Helen of Troy Q4 EPS Forecast Reduced by Zacks Research

Helen of Troy Limited (NASDAQ:HELE) – Equities researchers at Zacks Research lowered their Q4 2025 earnings estimates for shares of Helen of Troy in a report issued on Wednesday, January 22nd. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now anticipates that the company will post earnings per share of $2.15 for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $2.18. 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 Q1 2026 earnings at $1.01 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $1.00 EPS and Q2 2027 earnings at $1.11 EPS.

Helen of Troy (NASDAQ:HELE) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, January 8th. The company reported $2.67 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $2.60 by $0.07. The firm 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 company’s quarterly revenue was down 3.4% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $2.79 earnings per share.

Other equities research analysts have also recently issued reports about the company. DA Davidson lifted their target price on Helen of Troy from $71.00 to $78.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Monday, November 25th. Canaccord Genuity Group reissued a “buy” rating and set a $84.00 price objective on shares of Helen of Troy in a report on Monday, October 7th. Finally, UBS Group decreased their price target 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.

Helen of Troy Trading Up 2.2 %

Shares of HELE stock opened at $66.75 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $1.53 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 13.46, a PEG ratio of 2.01 and a beta of 0.90. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.45, a quick ratio of 1.05 and a current ratio of 1.92. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $65.76 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $61.79. Helen of Troy has a 52-week low of $48.05 and a 52-week high of $127.83.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Helen of Troy

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. GAMMA Investing LLC increased its position in shares of Helen of Troy by 96.0% in the fourth quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 484 shares of the company’s stock worth $29,000 after purchasing an additional 237 shares during the last quarter. FNY Investment Advisers LLC purchased a new position in Helen of Troy in the fourth quarter worth $44,000. Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio increased its stake in Helen of Troy by 30.3% in the third quarter. Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio now owns 783 shares of the company’s stock valued at $48,000 after acquiring an additional 182 shares during the last quarter. Signaturefd LLC bought a new stake in Helen of Troy during the third quarter worth about $61,000. Finally, KBC Group NV boosted its stake in Helen of Troy by 73.1% in the fourth quarter. KBC Group NV now owns 1,352 shares of the company’s stock worth $81,000 after buying an additional 571 shares in the last quarter.

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.