Helen of Troy (NASDAQ:HELE) Releases FY 2027 Earnings Guidance

Helen of Troy (NASDAQ:HELE) issued an update on its FY 2027 earnings guidance on Thursday morning. The company provided EPS guidance of 3.250-3.750 for the period, compared to the consensus EPS estimate of 3.150. The company issued revenue guidance of $1.8 billion-$1.8 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $1.8 billion.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of analysts recently commented on the company. UBS Group reduced their price objective on Helen of Troy from $22.00 to $16.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, April 7th. Canaccord Genuity Group set a $22.00 price objective on shares of Helen of Troy in a research note on Friday, January 9th. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “sell (d-)” rating on shares of Helen of Troy in a report on Friday, March 27th. Finally, Zacks Research upgraded shares of Helen of Troy from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday, March 23rd. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, three have issued a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, Helen of Troy has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $19.00.

Helen of Troy Trading Down 2.5%

HELE stock opened at $19.77 on Thursday. The firm has a market cap of $456.09 million, a PE ratio of -0.57 and a beta of 0.86. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $16.62 and a 200 day moving average price of $18.64. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.02, a quick ratio of 0.90 and a current ratio of 1.81. Helen of Troy has a fifty-two week low of $13.85 and a fifty-two week high of $36.58.

Institutional Trading of Helen of Troy

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. lifted its stake in Helen of Troy by 4.3% in the first quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. now owns 13,533 shares of the company’s stock worth $724,000 after acquiring an additional 563 shares during the period. iSAM Funds UK Ltd bought a new stake in shares of Helen of Troy in the 3rd quarter valued at about $27,000. Larson Financial Group LLC raised its holdings in shares of Helen of Troy by 1,323.2% in the 3rd quarter. Larson Financial Group LLC now owns 1,352 shares of the company’s stock valued at $34,000 after purchasing an additional 1,257 shares in the last quarter. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC lifted its position in shares of Helen of Troy by 216.1% in the 2nd quarter. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC now owns 1,998 shares of the company’s stock worth $57,000 after purchasing an additional 1,366 shares during the period. Finally, Intech Investment Management LLC lifted its position in shares of Helen of Troy by 12.5% in the 3rd quarter. Intech Investment Management LLC now owns 14,216 shares of the company’s stock worth $358,000 after purchasing an additional 1,577 shares during the period.

About Helen of Troy

Helen of Troy Limited is a global consumer products company that designs, sources and markets a diversified portfolio of household, health and beauty brands. Headquartered in El Paso, Texas, the company operates through three principal segments—Health & Home, Housewares and Beauty—offering products under well-known names including OXO, Vicks, Braun, Honeywell Home, PUR and Hot Tools. Helen of Troy distributes its products through a combination of mass, specialty and e-commerce channels to consumers, retailers and distributors worldwide.

The Housewares segment features kitchen tools, gadgets and organizational solutions marketed primarily under the OXO brand, recognized for its ergonomic “Good Grips” design.