Helios Technologies (NYSE:HLIO) Updates Q3 2026 Earnings Guidance

Helios Technologies (NYSE:HLIO) updated its third quarter 2026 earnings guidance on Monday morning. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of 0.700-0.770 for the period, compared to the consensus estimate of 0.690. The company issued revenue guidance of $215.0 million-$222.0 million, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $207.8 million. Helios Technologies also updated its FY 2026 guidance to 3.050-3.250 EPS.

Helios Technologies Trading Down 2.4%

Shares of Helios Technologies stock traded down $1.98 during trading hours on Monday, hitting $81.41. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 325,590 shares, compared to its average volume of 359,602. Helios Technologies has a twelve month low of $47.01 and a twelve month high of $95.05. The firm has a fifty day moving average of $83.16 and a 200-day moving average of $74.77. The stock has a market cap of $2.69 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 44.73 and a beta of 1.27. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.37, a quick ratio of 1.58 and a current ratio of 2.86.

Helios Technologies (NYSE:HLIO) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Monday, August 10th. The company reported $0.88 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.80 by $0.08. Helios Technologies had a return on equity of 10.49% and a net margin of 6.98%.Helios Technologies has set its FY 2026 guidance at 3.050-3.250 EPS and its Q3 2026 guidance at 0.700-0.770 EPS. Research analysts forecast that Helios Technologies will post 2.9 EPS for the current year.

Helios Technologies Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, July 24th. Shareholders of record on Friday, July 10th were given a dividend of $0.12 per share. The ex-dividend date was Friday, July 10th. This represents a $0.48 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.6%. Helios Technologies’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 26.37%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of research firms have recently issued reports on HLIO. Wall Street Zen downgraded shares of Helios Technologies from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Saturday. Robert W. Baird lifted their target price on shares of Helios Technologies from $81.00 to $85.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Wednesday, May 13th. KeyCorp lifted their price objective on Helios Technologies from $85.00 to $95.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Monday, July 13th. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Helios Technologies in a report on Tuesday, June 2nd. Finally, Zacks Research lowered Helios Technologies from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Tuesday, July 21st. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, four have issued a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $93.25.

Insider Activity at Helios Technologies

In other news, insider Matteo Arduini sold 6,027 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, June 23rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $90.42, for a total transaction of $544,961.34. Following the sale, the insider owned 11,317 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,023,283.14. This represents a 34.75% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Insiders have sold a total of 13,027 shares of company stock valued at $1,134,121 in the last three months. Insiders own 0.50% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. LPL Financial LLC boosted its stake in Helios Technologies by 5.1% in the 4th quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 5,689 shares of the company’s stock worth $304,000 after buying an additional 274 shares during the last quarter. Osaic Holdings Inc. boosted its position in shares of Helios Technologies by 14.1% in the fourth quarter. Osaic Holdings Inc. now owns 2,942 shares of the company’s stock worth $158,000 after acquiring an additional 363 shares during the last quarter. Royal Bank of Canada boosted its position in shares of Helios Technologies by 0.6% in the first quarter. Royal Bank of Canada now owns 89,391 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,868,000 after acquiring an additional 556 shares during the last quarter. CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co grew its holdings in Helios Technologies by 4.6% in the third quarter. CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co now owns 14,819 shares of the company’s stock valued at $779,000 after purchasing an additional 650 shares during the period. Finally, Triumph Capital Management purchased a new stake in Helios Technologies in the third quarter valued at approximately $36,000. 94.72% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

About Helios Technologies

Helios Technologies, Inc develops and manufactures engineered motion control and electronic control products for a wide range of industrial and mobile equipment applications. The company’s Hydraulics segment designs and produces hydraulic cartridge valves, manifold systems, pumps and motors, filtration solutions and off-highway joysticks. Its Electronic Controls segment offers programmable electronic control units, wireless telematics, human-machine interfaces and software to optimize performance, efficiency and safety for equipment OEMs and end users.

Through its global network of manufacturing facilities, service centers and technology centers, Helios Technologies serves markets in agriculture, construction, material handling, mining, municipal and recreational vehicles, as well as industrial automation and infrastructure equipment.