FY2025 EPS Estimates for Helen of Troy Lifted by DA Davidson

Helen of Troy Limited (NASDAQ:HELE) – Analysts at DA Davidson upped their FY2025 earnings estimates for Helen of Troy in a report released on Monday, November 25th. DA Davidson analyst L. Weiser now anticipates that the company will post earnings of $6.49 per share for the year, up from their previous forecast of $6.42. DA Davidson currently has a “Neutral” rating and a $78.00 price target on the stock. The consensus estimate for Helen of Troy’s current full-year earnings is $6.35 per share. DA Davidson also issued estimates for Helen of Troy’s FY2026 earnings at $7.12 EPS.

Separately, Canaccord Genuity Group reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a $84.00 price target on shares of Helen of Troy in a research note on Monday, October 7th.

Helen of Troy Price Performance

HELE opened at $71.67 on Tuesday. The company has a current ratio of 1.77, a quick ratio of 0.85 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.45. The company has a market cap of $1.64 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 11.98, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.38 and a beta of 0.85. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $64.61 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $72.18. Helen of Troy has a 12-month low of $48.05 and a 12-month high of $127.83.

Helen of Troy (NASDAQ:HELE) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, October 9th. The company reported $1.21 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.05 by $0.16. The firm had revenue of $474.20 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $458.85 million. Helen of Troy had a return on equity of 9.31% and a net margin of 7.35%. The business’s revenue for the quarter was down 3.5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $1.45 EPS.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Helen of Troy

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Pacer Advisors Inc. boosted its stake in Helen of Troy by 30,278.8% in the 3rd quarter. Pacer Advisors Inc. now owns 1,069,940 shares of the company’s stock worth $66,176,000 after purchasing an additional 1,066,418 shares in the last quarter. Bessemer Group Inc. lifted its stake in shares of Helen of Troy by 153.7% in the first quarter. Bessemer Group Inc. now owns 576 shares of the company’s stock worth $67,000 after buying an additional 349 shares in the last quarter. QRG Capital Management Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Helen of Troy during the second quarter valued at approximately $289,000. Principal Financial Group Inc. increased its position in shares of Helen of Troy by 37.9% during the third quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. now owns 124,834 shares of the company’s stock valued at $7,721,000 after acquiring an additional 34,318 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Earnest Partners LLC raised its holdings in Helen of Troy by 2.7% in the 2nd quarter. Earnest Partners LLC now owns 666,256 shares of the company’s stock worth $61,789,000 after acquiring an additional 17,741 shares during the last quarter.

Helen of Troy announced that its board has approved a share buyback program on Thursday, September 5th that allows the company to repurchase $500.00 million in shares. This repurchase authorization allows the company to buy up to 39.8% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares repurchase programs are generally an indication that the company’s management believes its shares are undervalued.

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 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.