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

Helen of Troy (NASDAQ:HELE - Get Free Report) issued an update on its second quarter 2026 earnings guidance on Friday morning. The company provided EPS guidance of 0.450-0.600 for the period, compared to the consensus EPS 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 Stock Down 3.7%

Shares of NASDAQ:HELE traded down $0.84 during midday trading on Monday, hitting $21.71. 2,023,740 shares of the company's stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 620,150. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.69, a quick ratio of 0.74 and a current ratio of 1.70. Helen of Troy has a twelve month low of $21.07 and a twelve month high of $77.95. The firm's fifty day moving average price is $28.16 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $43.50. The company has a market cap of $498.03 million, a PE ratio of -1.50, a P/E/G ratio of 1.08 and a beta of 0.87.

Helen of Troy (NASDAQ:HELE - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, July 10th. The company reported $0.41 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.91 by ($0.50). Helen of Troy had a negative net margin of 17.89% and a positive return on equity of 8.96%. The firm had revenue of $371.66 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $400.69 million. During the same period last year, the business earned $0.99 EPS. The firm's revenue was down 10.8% compared to the same quarter last year. On average, equities research analysts anticipate that Helen of Troy will post 6.46 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several research analysts recently commented on HELE shares. Wall Street Zen cut Helen of Troy from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Friday, May 2nd. UBS Group set a $29.00 price objective on shares of Helen of Troy and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a report on Friday. Finally, Canaccord Genuity Group reissued a "hold" rating and set a $26.00 price objective (down from $47.00) on shares of Helen of Troy in a report on Friday.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Helen of Troy

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Millennium Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Helen of Troy during the 1st quarter valued at approximately $14,013,000. UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC boosted its stake in Helen of Troy by 16.3% in the first 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 acquiring an additional 10,397 shares during the period. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. boosted its stake in Helen of Troy by 4.3% in the first quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. now owns 13,533 shares of the company's stock valued at $724,000 after acquiring an additional 563 shares during the period. Finally, Royal Bank of Canada boosted its stake in Helen of Troy by 60.2% in the first quarter. Royal Bank of Canada now owns 7,102 shares of the company's stock valued at $380,000 after acquiring an additional 2,670 shares during the period.

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.