Fisher Asset Management LLC Has $650,000 Position in Helen of Troy Limited (NASDAQ:HELE)

Fisher Asset Management LLC cut its holdings in shares of Helen of Troy Limited (NASDAQ:HELE) by 97.4% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 10,867 shares of the company’s stock after selling 402,247 shares during the quarter. Fisher Asset Management LLC’s holdings in Helen of Troy were worth $650,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in the company. Pacer Advisors Inc. increased its holdings in shares of 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 worth $66,176,000 after acquiring an additional 1,066,418 shares during the last quarter. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC boosted its stake in 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 valued at $3,570,000 after purchasing an additional 30,993 shares during the period. Principal Financial Group Inc. boosted its stake in Helen of Troy by 37.9% in the 3rd quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. now owns 124,834 shares of the company’s stock valued at $7,721,000 after purchasing an additional 34,318 shares during the period. KBC Group NV boosted its stake in Helen of Troy by 73.1% in the 4th quarter. KBC Group NV now owns 1,352 shares of the company’s stock valued at $81,000 after purchasing an additional 571 shares during the period. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted its stake in Helen of Troy by 7.6% in the 3rd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 83,889 shares of the company’s stock valued at $5,189,000 after purchasing an additional 5,920 shares during the period.

Helen of Troy Stock Performance

NASDAQ:HELE opened at $56.55 on Friday. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $59.86 and a 200-day moving average price of $62.03. The company has a market cap of $1.29 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 11.40, a PEG ratio of 1.80 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. Helen of Troy Limited has a fifty-two week low of $48.05 and a fifty-two week high of $125.54.

Helen of Troy (NASDAQ:HELE) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, January 8th. The company reported $2.67 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates 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 revenue was down 3.4% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $2.79 EPS. As a group, equities analysts anticipate that Helen of Troy Limited will post 6.46 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several analysts recently issued reports on the company. DA Davidson boosted their price target on Helen of Troy from $71.00 to $78.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Monday, November 25th. StockNews.com upgraded Helen of Troy from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, February 12th. Finally, UBS Group reduced their price target on Helen of Troy from $79.00 to $69.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, January 7th.

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.