Helen of Troy (HELE) to Release Quarterly Earnings on Wednesday

Helen of Troy (NASDAQ:HELE - Get Free Report) will announce its earnings results before the market opens on Wednesday, April 24th. Analysts expect the company to announce earnings of $2.00 per share for the quarter. Investors interested in listening to the company's conference call can do so using this link.

Helen of Troy Trading Down 2.1 %

Helen of Troy stock traded down $2.11 during trading hours on Wednesday, reaching $96.15. 255,730 shares of the company's stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 209,003. The firm has a market capitalization of $2.28 billion, a PE ratio of 14.20, a PEG ratio of 1.45 and a beta of 0.80. The firm's 50 day simple moving average is $116.02 and its 200 day simple moving average is $112.88. The company has a quick ratio of 0.98, a current ratio of 1.76 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.46. Helen of Troy has a twelve month low of $81.14 and a twelve month high of $143.68.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Helen of Troy

Several large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in HELE. BlackRock Inc. lifted its position in shares of Helen of Troy by 3.7% during the 2nd quarter. BlackRock Inc. now owns 2,786,317 shares of the company's stock worth $300,978,000 after buying an additional 98,375 shares in the last quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its position in shares of Helen of Troy by 1.3% during the 3rd quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 2,326,517 shares of the company's stock worth $224,369,000 after buying an additional 29,767 shares in the last quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP lifted its position in shares of Helen of Troy by 57.6% during the 1st quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 890,097 shares of the company's stock worth $84,710,000 after buying an additional 325,346 shares in the last quarter. Capital World Investors lifted its position in shares of Helen of Troy by 12.8% during the 1st quarter. Capital World Investors now owns 881,000 shares of the company's stock worth $172,535,000 after buying an additional 100,000 shares in the last quarter. Finally, State Street Corp lifted its position in shares of Helen of Troy by 1.5% during the 2nd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 818,716 shares of the company's stock worth $88,438,000 after buying an additional 11,954 shares in the last quarter.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

HELE has been the topic of a number of research analyst reports. UBS Group increased their price objective on shares of Helen of Troy from $119.00 to $129.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a research report on Tuesday, January 9th. StockNews.com raised shares of Helen of Troy from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research report on Tuesday, January 9th. Finally, DA Davidson reissued a "buy" rating and set a $151.00 price objective on shares of Helen of Troy in a research report on Thursday, March 7th.

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 preparation tools and gadgets, storage containers, and organization products; coffee makers, grinders, manual pour overs, and tea kettles; household cleaning products, shower organization, and bathroom accessories; feeding and drinking products, child seating, cleaning tools, and nursery accessories; insulated hydration bottles, hydration packs, drinkware, mugs, food containers, lunch containers, insulated totes, soft coolers, and accessories; and technical and outdoor sports packs, travel packs and accessories, luggage, daypacks, and everyday packs.