Teacher Retirement System of Texas Has $985000 Stock Holdings in Helen of Troy Limited (NASDAQ:HELE) – Defense World
Teacher Retirement System of Texas increased its position in Helen of Troy Limited (NASDAQ:HELE – Get Rating) by 8.3% in the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 5,030 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 386 shares during the period. Teacher Retirement System of Texas’ holdings in Helen of Troy were worth $985,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.
Several other large investors also recently made changes to their positions in HELE. Commonwealth Equity Services LLC bought a new position in Helen of Troy in the 4th quarter valued at about $213,000. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. lifted its position in Helen of Troy by 3.1% in the 4th quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 11,173 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,731,000 after acquiring an additional 336 shares in the last quarter. American Century Companies Inc. lifted its position in shares of Helen of Troy by 114.2% during the 4th quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 4,795 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,172,000 after buying an additional 2,556 shares in the last quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC lifted its position in shares of Helen of Troy by 43.6% during the 4th quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC now owns 18,253 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,462,000 after buying an additional 5,542 shares in the last quarter. Finally, ProShare Advisors LLC lifted its position in shares of Helen of Troy by 54.8% during the 4th quarter. ProShare Advisors LLC now owns 7,521 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,838,000 after buying an additional 2,664 shares in the last quarter.
Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades
HELE has been the topic of several recent analyst reports. StockNews.com cut shares of Helen of Troy from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research report on Saturday, July 16th. DA Davidson dropped their target price on shares of 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. CL King dropped their target price on shares of Helen of Troy from $282.00 to $206.00 in a research report on Tuesday, June 28th. Raymond James started coverage on shares of Helen of Troy in a research report on Tuesday, July 12th. They set a “market perform” rating on the stock. Finally, TheStreet lowered shares of Helen of Troy from a “b-” rating to a “c+” rating in a research note on Thursday, June 16th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, two have given a hold rating and one has assigned a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, Helen of Troy presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $214.67.
Helen of Troy Stock Down 2.3 %
Helen of Troy stock opened at $137.44 on Thursday. Helen of Troy Limited has a 1-year low of $123.57 and a 1-year high of $256.26. The firm has a market capitalization of $3.29 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 17.46, a P/E/G ratio of 2.05 and a beta of 0.62. The company has a current ratio of 1.95, a quick ratio of 0.93 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.80. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $145.37 and a 200 day simple moving average of $181.58.
Helen of Troy (NASDAQ:HELE – Get Rating) last released 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. Helen of Troy had a net margin of 8.74% and a return on equity of 18.08%. …….