NBC Securities Inc. Sells 128 Shares of Helen of Troy Limited (NASDAQ:HELE)

NBC Securities Inc. decreased its holdings in Helen of Troy Limited (NASDAQ:HELE) by 6.0% during the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 2,021 shares of the company’s stock after selling 128 shares during the quarter. NBC Securities Inc.’s holdings in Helen of Troy were worth $232,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of HELE. Vanguard Personalized Indexing Management LLC bought a new stake in Helen of Troy during the fourth quarter valued at $252,000. AlphaMark Advisors LLC boosted its position in shares of Helen of Troy by 20.2% during the 4th quarter. AlphaMark Advisors LLC now owns 2,260 shares of the company’s stock worth $273,000 after purchasing an additional 380 shares in the last quarter. Strong Tower Advisory Services boosted its position in shares of Helen of Troy by 8.7% during the 4th quarter. Strong Tower Advisory Services now owns 2,368 shares of the company’s stock worth $286,000 after purchasing an additional 190 shares in the last quarter. Connable Office Inc. boosted its position in shares of Helen of Troy by 40.3% during the 4th quarter. Connable Office Inc. now owns 2,743 shares of the company’s stock worth $331,000 after purchasing an additional 788 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Ontario Teachers Pension Plan Board bought a new position in shares of Helen of Troy during the 3rd quarter worth about $363,000.

Helen of Troy Trading Down 0.6 %

HELE opened at $98.85 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.40, a current ratio of 1.87 and a quick ratio of 0.99. Helen of Troy Limited has a fifty-two week low of $87.50 and a fifty-two week high of $143.68. The firm has a market capitalization of $2.35 billion, a PE ratio of 14.00, a P/E/G ratio of 1.53 and a beta of 0.84. The company’s 50-day moving average is $100.81 and its 200 day moving average is $111.82.

Helen of Troy (NASDAQ:HELE) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, April 24th. The company reported $2.11 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.00 by $0.11. Helen of Troy had a net margin of 8.41% and a return on equity of 11.65%. The company had revenue of $489.20 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $477.88 million. As a group, research analysts predict that Helen of Troy Limited will post 8.12 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of equities analysts have recently issued reports on HELE shares. UBS Group cut their price objective on shares of Helen of Troy from $121.00 to $100.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, April 25th. DA Davidson cut their price objective on shares of Helen of Troy from $151.00 to $139.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, April 25th.

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.