Zacks Research Weighs in on Helen of Troy FY2025 Earnings

Helen of Troy Limited (NASDAQ:HELE) – Equities research analysts at Zacks Research increased their FY2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Helen of Troy in a report released on Wednesday, January 22nd. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now anticipates that the company will earn $6.46 per share for the year, up from their prior estimate of $6.38. The consensus estimate for Helen of Troy’s current full-year earnings is $6.45 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Helen of Troy’s Q2 2026 earnings at $1.14 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $2.65 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $1.98 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $6.79 EPS, Q3 2027 earnings at $2.66 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $6.88 EPS.

HELE has been the topic of several other research reports. UBS Group cut their target price on Helen of Troy from $79.00 to $69.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, January 7th. Canaccord Genuity Group reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a $84.00 price objective on shares of Helen of Troy in a report on Monday, October 7th. Finally, DA Davidson increased their target price on shares of Helen of Troy from $71.00 to $78.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Monday, November 25th.

Helen of Troy Trading Down 3.9 %

HELE opened at $64.00 on Monday. Helen of Troy has a fifty-two week low of $48.05 and a fifty-two week high of $127.83. The firm has a market capitalization of $1.46 billion, a PE ratio of 12.90, a P/E/G ratio of 2.01 and a beta of 0.90. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.45, a current ratio of 1.92 and a quick ratio of 1.05. The company’s 50-day moving average is $65.72 and its 200 day moving average is $61.79.

Helen of Troy (NASDAQ:HELE) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, January 8th. The company reported $2.67 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.60 by $0.07. Helen of Troy had a return on equity of 9.13% and a net margin of 6.05%. The company had revenue of $530.70 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $532.91 million. During the same period last year, the business earned $2.79 EPS. Helen of Troy’s quarterly revenue was down 3.4% compared to the same quarter last year.

Institutional Trading of Helen of Troy

A number of hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of HELE. Pacer Advisors Inc. grew its stake in Helen of Troy by 30,278.8% in the 3rd quarter. Pacer Advisors Inc. now owns 1,069,940 shares of the company’s stock valued at $66,176,000 after purchasing an additional 1,066,418 shares during the period. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Helen of Troy by 116.0% in the 3rd quarter. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC now owns 57,716 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,570,000 after buying an additional 30,993 shares during the last quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. grew its position in Helen of Troy by 37.9% during the third quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. now owns 124,834 shares of the company’s stock valued at $7,721,000 after buying an additional 34,318 shares during the period. Algert Global LLC purchased a new stake in Helen of Troy during the second quarter worth about $829,000. Finally, Marshall Wace LLP raised its position in Helen of Troy by 1,178.7% in the second quarter. Marshall Wace LLP now owns 51,302 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,758,000 after acquiring an additional 47,290 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.