Helen of Troy (NASDAQ:HELE) Price Target Cut to $16.00 by Analysts at UBS Group

Key Points

• UBS cut its price target on Helen of Troy from $22 to $16 and maintained a "neutral" rating, implying essentially no upside from the recent close (about a 0.03% downside).
• Shares traded around $16.01 with a market cap near $369.2M and a one‑year range of $13.85–$43.12; the company missed quarterly EPS ($1.71 vs. $1.75 expected) and reported a -43.97% net margin despite slightly higher revenue.

Helen of Troy (NASDAQ:HELE - Get Free Report) had its target price lowered by investment analysts at UBS Group from $22.00 to $16.00 in a report issued on Tuesday,Benzinga reports. The brokerage presently has a "neutral" rating on the stock. UBS Group's target price would indicate a potential downside of 0.03% from the company's previous close.

A number of other analysts have also commented on the company. Zacks Research upgraded Helen of Troy from a "strong sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Monday, March 23rd. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a "sell (d-)" rating on shares of Helen of Troy in a research note on Friday, March 27th. Canaccord Genuity Group set a $22.00 price target on Helen of Troy in a research note on Friday, January 9th. Finally, CJS Securities raised Helen of Troy to a "strong-buy" rating in a research note on Thursday, December 11th. One equities research 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 stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Helen of Troy has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $19.00.

Helen of Troy Price Performance

Shares of Helen of Troy stock traded up $0.41 during trading on Tuesday, reaching $16.01. The company's stock had a trading volume of 287,797 shares, compared to its average volume of 703,292. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $16.61 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $19.15. The company has a current ratio of 1.81, a quick ratio of 0.90 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.02. Helen of Troy has a one year low of $13.85 and a one year high of $43.12. The stock has a market capitalization of $369.24 million, a P/E ratio of -0.46 and a beta of 0.86.

Helen of Troy (NASDAQ:HELE - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, January 8th. The company reported $1.71 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $1.75 by ($0.04). Helen of Troy had a negative net margin of 43.97% and a positive return on equity of 8.33%. The business had revenue of $512.83 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $502.42 million. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $2.67 earnings per share. The business's quarterly revenue was down 3.4% compared to the same quarter last year. Helen of Troy has set its FY 2026 guidance at 3.250-3.75 EPS and its Q4 2026 guidance at 0.530-1.030 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts anticipate that Helen of Troy will post 6.46 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Helen of Troy

Institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. iSAM Funds UK Ltd bought a new stake in Helen of Troy in the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $27,000. Farther Finance Advisors LLC raised its stake in shares of Helen of Troy by 5,529.2% during the 4th quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC now owns 1,351 shares of the company's stock worth $29,000 after purchasing an additional 1,327 shares in the last quarter. Allworth Financial LP raised its stake in shares of Helen of Troy by 922.7% during the 4th quarter. Allworth Financial LP now owns 1,350 shares of the company's stock worth $29,000 after purchasing an additional 1,218 shares in the last quarter. Larson Financial Group LLC raised its stake in shares of Helen of Troy by 1,323.2% during the 3rd quarter. Larson Financial Group LLC now owns 1,352 shares of the company's stock worth $34,000 after purchasing an additional 1,257 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Hantz Financial Services Inc. raised its stake in shares of Helen of Troy by 497.1% during the 4th quarter. Hantz Financial Services Inc. now owns 2,257 shares of the company's stock worth $48,000 after purchasing an additional 1,879 shares in the last quarter.

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.

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