Inspire Investing LLC Has $392,000 Stake in Helen of Troy Limited $HELE

Inspire Investing LLC raised its position in Helen of Troy Limited (NASDAQ:HELE) by 113.4% during the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 13,797 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 7,333 shares during the quarter. Inspire Investing LLC’s holdings in Helen of Troy were worth $392,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the stock. Earnest Partners LLC increased its position in shares of Helen of Troy by 3.1% in the first quarter. Earnest Partners LLC now owns 780,940 shares of the company’s stock valued at $41,772,000 after acquiring an additional 23,601 shares during the last quarter. Pzena Investment Management LLC increased its position in shares of Helen of Troy by 7.2% in the first quarter. Pzena Investment Management LLC now owns 756,227 shares of the company’s stock valued at $40,451,000 after acquiring an additional 50,516 shares during the last quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. increased its position in Helen of Troy by 7.9% during the first quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 520,422 shares of the company’s stock worth $27,837,000 after buying an additional 38,268 shares during the last quarter. Armistice Capital LLC acquired a new position in Helen of Troy during the first quarter worth approximately $19,845,000. Finally, Jacobs Levy Equity Management Inc. increased its position in Helen of Troy by 1,985.6% during the first quarter. Jacobs Levy Equity Management Inc. now owns 332,708 shares of the company’s stock worth $17,797,000 after buying an additional 316,755 shares during the last quarter.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of equities analysts have weighed in on HELE shares. UBS Group lowered their price target on Helen of Troy from $27.00 to $25.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday. Canaccord Genuity Group reduced their price objective on Helen of Troy from $26.00 to $23.00 and set a “hold” rating for the company in a report on Friday. Finally, Weiss Ratings restated a “sell (d-)” rating on shares of Helen of Troy in a report on Saturday, September 27th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, Helen of Troy has an average rating of “Reduce” and an average price target of $42.00.

Helen of Troy Stock Down 5.3%

Shares of HELE opened at $19.51 on Tuesday. Helen of Troy Limited has a one year low of $19.47 and a one year high of $75.68. The company has a market cap of $449.32 million, a P/E ratio of -0.68 and a beta of 0.84. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.94, a current ratio of 1.71 and a quick ratio of 0.74. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $23.95 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $27.60.

Helen of Troy (NASDAQ:HELE) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, October 9th. The company reported $0.59 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.54 by $0.05. Helen of Troy had a negative net margin of 36.20% and a positive return on equity of 8.72%. The business had revenue of $431.78 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $416.77 million. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $1.21 earnings per share. The company’s revenue was down 8.9% on a year-over-year basis. Helen of Troy has set its FY 2026 guidance at 3.750-4.25 EPS. Q3 2026 guidance at 1.550-1.800 EPS. Research analysts forecast that Helen of Troy Limited will post 6.46 EPS for the current fiscal year.

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 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.