Bank of Montreal Can Grows Stock Holdings in Helen of Troy Limited (NASDAQ:HELE)

Bank of Montreal Can grew its holdings in Helen of Troy Limited (NASDAQ:HELE - Free Report) by 50.5% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 25,672 shares of the company's stock after purchasing an additional 8,610 shares during the period. Bank of Montreal Can owned approximately 0.11% of Helen of Troy worth $1,536,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of HELE. State Street Corp raised its holdings in Helen of Troy by 3.7% during the 3rd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 894,681 shares of the company's stock valued at $55,336,000 after acquiring an additional 31,582 shares during the period. Pzena Investment Management LLC raised its stake in shares of Helen of Troy by 21.4% during the 4th quarter. Pzena Investment Management LLC now owns 705,711 shares of the company's stock valued at $42,223,000 after purchasing an additional 124,269 shares during the period. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership lifted its holdings in Helen of Troy by 446.0% during the 4th quarter. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership now owns 646,746 shares of the company's stock worth $38,695,000 after purchasing an additional 528,305 shares in the last quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. lifted its holdings in Helen of Troy by 17.6% during the 4th quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 482,154 shares of the company's stock worth $28,847,000 after purchasing an additional 72,076 shares in the last quarter. Finally, William Blair Investment Management LLC grew its holdings in Helen of Troy by 2.0% during the 4th quarter. William Blair Investment Management LLC now owns 440,851 shares of the company's stock valued at $26,376,000 after buying an additional 8,597 shares in the last quarter.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of equities research analysts have recently issued reports on the stock. Canaccord Genuity Group lowered their price target on shares of Helen of Troy from $92.00 to $70.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday. UBS Group cut their price target 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. Finally, StockNews.com cut shares of Helen of Troy from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Friday, April 18th.

Helen of Troy Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ HELE traded up $1.66 during midday trading on Wednesday, hitting $35.33. 153,824 shares of the company's stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 526,121. The business's fifty day moving average price is $48.80 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $59.32. The company has a market cap of $807.50 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 7.12, a PEG ratio of 1.80 and a beta of 0.89. The company has a current ratio of 1.92, a quick ratio of 1.05 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.45. Helen of Troy Limited has a 12-month low of $30.60 and a 12-month high of $110.76.

Helen of Troy Profile

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.