Helen of Troy Limited (NASDAQ:HELE) Stake Decreased by AQR Capital Management LLC

AQR Capital Management LLC cut its holdings in shares of Helen of Troy Limited (NASDAQ:HELEFree Report) by 24.1% in the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 81,296 shares of the company’s stock after selling 25,865 shares during the period. AQR Capital Management LLC owned approximately 0.34% of Helen of Troy worth $9,476,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in the business. First Eagle Investment Management LLC bought a new position in Helen of Troy in the 3rd quarter valued at about $5,921,000. Canada Pension Plan Investment Board raised its position in Helen of Troy by 92.0% in the third quarter. Canada Pension Plan Investment Board now owns 33,600 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,916,000 after acquiring an additional 16,100 shares in the last quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. lifted its holdings in Helen of Troy by 164.6% in the 3rd quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 49,844 shares of the company’s stock valued at $5,810,000 after acquiring an additional 31,005 shares during the last quarter. Fuller & Thaler Asset Management Inc. boosted its position in shares of Helen of Troy by 16.6% during the 3rd quarter. Fuller & Thaler Asset Management Inc. now owns 198,124 shares of the company’s stock valued at $23,093,000 after purchasing an additional 28,210 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Northern Trust Corp grew its stake in shares of Helen of Troy by 8.9% in the 3rd quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 329,849 shares of the company’s stock worth $38,447,000 after purchasing an additional 26,990 shares during the last quarter.

Analyst Ratings Changes

HELE has been the subject of a number of analyst reports. StockNews.com raised shares of Helen of Troy from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, January 9th. UBS Group upped their price objective on shares of Helen of Troy from $119.00 to $129.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Tuesday, January 9th. Finally, DA Davidson reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a $151.00 target price on shares of Helen of Troy in a research report on Thursday.

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Helen of Troy Price Performance

Shares of HELE opened at $124.36 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.46, a quick ratio of 0.98 and a current ratio of 1.76. The firm has a market cap of $2.95 billion, a PE ratio of 18.37, a PEG ratio of 1.80 and a beta of 0.82. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $120.53 and its 200 day moving average price is $114.40. Helen of Troy Limited has a twelve month low of $81.14 and a twelve month high of $143.68.

Helen of Troy (NASDAQ:HELEGet Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Monday, January 8th. The company reported $2.79 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.46 by $0.33. The business had revenue of $549.60 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $541.11 million. Helen of Troy had a return on equity of 12.14% and a net margin of 8.10%. During the same period last year, the business earned $2.44 EPS. The firm’s revenue was down 1.6% compared to the same quarter last year. As a group, research analysts expect that Helen of Troy Limited will post 7.57 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Helen of Troy Profile

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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 preparation tools and gadgets, storage containers, and organization products; coffee makers, grinders, manual pour overs, and tea kettles; household cleaning products, shower organization, and bathroom accessories; feeding and drinking products, child seating, cleaning tools, and nursery accessories; insulated hydration bottles, hydration packs, drinkware, mugs, food containers, lunch containers, insulated totes, soft coolers, and accessories; and technical and outdoor sports packs, travel packs and accessories, luggage, daypacks, and everyday packs.

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