Helen of Troy FY2025 EPS Estimate Increased by DA Davidson

Helen of Troy Limited (NASDAQ:HELE) – DA Davidson boosted their FY2025 EPS estimates for shares of Helen of Troy in a research report issued to clients and investors on Monday, November 25th. DA Davidson analyst L. Weiser now anticipates that the company will post earnings per share of $6.49 for the year, up from their previous estimate of $6.42. DA Davidson currently has a “Neutral” rating and a $78.00 target price on the stock. The consensus estimate for Helen of Troy’s current full-year earnings is $6.35 per share. DA Davidson also issued estimates for Helen of Troy’s FY2026 earnings at $7.12 EPS.

Helen of Troy (NASDAQ:HELE) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, October 9th. The company reported $1.21 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.05 by $0.16. Helen of Troy had a return on equity of 9.31% and a net margin of 7.35%. The firm had revenue of $474.20 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $458.85 million. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $1.45 earnings per share. The company’s revenue was down 3.5% compared to the same quarter last year.

Separately, Canaccord Genuity Group restated a “buy” rating and issued a $84.00 price objective on shares of Helen of Troy in a report on Monday, October 7th.

Helen of Troy Stock Performance

NASDAQ:HELE opened at $71.67 on Tuesday. The company has a market capitalization of $1.64 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 11.98, a PEG ratio of 1.38 and a beta of 0.85. The business has a 50 day moving average of $64.61 and a 200 day moving average of $72.18. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.45, a current ratio of 1.77 and a quick ratio of 0.85. Helen of Troy has a 1-year low of $48.05 and a 1-year high of $127.83.

Helen of Troy announced that its board has authorized a stock repurchase program on Thursday, September 5th that allows the company to repurchase $500.00 million in shares. This repurchase authorization allows the company to reacquire up to 39.8% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock repurchase programs are often an indication that the company’s board believes its stock is undervalued.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in HELE. Pacer Advisors Inc. boosted its position in Helen of Troy by 30,278.8% during the 3rd quarter. Pacer Advisors Inc. now owns 1,069,940 shares of the company’s stock valued at $66,176,000 after buying an additional 1,066,418 shares during the period. Bessemer Group Inc. raised its stake in shares of Helen of Troy by 153.7% during the first quarter. Bessemer Group Inc. now owns 576 shares of the company’s stock valued at $67,000 after acquiring an additional 349 shares during the last quarter. QRG Capital Management Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Helen of Troy during the second quarter worth about $289,000. Principal Financial Group Inc. grew its stake in shares of Helen of Troy by 37.9% in the third quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. now owns 124,834 shares of the company’s stock worth $7,721,000 after purchasing an additional 34,318 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Earnest Partners LLC increased its holdings in Helen of Troy by 2.7% during the 2nd quarter. Earnest Partners LLC now owns 666,256 shares of the company’s stock valued at $61,789,000 after purchasing an additional 17,741 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.