Helen of Troy Limited (NASDAQ:HELE) Shares Bought by California Public Employees Retirement System – Defense World
California Public Employees Retirement System increased its holdings in Helen of Troy Limited (NASDAQ:HELE – Get Rating) by 0.5% during the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 54,048 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 276 shares during the quarter. California Public Employees Retirement System owned about 0.22% of Helen of Troy worth $10,585,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.
Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the business. Capital International Investors grew its stake in shares of Helen of Troy by 37.8% during the 4th quarter. Capital International Investors now owns 1,416,328 shares of the company’s stock worth $346,250,000 after purchasing an additional 388,569 shares during the period. JPMorgan Chase & Co. grew its stake in shares of Helen of Troy by 7.4% during the 4th quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 1,378,747 shares of the company’s stock worth $337,063,000 after purchasing an additional 95,539 shares during the period. Cooke & Bieler LP grew its stake in shares of Helen of Troy by 0.6% during the 4th quarter. Cooke & Bieler LP now owns 1,358,991 shares of the company’s stock worth $332,233,000 after purchasing an additional 7,980 shares during the period. Capital World Investors grew its stake in shares of Helen of Troy by 8.5% during the 4th quarter. Capital World Investors now owns 781,000 shares of the company’s stock worth $190,931,000 after purchasing an additional 61,000 shares during the period. Finally, State Street Corp grew its stake in shares of Helen of Troy by 2.0% during the 4th quarter. State Street Corp now owns 742,742 shares of the company’s stock worth $181,578,000 after purchasing an additional 14,315 shares during the period.
Wall Street Analyst Weigh In
HELE has been the topic of a number of analyst reports. CL King dropped their price objective on shares of Helen of Troy from $282.00 to $206.00 in a research note on Tuesday, June 28th. TheStreet lowered Helen of Troy from a “b-” rating to a “c+” rating in a research report on Thursday, June 16th. DA Davidson decreased their target price on Helen of Troy from $244.00 to $175.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, July 8th. StockNews.com lowered Helen of Troy from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research report on Saturday, July 16th. Finally, Raymond James began coverage on Helen of Troy in a research report on Tuesday, July 12th. They set a “market perform” rating on the stock. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, two have issued a hold rating and one has given a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $214.67.
Helen of Troy Trading Down 0.8 %
Shares of HELE stock opened at $130.05 on Friday. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $152.79 and its two-hundred day moving average is $185.68. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.80, a quick ratio of 0.93 and a current ratio of 1.95. The firm has a market capitalization of $3.12 billion, a P/E ratio of 16.52, a PEG ratio of 1.96 and a beta of 0.62. Helen of Troy Limited has a fifty-two week low of $123.57 and a fifty-two week high of $256.26.
Helen of Troy (NASDAQ:HELE – Get Rating) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, July 7th. The company reported $1.77 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.61 by $0.16. The company had revenue of $508.10 million for …….