Bank of Montreal Can Grows Holdings in Helen of Troy Limited (NASDAQ:HELE)

Bank of Montreal Can boosted its stake in Helen of Troy Limited (NASDAQ:HELE) by 50.5% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The fund owned 25,672 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 8,610 shares during the period. Bank of Montreal Can owned about 0.11% of Helen of Troy worth $1,536,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of HELE. GAMMA Investing LLC lifted its holdings in Helen of Troy by 96.0% during the 4th quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 484 shares of the company’s stock worth $29,000 after buying an additional 237 shares in the last quarter. FNY Investment Advisers LLC purchased a new position in Helen of Troy in the fourth quarter valued at $44,000. Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio lifted its holdings 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 buying an additional 182 shares during the last quarter. KBC Group NV boosted its position in shares of Helen of Troy by 73.1% during the 4th quarter. KBC Group NV now owns 1,352 shares of the company’s stock worth $81,000 after acquiring an additional 571 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Amundi raised its position in shares of Helen of Troy by 40.9% during the 4th quarter. Amundi now owns 1,651 shares of the company’s stock worth $97,000 after acquiring an additional 479 shares in the last quarter.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of research firms have weighed in on HELE. UBS Group cut their price objective on shares of Helen of Troy from $68.00 to $38.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday. StockNews.com raised Helen of Troy from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, February 12th.

Helen of Troy Price Performance

Helen of Troy stock opened at $33.69 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.45, a current ratio of 1.92 and a quick ratio of 1.05. The stock has a market capitalization of $770.02 million, a PE ratio of 6.79, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.80 and a beta of 0.89. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $50.20 and a 200-day simple moving average of $59.92. Helen of Troy Limited has a 12 month low of $32.11 and a 12 month high of $110.76.

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.