NASDAQ:HELE - Helen of Troy Stock Price, News, & Analysis

Helen of Troy trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "HELE."

Helen of Troy announced that its board has approved a share buyback plan on Sunday, June 4th 2017, which permits the company to repurchase $400,000,000.00 in outstanding shares, according to EventVestor. This repurchase authorization permits the company to repurchase shares of its stock through open market purchases. Shares repurchase plans are generally an indication that the company's board believes its stock is undervalued.

Helen of Troy Limited (NASDAQ:HELE) released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, October, 9th. The company reported $1.98 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.60 by $0.38. The firm had revenue of $393.50 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $349.19 million. Helen of Troy had a return on equity of 19.39% and a net margin of 7.00%. The company's revenue for the quarter was up 14.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $1.65 EPS. View Helen of Troy's Earnings History.

Helen of Troy is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Monday, January 14th 2019. View Earnings Estimates for Helen of Troy.

Helen of Troy updated its FY19 earnings guidance on Tuesday, October, 9th. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of $7.65-7.90 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus EPS estimate of $7.64. The company issued revenue guidance of $1.535-1.560, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $1.51 billion.Helen of Troy also updated its FY 2019 guidance to $7.65-7.90 EPS.

3 analysts have issued 1 year target prices for Helen of Troy's stock. Their forecasts range from $127.00 to $148.00. On average, they expect Helen of Troy's stock price to reach $137.50 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 0.4% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for Helen of Troy.

3 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Helen of Troy in the last year. There are currently 1 hold rating and 2 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy." View Analyst Ratings for Helen of Troy.

Press coverage about HELE stock has been trending somewhat positive recently, according to InfoTrie Sentiment. InfoTrie ranks the sentiment of press coverage by reviewing more than six thousand news and blog sources in real time. The firm ranks coverage of companies on a scale of negative five to positive five, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. Helen of Troy earned a media sentiment score of 0.9 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned news coverage about the company a news buzz of 10.0 out of 10, indicating that recent press coverage is extremely likely to have an effect on the company's share price in the next few days.

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Helen of Troy's stock is owned by a number of of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include FMR LLC (13.03%), BlackRock Inc. (11.59%), Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (4.42%), Fisher Asset Management LLC (2.88%), Wells Fargo & Company MN (2.32%) and Victory Capital Management Inc. (1.49%). Company insiders that own Helen of Troy stock include Gary B Abromovitz, Richard J Oppenheim, Timothy F Meeker and Vincent D Carson. View Institutional Ownership Trends for Helen of Troy.

HELE stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including American Century Companies Inc., Wells Fargo & Company MN, Glenmede Trust Co. NA, FMR LLC, Prudential Financial Inc., JPMorgan Chase & Co., JPMorgan Chase & Co. and Man Group plc. Company insiders that have sold Helen of Troy company stock in the last year include Gary B Abromovitz and Vincent D Carson. View Insider Buying and Selling for Helen of Troy.

HELE stock was purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Victory Capital Management Inc., Eagle Asset Management Inc., Alliancebernstein L.P., DE Burlo Group Inc., James Investment Research Inc., ClariVest Asset Management LLC, Chicago Equity Partners LLC and BlackRock Inc.. View Insider Buying and Selling for Helen of Troy.

Shares of HELE can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Scottrade, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

One share of HELE stock can currently be purchased for approximately $136.95.

Helen of Troy has a market capitalization of $3.56 billion and generates $1.49 billion in revenue each year. The company earns $44.44 million in net income (profit) each year or $6.75 on an earnings per share basis. Helen of Troy employs 1,489 workers across the globe.

The official website for Helen of Troy is http://www.hotus.com.

Helen of Troy's mailing address is 2 CHURCH STREET, HAMILTON D0, 79912. The company can be reached via phone at 915-225-8000 or via email at [email protected]