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The price of Helen of Troy Ltd (NASDAQ: HELE) closed at $91.21 in the last session, up 0.40% from day before closing price of $90.85. In other words, the price has increased by $0.40 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.76 million shares were traded. HELE stock price reached its highest trading level at $92.96 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $90.82.
Ratios:
We take a closer look at HELE’s different ratios to gain a better understanding of the stock. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 117.39 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 8.06. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.99 and its Current Ratio is at 1.87. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.43 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.43.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In addition, analysts’ ratings and any changes thereto give investors an idea of the stock’s future direction. In the most recent recommendation for this company, UBS on April 17, 2023, initiated with a Neutral rating and assigned the stock a target price of $99.
On December 22, 2022, DA Davidson Upgraded its rating to Buy which previously was Neutral and also upped its target price recommendation from $115 to $126.
On November 17, 2022, Canaccord Genuity started tracking the stock assigning a Buy rating and target price of $120.Canaccord Genuity initiated its Buy rating on November 17, 2022, with a $120 target price.
Insider Transactions:
An investor can also benefit from insider trades by learning what management is thinking about the future direction of stock prices. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on May 11 ’23 when Grass Brian bought 5,000 shares for $96.13 per share. The transaction valued at 480,645 led to the insider holds 35,835 shares of the business.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, HELE now has a Market Capitalization of 2171709952 and an Enterprise Value of 2860591616. As of this moment, Helen’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 12.92, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 9.13. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 1.61. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.08 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.32. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.427 whereas that against EBITDA is 9.493.
Stock Price History:
Over the past 52 weeks, HELE has reached a high of $143.68, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $81.14. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -19.56%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -21.23%.
Shares Statistics:
According to the various share statistics, HELE traded on average about 247.59K shares per day over the past 3-months and 583490 shares per day over the past 10 days. A total of 23.75M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 23.50M. Insiders hold about 1.31% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 111.83% stake in the company. Shares short for HELE as of 1713139200 were 3471495 with a Short Ratio of 14.02, compared to 1710460800 on 3473561. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 3471495 and a Short% of Float of 22.379999.
