Teachers Retirement System of The State of Kentucky Acquires 1,026 Shares of Helen of Troy Limited (NASDAQ:HELE)

Teachers Retirement System of The State of Kentucky grew its holdings in shares of Helen of Troy Limited (NASDAQ:HELE) by 3.6% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 29,731 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 1,026 shares during the quarter. Teachers Retirement System of The State of Kentucky’s holdings in Helen of Troy were worth $3,592,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the business. Capital Fund Management S.A. bought a new position in shares of Helen of Troy during the 4th quarter valued at $8,583,000. Seven Eight Capital LP bought a new position in shares of Helen of Troy during the 4th quarter valued at $486,000. Public Employees Retirement Association of Colorado raised its holdings in shares of Helen of Troy by 1,351.6% during the 4th quarter. Public Employees Retirement Association of Colorado now owns 89,940 shares of the company’s stock valued at $10,866,000 after purchasing an additional 83,744 shares in the last quarter. Capital Research Global Investors raised its holdings in shares of Helen of Troy by 6.9% during the 4th quarter. Capital Research Global Investors now owns 1,761,029 shares of the company’s stock valued at $212,750,000 after purchasing an additional 114,215 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Evoke Wealth LLC bought a new position in Helen of Troy in the 4th quarter worth $412,000.

Helen of Troy Stock Performance

NASDAQ HELE opened at $99.33 on Wednesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.40, a current ratio of 1.87 and a quick ratio of 0.99. The firm has a market capitalization of $2.37 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.07, a P/E/G ratio of 1.52 and a beta of 0.84. The company’s fifty day moving average is $101.18 and its two-hundred day moving average is $112.12. Helen of Troy Limited has a 52-week low of $87.50 and a 52-week high of $143.68.

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

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several brokerages recently commented on HELE. UBS Group dropped their target price on shares of Helen of Troy from $121.00 to $100.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, April 25th. DA Davidson dropped their target price on shares of Helen of Troy from $151.00 to $139.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, April 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.