WINTON GROUP Ltd Sells 27,884 Shares of Helen of Troy Limited (NASDAQ:HELE)

WINTON GROUP Ltd reduced its position in shares of Helen of Troy Limited (NASDAQ:HELE) by 48.9% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 29,149 shares of the company’s stock after selling 27,884 shares during the period. WINTON GROUP Ltd owned about 0.13% of Helen of Troy worth $1,744,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans increased its position in Helen of Troy by 211.4% in the 3rd quarter. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans now owns 17,915 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,108,000 after acquiring an additional 12,162 shares during the period. Intech Investment Management LLC increased its holdings in Helen of Troy by 88.6% in the third quarter. Intech Investment Management LLC now owns 10,099 shares of the company’s stock valued at $625,000 after purchasing an additional 4,743 shares during the period. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. raised its position in Helen of Troy by 14.8% during the 3rd quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 410,078 shares of the company’s stock worth $25,363,000 after purchasing an additional 53,016 shares during the last quarter. Quantbot Technologies LP lifted its holdings in Helen of Troy by 176.2% during the 3rd quarter. Quantbot Technologies LP now owns 9,162 shares of the company’s stock worth $567,000 after buying an additional 5,845 shares during the period. Finally, BNP Paribas Financial Markets grew its position in shares of Helen of Troy by 49.5% in the 3rd quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets now owns 7,405 shares of the company’s stock valued at $458,000 after buying an additional 2,453 shares during the last quarter.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of research firms recently commented on HELE. StockNews.com raised Helen of Troy from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, February 12th. UBS Group lowered their price target on shares of Helen of Troy from $79.00 to $69.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, January 7th.

Helen of Troy Stock Performance

HELE stock opened at $54.06 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $1.24 billion, a PE ratio of 10.90, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.80 and a beta of 0.90. The company has a current ratio of 1.92, a quick ratio of 1.05 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.45. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $57.37 and a 200-day moving average price of $61.97. Helen of Troy Limited has a 1-year low of $48.05 and a 1-year high of $116.13.

Helen of Troy (NASDAQ:HELE) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, January 8th. The company reported $2.67 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.60 by $0.07. The business had revenue of $530.70 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $532.91 million. Helen of Troy had a return on equity of 9.13% and a net margin of 6.05%. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was down 3.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $2.79 earnings per share. As a group, equities research analysts expect that Helen of Troy Limited will post 6.46 earnings per share for the current year.

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.