9,400 Shares in Helios Technologies, Inc $HLIO Purchased by Canada Pension Plan Investment Board

Canada Pension Plan Investment Board purchased a new stake in shares of Helios Technologies, Inc (NYSE:HLIO) in the 2nd quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The fund purchased 9,400 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $839,000.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in HLIO. Royal Bank of Canada increased its holdings in shares of Helios Technologies by 0.6% during the first quarter. Royal Bank of Canada now owns 89,391 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,868,000 after buying an additional 556 shares in the last quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. raised its stake in shares of Helios Technologies by 4.6% in the first quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. now owns 19,771 shares of the company’s stock valued at $634,000 after acquiring an additional 862 shares during the last quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Helios Technologies by 14.2% in the 1st quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 143,810 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,615,000 after acquiring an additional 17,914 shares in the last quarter. UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Helios Technologies by 14.6% in the 1st quarter. UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC now owns 70,936 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,276,000 after acquiring an additional 9,041 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Jane Street Group LLC grew its position in Helios Technologies by 198.2% during the 1st quarter. Jane Street Group LLC now owns 56,606 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,816,000 after acquiring an additional 37,624 shares during the last quarter. 94.72% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Helios Technologies Price Performance

HLIO opened at $73.10 on Tuesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.35, a current ratio of 2.74 and a quick ratio of 1.53. The stock has a market capitalization of $2.41 billion, a P/E ratio of 34.16 and a beta of 1.27. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $80.70 and its 200-day simple moving average is $75.84. Helios Technologies, Inc has a one year low of $47.01 and a one year high of $95.05.

Helios Technologies (NYSE:HLIO) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Monday, August 10th. The company reported $0.88 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.80 by $0.08. Helios Technologies had a net margin of 8.01% and a return on equity of 11.43%. The firm had revenue of $231.90 million during the quarter. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $0.59 EPS. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 9.1% on a year-over-year basis. 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. Sell-side analysts anticipate that Helios Technologies, Inc will post 3.19 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Helios Technologies Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, July 24th. Stockholders of record on Friday, July 10th were paid a $0.12 dividend. This represents a $0.48 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.7%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, July 10th. Helios Technologies’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 22.43%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

HLIO has been the subject of a number of recent analyst reports. Stifel Nicolaus raised their price target on Helios Technologies from $93.00 to $95.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, August 12th. Zacks Research lowered Helios Technologies from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Tuesday, July 21st. Robert W. Baird increased their target price on Helios Technologies from $81.00 to $85.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Wednesday, May 13th. Wall Street Zen lowered Helios Technologies from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Saturday, August 8th. Finally, Weiss Ratings raised Helios Technologies from a “hold (c)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a report on Wednesday, August 12th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, four have issued a Buy rating and two have assigned a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $96.25.

Insider Buying and Selling at Helios Technologies

In other news, insider Matteo Arduini sold 6,027 shares of the business’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 completion of the sale, the insider owned 11,317 shares in the company, valued at $1,023,283.14. The trade was a 34.75% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. 0.50% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Helios Technologies Profile

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.