NASDAQ HELE opened at $14.86 on Monday. Helen of Troy has a 12-month low of $14.61 and a 12-month high of $54.25. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $17.39 and its 200 day simple moving average is $19.73. The company has a quick ratio of 0.90, a current ratio of 1.81 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.02. The company has a market cap of $342.82 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -0.43 and a beta of 0.80.

Helen of Troy (NASDAQ:HELE) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, January 8th. The company reported $1.71 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate 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 company had revenue of $512.83 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $502.42 million. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $2.67 EPS. The company’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, research analysts expect that Helen of Troy will post 6.46 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Helen of Troy

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the business. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. boosted its position in shares of 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 purchasing an additional 58,214 shares in the last quarter. RWWM Inc. increased its position in shares of Helen of Troy by 167.1% in the 3rd quarter. RWWM Inc. now owns 515,176 shares of the company’s stock valued at $12,982,000 after buying an additional 322,315 shares in the last quarter. Counterpoint Mutual Funds LLC raised its stake in Helen of Troy by 882.6% during the 3rd quarter. Counterpoint Mutual Funds LLC now owns 125,416 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,160,000 after buying an additional 112,652 shares during the period. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC acquired a new stake in Helen of Troy during the 3rd quarter worth $3,633,000. Finally, Pacer Advisors Inc. bought a new position in Helen of Troy during the third quarter worth about $5,233,000.

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.