Fox Run Management L.L.C. Makes New $863,000 Investment in Helen of Troy Limited (NASDAQ:HELE)

Fox Run Management L.L.C. acquired a new position in shares of Helen of Troy Limited (NASDAQ:HELE) during the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The institutional investor acquired 14,423 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $863,000.

A number of other hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio increased its stake in Helen of Troy by 30.3% during the 3rd quarter. Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio now owns 783 shares of the company’s stock worth $48,000 after acquiring an additional 182 shares during the period. GAMMA Investing LLC increased its stake in shares of Helen of Troy by 96.0% in the 4th quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 484 shares of the company’s stock valued at $29,000 after purchasing an additional 237 shares during the last quarter. Swiss National Bank increased its stake in shares of Helen of Troy by 0.9% in the 4th quarter. Swiss National Bank now owns 45,000 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,692,000 after purchasing an additional 400 shares during the last quarter. Amundi increased its stake in shares of Helen of Troy by 40.9% in the 4th quarter. Amundi now owns 1,651 shares of the company’s stock valued at $97,000 after purchasing an additional 479 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Anchor Capital Advisors LLC increased its stake in shares of Helen of Troy by 4.8% in the 4th quarter. Anchor Capital Advisors LLC now owns 11,209 shares of the company’s stock valued at $671,000 after purchasing an additional 511 shares during the last quarter.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several equities analysts have recently issued reports on HELE shares. DA Davidson lifted 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 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 note on Tuesday, January 7th.

Helen of Troy Trading Up 1.3 %

NASDAQ HELE opened at $52.85 on Monday. The company has a quick ratio of 1.05, a current ratio of 1.92 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.45. Helen of Troy Limited has a twelve month low of $48.05 and a twelve month high of $116.13. The company has a market cap of $1.21 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 10.66, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.80 and a beta of 0.90. The business’s fifty day moving average is $58.25 and its 200 day moving average is $62.13.

Helen of Troy (NASDAQ:HELE) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, January 8th. The company reported $2.67 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate 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 the consensus estimate of $532.91 million. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $2.79 EPS. Helen of Troy’s revenue for the quarter was down 3.4% on a year-over-year basis. As a group, sell-side analysts expect that Helen of Troy Limited will post 6.46 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Helen of Troy Profile

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.