Helen of Troy Limited (NASDAQ:HELE) Stock Holdings Lifted by Anchor Capital Advisors LLC

Anchor Capital Advisors LLC raised its position in Helen of Troy Limited (NASDAQ:HELE) by 4.8% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 11,209 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 511 shares during the quarter. Anchor Capital Advisors LLC’s holdings in Helen of Troy were worth $671,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Pacer Advisors Inc. lifted its position in shares of Helen of Troy by 30,278.8% in the third quarter. Pacer Advisors Inc. now owns 1,069,940 shares of the company’s stock worth $66,176,000 after buying an additional 1,066,418 shares during the last quarter. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC lifted its position in shares of 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 worth $3,570,000 after buying an additional 30,993 shares during the last quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. lifted its position in shares of Helen of Troy by 37.9% in the third quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. now owns 124,834 shares of the company’s stock worth $7,721,000 after buying an additional 34,318 shares during the last quarter. KBC Group NV lifted its position in shares of Helen of Troy by 73.1% in the fourth quarter. KBC Group NV now owns 1,352 shares of the company’s stock worth $81,000 after buying an additional 571 shares during the last quarter. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted its position in shares of Helen of Troy by 7.6% in the third quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 83,889 shares of the company’s stock worth $5,189,000 after buying an additional 5,920 shares during the last quarter.

Helen of Troy Price Performance

NASDAQ HELE opened at $55.03 on Friday. Helen of Troy Limited has a twelve month low of $48.05 and a twelve month high of $127.61. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.45, a quick ratio of 1.05 and a current ratio of 1.92. The stock has a market capitalization of $1.26 billion, a PE ratio of 11.09, a P/E/G ratio of 1.80 and a beta of 0.91. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $60.31 and a 200 day simple moving average of $61.87.

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

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

HELE has been the subject of a number of analyst reports. StockNews.com raised Helen of Troy from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, February 12th. UBS Group reduced their price target on Helen of Troy from $79.00 to $69.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, January 7th. Finally, DA Davidson boosted their price target on Helen of Troy from $71.00 to $78.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Monday, November 25th.

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.