Helios Technologies, Inc (NYSE:HLIO) Receives Average Recommendation of “Moderate Buy” from Brokerages

Shares of Helios Technologies, Inc (NYSE:HLIO) have been given an average rating of “Moderate Buy” by the seven ratings firms that are covering the stock, MarketBeat reports. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold recommendation, four have given a buy recommendation and one has given a strong buy recommendation to the company. The average 1-year price objective among analysts that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is $96.25.

HLIO has been the topic of several recent research reports. Wall Street Zen downgraded shares of Helios Technologies from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Saturday, August 8th. Zacks Research lowered shares of Helios Technologies from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Tuesday, July 21st. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their price target on Helios Technologies from $100.00 to $110.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Wednesday, August 12th. Stifel Nicolaus boosted their price objective on Helios Technologies from $93.00 to $95.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, August 12th. Finally, Weiss Ratings raised Helios Technologies from a “hold (c)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a report on Wednesday, August 12th.

Helios Technologies Price Performance

Shares of NYSE HLIO opened at $70.73 on Thursday. The company has a current ratio of 2.74, a quick ratio of 1.53 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.35. The company has a market capitalization of $2.33 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 33.05 and a beta of 1.26. Helios Technologies has a twelve month low of $47.01 and a twelve month high of $95.05. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $79.94 and a 200-day simple moving average of $75.80.

Helios Technologies (NYSE:HLIO) last released its quarterly earnings data on Monday, August 10th. The company reported $0.88 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates 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 period in the prior year, the firm earned $0.59 EPS. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 9.1% compared to the same quarter last year. 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. As a group, equities research analysts expect that Helios Technologies will post 3.19 earnings per share for the current year.

Helios Technologies Dividend Announcement

The firm 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. This represents a $0.48 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.7%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, July 10th. Helios Technologies’s payout ratio is 22.43%.

Insider Activity

In other news, insider Matteo Arduini sold 6,027 shares of the firm’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 transaction, the insider directly owned 11,317 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,023,283.14. This trade represents a 34.75% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Insiders own 0.50% of the company’s stock.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Helios Technologies

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. California State Teachers Retirement System raised its position in shares of Helios Technologies by 8,590.9% during the 2nd quarter. California State Teachers Retirement System now owns 3,458,438 shares of the company’s stock worth $308,666,000 after buying an additional 3,418,644 shares in the last quarter. BlackRock Inc. bought a new position in shares of Helios Technologies in the second quarter valued at approximately $231,414,000. Wellington Management Group LLP boosted its holdings in shares of Helios Technologies by 114.9% in the fourth quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP now owns 1,997,527 shares of the company’s stock valued at $106,848,000 after acquiring an additional 1,067,846 shares in the last quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP increased its stake in shares of Helios Technologies by 3.5% during the third quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 1,626,796 shares of the company’s stock valued at $84,806,000 after acquiring an additional 55,206 shares during the period. Finally, Jennison Associates LLC raised its holdings in Helios Technologies by 30.1% during the first quarter. Jennison Associates LLC now owns 1,035,977 shares of the company’s stock worth $67,038,000 after purchasing an additional 239,876 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 94.72% of the company’s stock.

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.