FNY Investment Advisers LLC Acquires Shares of 750 Helen of Troy Limited (NASDAQ:HELE)

FNY Investment Advisers LLC bought a new stake in Helen of Troy Limited (NASDAQ:HELE) during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The firm bought 750 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $44,000.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of HELE. Victory Capital Management Inc. grew its position in Helen of Troy by 13.9% in the second quarter. Victory Capital Management Inc. now owns 8,393 shares of the company’s stock valued at $778,000 after acquiring an additional 1,026 shares during the last quarter. Texas Permanent School Fund Corp grew its holdings in shares of Helen of Troy by 11.3% during the 2nd quarter. Texas Permanent School Fund Corp now owns 23,128 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,145,000 after purchasing an additional 2,346 shares during the last quarter. American Century Companies Inc. increased its position in Helen of Troy by 23.1% during the 2nd quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 38,401 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,561,000 after purchasing an additional 7,205 shares in the last quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP lifted its stake in Helen of Troy by 9.8% in the 2nd quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 1,153,414 shares of the company’s stock valued at $106,970,000 after purchasing an additional 102,767 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV acquired a new stake in shares of Helen of Troy during the 2nd quarter valued at $270,000.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of equities analysts have issued reports on the company. Canaccord Genuity Group reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a $84.00 target price on shares of Helen of Troy in a report on Monday, October 7th. DA Davidson boosted their target price on shares of Helen of Troy from $71.00 to $78.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Monday, November 25th. Finally, UBS Group cut their price target on shares of Helen of Troy from $79.00 to $69.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, January 7th.

Helen of Troy Trading Up 1.0 %

NASDAQ:HELE opened at $63.38 on Thursday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.45, a quick ratio of 0.85 and a current ratio of 1.77. The firm has a market cap of $1.45 billion, a P/E ratio of 10.60, a P/E/G ratio of 1.34 and a beta of 0.90. The firm’s fifty day moving average is $65.67 and its 200-day moving average is $62.82. Helen of Troy Limited has a 52 week low of $48.05 and a 52 week high of $127.83.

Helen of Troy (NASDAQ:HELE) last released 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 return on equity of 9.31% and a net margin of 7.35%. The business had revenue of $530.70 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $532.91 million. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $2.79 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue was down 3.4% on a year-over-year basis. Equities analysts expect that Helen of Troy Limited will post 6.37 earnings per share for the current year.

Helen of Troy 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.