Helen of Troy Limited (NASDAQ:HELE) Shares Sold by New York State Teachers Retirement System

New York State Teachers Retirement System reduced its holdings in Helen of Troy Limited (NASDAQ:HELE) by 3.2% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 27,145 shares of the company’s stock after selling 900 shares during the quarter. New York State Teachers Retirement System owned about 0.12% of Helen of Troy worth $1,624,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other hedge funds have also modified their holdings of the company. Pacer Advisors Inc. boosted its position in Helen of Troy by 30,278.8% during the third 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. Pzena Investment Management LLC purchased a new stake in Helen of Troy during the third quarter worth $35,962,000. Invenomic Capital Management LP purchased a new stake in Helen of Troy during the third quarter worth $14,303,000. Hotchkis & Wiley Capital Management LLC purchased a new stake in Helen of Troy during the third quarter worth $13,800,000. Finally, Clearline Capital LP acquired a new position in shares of Helen of Troy in the third quarter worth $12,725,000.

Helen of Troy Trading Up 1.1 %

Shares of HELE opened at $58.79 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $1.34 billion, a P/E ratio of 11.85, a P/E/G ratio of 1.80 and a beta of 0.91. Helen of Troy Limited has a one year low of $48.05 and a one year high of $127.83. 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 50-day moving average price of $61.03 and a 200 day moving average price of $61.78.

Helen of Troy (NASDAQ:HELE) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, January 8th. The company reported $2.67 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates 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 company had revenue of $530.70 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $532.91 million. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $2.79 EPS. Helen of Troy’s quarterly revenue was down 3.4% compared to the same quarter last year. Sell-side analysts forecast that Helen of Troy Limited will post 6.46 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of equities analysts have recently weighed in on the company. StockNews.com raised Helen of Troy from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, February 12th. 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 report on Monday, November 25th. Finally, UBS Group cut their price target on Helen of Troy from $79.00 to $69.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, January 7th.

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.