Helen of Troy Limited (NASDAQ:HELE) Stake Raised by Sei Investments Co.

Sei Investments Co. raised its holdings in shares of Helen of Troy Limited (NASDAQ:HELE) by 20.5% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 34,867 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 5,920 shares during the quarter. Sei Investments Co. owned approximately 0.15% of Helen of Troy worth $2,086,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other large investors also recently made changes to their positions in HELE. Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio grew its position in Helen of Troy by 30.3% during the third quarter. Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio now owns 783 shares of the company’s stock valued at $48,000 after purchasing an additional 182 shares in the last quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC grew its holdings in shares of Helen of Troy by 96.0% during the 4th quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 484 shares of the company’s stock valued at $29,000 after acquiring an additional 237 shares in the last quarter. Swiss National Bank increased its stake in shares of Helen of Troy by 0.9% in the fourth quarter. Swiss National Bank now owns 45,000 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,692,000 after acquiring an additional 400 shares during the last quarter. Amundi raised its holdings in shares of Helen of Troy by 40.9% during the fourth quarter. Amundi now owns 1,651 shares of the company’s stock worth $97,000 after acquiring an additional 479 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Anchor Capital Advisors LLC boosted its position in Helen of Troy by 4.8% during the fourth quarter. Anchor Capital Advisors LLC now owns 11,209 shares of the company’s stock valued at $671,000 after purchasing an additional 511 shares during the last quarter.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of equities analysts recently commented on the company. UBS Group dropped their price objective on Helen of Troy from $79.00 to $69.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, January 7th. StockNews.com upgraded shares of Helen of Troy from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, February 12th.

Helen of Troy Stock Performance

HELE opened at $44.76 on Friday. 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 company has a market cap of $1.02 billion, a PE ratio of 9.02, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.80 and a beta of 0.89. The stock has a 50-day moving average of $55.64 and a 200-day moving average of $61.75. Helen of Troy Limited has a 52-week low of $41.95 and a 52-week high of $110.76.

Helen of Troy (NASDAQ:HELE) last posted its earnings results 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 firm had revenue of $530.70 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $532.91 million. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned $2.79 EPS. The company’s revenue for the quarter was down 3.4% on a year-over-year basis. As a group, equities research analysts forecast that Helen of Troy Limited will post 6.46 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

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.