Gotham Asset Management LLC Purchases 12,100 Shares of Helen of Troy Limited (NASDAQ:HELE)

Gotham Asset Management LLC boosted its position in Helen of Troy Limited (NASDAQ:HELE - Free Report) by 254.3% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The fund owned 16,858 shares of the company's stock after purchasing an additional 12,100 shares during the period. Gotham Asset Management LLC owned about 0.07% of Helen of Troy worth $1,009,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Several other hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of the company. Deutsche Bank AG lifted its stake in Helen of Troy by 76.6% in the 4th quarter. Deutsche Bank AG now owns 56,132 shares of the company's stock valued at $3,358,000 after purchasing an additional 24,339 shares during the last quarter. Centiva Capital LP acquired a new stake in Helen of Troy in the 4th quarter valued at about $444,000. Bayesian Capital Management LP lifted its position in Helen of Troy by 33.0% during the fourth quarter. Bayesian Capital Management LP now owns 20,131 shares of the company's stock worth $1,204,000 after acquiring an additional 5,000 shares during the last quarter. Bank of America Corp DE lifted its position in Helen of Troy by 80.5% during the fourth quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 364,180 shares of the company's stock worth $21,789,000 after acquiring an additional 162,460 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Ancora Advisors LLC lifted its position in Helen of Troy by 40.1% during the fourth quarter. Ancora Advisors LLC now owns 52,399 shares of the company's stock worth $3,135,000 after acquiring an additional 14,999 shares during the last quarter.

Helen of Troy Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ HELE traded down $4.32 during midday trading on Wednesday, reaching $26.94. The company's stock had a trading volume of 868,463 shares, compared to its average volume of 563,030. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.45, a quick ratio of 1.05 and a current ratio of 1.92. Helen of Troy Limited has a fifty-two week low of $24.15 and a fifty-two week high of $108.64. The business's 50 day moving average price is $38.06 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $54.11. The company has a market cap of $618.08 million, a P/E ratio of 5.43, a P/E/G ratio of 1.80 and a beta of 0.91.

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 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 business had revenue of $485.89 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $481.55 million. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $2.45 earnings per share. The firm's quarterly revenue was down .7% on a year-over-year basis. On average, analysts forecast that Helen of Troy Limited will post 6.46 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several equities research analysts have issued reports on HELE shares. StockNews.com downgraded shares of Helen of Troy from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Friday, May 2nd. Canaccord Genuity Group cut their price objective on shares of Helen of Troy from $92.00 to $70.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, April 22nd. Finally, UBS Group cut their price objective on shares of Helen of Troy from $68.00 to $38.00 and set a "neutral" rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, April 17th.

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.