Helen of Troy (NASDAQ:HELE) Releases Q2 2026 Earnings Guidance

Helen of Troy (NASDAQ:HELE - Get Free Report) updated its second quarter 2026 earnings guidance on Friday. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of 0.450-0.600 for the period, compared to the consensus estimate of 1.174. The company issued revenue guidance of $408.0 million-$432.0 million, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $475.0 million.

Helen of Troy Trading Down 5.9%

Helen of Troy stock traded down $1.41 during mid-day trading on Friday, hitting $22.55. The company's stock had a trading volume of 2,429,500 shares, compared to its average volume of 616,113. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.54, a current ratio of 2.00 and a quick ratio of 1.03. The stock has a market cap of $517.30 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 4.18, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.48 and a beta of 0.87. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $28.27 and a 200-day moving average price of $44.02. Helen of Troy has a 12 month low of $21.20 and a 12 month high of $77.95.

Helen of Troy (NASDAQ:HELE - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, July 10th. The company reported $0.41 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.91 by ($0.50). The firm had revenue of $371.66 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $400.69 million. Helen of Troy had a net margin of 6.49% and a return on equity of 8.93%. The business's revenue was down 10.8% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the company posted $0.99 earnings per share. As a group, analysts forecast that Helen of Troy will post 6.46 EPS for the current year.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of equities analysts have weighed in on HELE shares. UBS Group set a $29.00 target price on shares of Helen of Troy and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a research note on Friday. Wall Street Zen downgraded shares of Helen of Troy from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Friday, May 2nd. Finally, Canaccord Genuity Group reaffirmed a "hold" rating and set a $26.00 target price (down previously from $47.00) on shares of Helen of Troy in a research note on Friday.

Institutional Trading of Helen of Troy

A number of large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Millennium Management LLC bought a new position in Helen of Troy during the 1st quarter valued at about $14,013,000. UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC grew its holdings in Helen of Troy by 16.3% during the 1st quarter. UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC now owns 74,309 shares of the company's stock valued at $3,975,000 after purchasing an additional 10,397 shares during the last quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. grew its holdings in Helen of Troy by 4.3% during the 1st quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. now owns 13,533 shares of the company's stock valued at $724,000 after purchasing an additional 563 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Royal Bank of Canada grew its holdings in Helen of Troy by 60.2% during the 1st quarter. Royal Bank of Canada now owns 7,102 shares of the company's stock valued at $380,000 after purchasing an additional 2,670 shares during the last quarter.

Helen of Troy Company 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.

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