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Is Helen of Troy (HELE, $111.46) giving up on beauty?

Is Helen of Troy (HELE, $111.46) giving up on beauty?

Helen of Troy Limited is reportedly considering a sale of its beauty segment.

According to the Wall Street Journal, the company wants to focus more on its health and household products, and is therefore looking to divest its beauty division. The sale of the segment, which supplies Revlon hair dryers and Beadhead TIGI shampoos among other products, is estimated to fetch $300 million in proceeds (according to the Journal, citing sources familiar with the matter).

While health and housewares made up more than half of Helen’s revenue as of 2018, its beauty unit is quite small in comparison. The unit is apparently facing stiff competition from cosmetics/beauty brands such as Estee Lauder and Sephora.

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Sergey Savastiouk, Ph.D. has a degree in Applied Mathematics from Moscow University and has extensive experience as an entrepreneur, investor, manager, and mathematician. His professional expertise is in applied mathematics, mathematical modeling, system and pattern analysis, and software and hardware system integration. He has served as the CEO of several hi-tech start-up companies and nonprofit organizations, which has given him proven capabilities in business strategy for high-tech start-up companies, market assessment, company formation, team building, product development, marketing, and sales. He has published numerous articles in journals and magazines on related fields. As a retail investor, he spent 15 years developing his proprietary trading and quantitative algorithms (now Tickeron’s A.I.), which brought him significant returns in trading the stock market. His current work and goal in founding Tickeron is to bring professional, sophisticated stock market analysis capabilities to retail investors via an easy-to-use interface.


HELE's MACD Histogram just turned positive

The Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD) for HELE turned positive on October 13, 2026. Looking at past instances where HELE's MACD turned positive, the stock continued to rise in 35 of 45 cases over the following month. The odds of a continued upward trend are 78%.

Price Prediction Chart

Technical Analysis (Indicators)

Bullish Trend Analysis

The Momentum Indicator moved above the 0 level on November 02, 2026. You may want to consider a long position or call options on HELE as a result. In 56 of 88 past instances where the momentum indicator moved above 0, the stock continued to climb. The odds of a continued upward trend are 64%.

HELE moved above its 50-day moving average on October 26, 2026 date and that indicates a change from a downward trend to an upward trend.

The 10-day moving average for HELE crossed bullishly above the 50-day moving average on October 21, 2026. This indicates that the trend has shifted higher and could be considered a buy signal. In 5 of 12 past instances when the 10-day crossed above the 50-day, the stock continued to move higher over the following month. The odds of a continued upward trend are 42%.

Following a +27.86% 3-day Advance, the price is estimated to grow further. Considering data from situations where HELE advanced for three days, in 171 of 280 cases, the price rose further within the following month. The odds of a continued upward trend are 61%.

The Aroon Indicator entered an Uptrend today. In 91 of 131 cases where HELE Aroon's Indicator entered an Uptrend, the price rose further within the following month. The odds of a continued Uptrend are 69%.

Bearish Trend Analysis

The RSI Indicator demonstrates that the ticker has stayed in the overbought zone for 6 days. The longer the ticker stays in the overbought zone, the sooner a price pull-back is expected.

The Stochastic Oscillator demonstrated that the ticker has stayed in the overbought zone for 6 days. The longer the ticker stays in the overbought zone, the sooner a price pull-back is expected.

Following a 3-day decline, the stock is projected to fall further. Considering past instances where HELE declined for three days, the price rose further in 50 of 62 cases within the following month. The odds of a continued downward trend are 83%.

HELE broke above its upper Bollinger Band on November 04, 2026. This could be a sign that the stock is set to drop as the stock moves back below the upper band and toward the middle band. You may want to consider selling the stock or exploring put options.

Fundamental Analysis (Ratings)

The Tickeron Price Growth Rating for this company is 35 (best 1 - 100 worst), indicating steady price growth. HELE’s price grows at a higher rate over the last 12 months as compared to S&P 500 index constituents.

The Tickeron Valuation Rating of 39 (best 1 - 100 worst) indicates that the company is fair valued in the industry. This rating compares market capitalization estimated by our proprietary formula with the current market capitalization. This rating is based on the following metrics, as compared to industry averages: P/B Ratio (1.034) is normal, around the industry mean (21.731). P/E Ratio (-2.092) is within average values for comparable stocks, (16.288). Projected Growth (PEG Ratio) (1.193) is also within normal values, averaging (1.518). Dividend Yield (0.000) settles around the average of (0.032) among similar stocks. P/S Ratio (0.347) is also within normal values, averaging (1.902).

The Tickeron Seasonality Score of 75 (best 1 - 100 worst) indicates that the company is slightly overvalued in the industry. The Tickeron Seasonality score describes the variance of predictable price changes around the same period every calendar year. These changes can be tied to a specific month, quarter, holiday or vacation period, as well as a meteorological or growing season.

The Tickeron PE Growth Rating for this company is 82 (best 1 - 100 worst), pointing to worse than average earnings growth. The PE Growth rating is based on a comparative analysis of stock PE ratio increase over the last 12 months compared against S&P 500 index constituents.

The Tickeron SMR rating for this company is 97 (best 1 - 100 worst), indicating weak sales and an unprofitable business model. SMR (Sales, Margin, Return on Equity) rating is based on comparative analysis of weighted Sales, Income Margin and Return on Equity values compared against S&P 500 index constituents. The weighted SMR value is a proprietary formula developed by Tickeron and represents an overall profitability measure for a stock.

The Tickeron Profit vs. Risk Rating rating for this company is 100 (best 1 - 100 worst), indicating that the returns do not compensate for the risks. HELE’s unstable profits reported over time resulted in significant Drawdowns within these last five years. A stable profit reduces stock drawdown and volatility. The average Profit vs. Risk Rating rating for the industry is 87, placing this stock worse than average.

Notable companies

The most notable companies in this group are Procter & Gamble Company (NYSE:PG), Colgate-Palmolive Company (NYSE:CL).

Industry description

Household/Personal Care companies sell products for home cleaning and/or personal hygiene and grooming purposes. Products of this industry include detergents, shampoos, soaps, cosmetics, fabric conditioners and infant care fragrances. Procter & Gamble, Unilever, Estee Lauder and Colgate-Palmolive are some of the biggest names in the business. A lot of the products become a necessary part of people’s daily routine, and therefore the industry is relatively less vulnerable to macroeconomic downturns. At the same time, product quality, consumer safety, and ease of use are extremely critical factors for a company to survive competition and earn recognition in this industry.

Market Cap

The average market capitalization across the Household/Personal Care Industry is 25.17B. The market cap for tickers in the group ranges from 60.48K to 384.17B. PG holds the highest valuation in this group at 384.17B. The lowest valued company is EOSS at 60.48K.

High and low price notable news

The average weekly price growth across all stocks in the Household/Personal Care Industry was 10%. For the same Industry, the average monthly price growth was 11%, and the average quarterly price growth was 30%. TANH experienced the highest price growth at 200%, while BYAH experienced the biggest fall at -32%.

Volume

The average weekly volume growth across all stocks in the Household/Personal Care Industry was -20%. For the same stocks of the Industry, the average monthly volume growth was 86% and the average quarterly volume growth was 40%

Fundamental Analysis Ratings

The average fundamental analysis ratings, where 1 is best and 100 is worst, are as follows

Valuation Rating: 52
P/E Growth Rating: 50
Price Growth Rating: 46
SMR Rating: 73
Profit Risk Rating: 86
Seasonality Score: 29 (-100 ... +100)
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