Why Helen of Troy Stock Plunged Today

Shares of home goods and wellness products company Helen of Troy (NASDAQ: HELE) plunged 10.4% on Monday. The company, which has encountered severe headwinds in recent months -- including an earnings report that underwhelmed and uncertainty over tariffs -- abruptly announced after market close last Friday that its CEO was moving on.While some CEO departure announcements are greeted with an appreciation in a struggling stock on hopes of a turnaround, apparently, the market took Helen of Troy's announcement as a sign things may be worse under the surface.Late Friday afternoon, Helen of Troy announced that CEO Noel Geoffroy was stepping down as CEO, "effective immediately." Of note, Geoffroy had only been CEO for one year, assuming the role in March 2024.Continue readingWeiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei MotleyFool Weiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei MotleyFool