Ancora Advisors LLC Boosts Stock Holdings in Helen of Troy Limited (NASDAQ:HELE)

Ancora Advisors LLC increased its stake in shares of Helen of Troy Limited (NASDAQ:HELE - Free Report) by 40.1% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 52,399 shares of the company's stock after purchasing an additional 14,999 shares during the period. Ancora Advisors LLC owned 0.23% of Helen of Troy worth $3,135,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of HELE. Earnest Partners LLC raised its holdings in shares of Helen of Troy by 18.6% during the fourth quarter. Earnest Partners LLC now owns 757,339 shares of the company's stock valued at $45,312,000 after acquiring an additional 118,982 shares during the last quarter. Pzena Investment Management LLC increased its position in shares of Helen of Troy by 21.4% during the fourth quarter. Pzena Investment Management LLC now owns 705,711 shares of the company's stock worth $42,223,000 after purchasing an additional 124,269 shares in the last quarter. Cooper Creek Partners Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Helen of Troy during the fourth quarter worth approximately $41,248,000. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership raised its stake in Helen of Troy by 446.0% in the 4th quarter. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership now owns 646,746 shares of the company's stock valued at $38,695,000 after purchasing an additional 528,305 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. lifted its holdings in Helen of Troy by 17.6% in the 4th quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 482,154 shares of the company's stock valued at $28,847,000 after purchasing an additional 72,076 shares in the last quarter.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

HELE has been the subject of a number of research reports. UBS Group dropped their target price on shares of Helen of Troy from $68.00 to $38.00 and set a "neutral" rating for the company in a report on Thursday, April 17th. Canaccord Genuity Group decreased their target price on shares of Helen of Troy from $92.00 to $70.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, April 22nd. Finally, StockNews.com lowered Helen of Troy from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Friday, May 2nd.

Helen of Troy Trading Up 1.7 %

NASDAQ:HELE traded up $0.46 on Friday, reaching $27.20. The company's stock had a trading volume of 479,580 shares, compared to its average volume of 587,996. The firm has a market cap of $624.05 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 5.48, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.80 and a beta of 0.91. Helen of Troy Limited has a 12-month low of $24.15 and a 12-month high of $110.75. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $41.84 and a 200 day moving average price of $56.07. The company has a quick ratio of 1.05, a current ratio of 1.92 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.45.

Helen of Troy (NASDAQ:HELE - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, April 24th. The company reported $2.33 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $2.35 by ($0.02). Helen of Troy had a net margin of 6.05% and a return on equity of 9.13%. The company had revenue of $485.89 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $481.55 million. During the same period last year, the firm posted $2.45 earnings per share. Helen of Troy's revenue was down .7% on a year-over-year basis. On average, equities analysts anticipate 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.