California Public Employees Retirement System Increases Position in Helen of Troy Limited (NASDAQ:HELE)

California Public Employees Retirement System lifted its holdings in Helen of Troy Limited (NASDAQ:HELE) by 14.6% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 41,604 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 5,291 shares during the quarter. California Public Employees Retirement System owned approximately 0.18% of Helen of Troy worth $5,026,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of the company. SG Americas Securities LLC lifted its position in shares of Helen of Troy by 101.5% during the third quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC now owns 2,114 shares of the company’s stock worth $246,000 after purchasing an additional 1,065 shares during the last quarter. Raymond James & Associates boosted its position in Helen of Troy by 24.5% in the 3rd quarter. Raymond James & Associates now owns 2,895 shares of the company’s stock valued at $337,000 after buying an additional 569 shares during the period. New York State Teachers Retirement System grew its stake in Helen of Troy by 8.4% in the 3rd quarter. New York State Teachers Retirement System now owns 28,314 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,300,000 after acquiring an additional 2,203 shares in the last quarter. Zurcher Kantonalbank Zurich Cantonalbank increased its position in shares of Helen of Troy by 12.5% during the third quarter. Zurcher Kantonalbank Zurich Cantonalbank now owns 4,976 shares of the company’s stock worth $580,000 after acquiring an additional 553 shares during the period. Finally, Strs Ohio bought a new stake in shares of Helen of Troy during the third quarter valued at approximately $93,000.

Helen of Troy Stock Up 1.7 %

Helen of Troy stock opened at $96.54 on Friday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.99, a current ratio of 1.87 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.40. The firm has a market cap of $2.30 billion, a P/E ratio of 13.67, a P/E/G ratio of 1.45 and a beta of 0.82. The business has a fifty day moving average of $109.59 and a two-hundred day moving average of $111.59. Helen of Troy Limited has a twelve month low of $87.50 and a twelve month high of $143.68.

Helen of Troy (NASDAQ:HELE) last issued its quarterly earnings data 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 return on equity of 11.65% and a net margin of 8.41%. The firm had revenue of $489.20 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $477.88 million. On average, analysts forecast that Helen of Troy Limited will post 8.17 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several research analysts recently issued reports on HELE shares. UBS Group dropped their price objective on Helen of Troy from $121.00 to $100.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, April 25th. StockNews.com upgraded Helen of Troy from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, January 9th. Finally, DA Davidson lowered their price objective on shares of Helen of Troy from $151.00 to $139.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, April 25th.

About Helen of Troy

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.