Invesco Ltd. Has $5.47 Million Position in Helen of Troy Limited (NASDAQ:HELE)

Invesco Ltd. grew its stake in shares of Helen of Troy Limited (NASDAQ:HELE - Free Report) by 33.8% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 91,447 shares of the company's stock after purchasing an additional 23,085 shares during the quarter. Invesco Ltd. owned about 0.40% of Helen of Troy worth $5,471,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other large investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in HELE. Bank of Montreal Can boosted its holdings in shares of Helen of Troy by 50.5% during the fourth quarter. Bank of Montreal Can now owns 25,672 shares of the company's stock worth $1,536,000 after acquiring an additional 8,610 shares during the period. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Helen of Troy by 142.8% during the fourth quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 123,912 shares of the company's stock worth $7,414,000 after buying an additional 72,870 shares in the last quarter. Dynamic Technology Lab Private Ltd bought a new stake in shares of Helen of Troy in the fourth quarter valued at about $806,000. Wells Fargo & Company MN grew its stake in shares of Helen of Troy by 31.3% in the fourth quarter. Wells Fargo & Company MN now owns 92,846 shares of the company's stock valued at $5,555,000 after acquiring an additional 22,148 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Villanova Investment Management Co LLC increased its position in Helen of Troy by 10.8% during the fourth quarter. Villanova Investment Management Co LLC now owns 22,123 shares of the company's stock worth $1,324,000 after acquiring an additional 2,155 shares during the period.

Helen of Troy Price Performance

NASDAQ:HELE traded down $0.07 during mid-day trading on Thursday, reaching $27.79. The stock had a trading volume of 101,407 shares, compared to its average volume of 533,118. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $45.49 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $57.78. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.45, a current ratio of 1.92 and a quick ratio of 1.05. Helen of Troy Limited has a 12 month low of $26.71 and a 12 month high of $110.76. The stock has a market capitalization of $637.61 million, a PE ratio of 5.62, a P/E/G ratio of 1.80 and a beta of 0.89.

Helen of Troy (NASDAQ:HELE - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, April 24th. The company reported $2.33 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $2.35 by ($0.02). Helen of Troy had a return on equity of 9.13% and a net margin of 6.05%. The business had revenue of $485.89 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $481.55 million. During the same period last year, the firm posted $2.45 EPS. Helen of Troy's quarterly revenue was down .7% on a year-over-year basis. On average, equities analysts anticipate that Helen of Troy Limited will post 6.46 earnings per share for the current year.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of brokerages have issued reports on HELE. StockNews.com lowered shares of Helen of Troy from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Friday, April 18th. UBS Group dropped their price objective on 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, Canaccord Genuity Group reduced their target price on Helen of Troy from $92.00 to $70.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, April 22nd.

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.