Helios Technologies (NYSE:HLIO) Insider Matteo Arduini Sells 6,027 Shares

Helios Technologies, Inc (NYSE:HLIO) insider Matteo Arduini sold 6,027 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, June 23rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $90.42, for a total value of $544,961.34. Following the completion of the sale, the insider owned 11,317 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,023,283.14. This represents a 34.75% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink.

Matteo Arduini also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Monday, June 22nd, Matteo Arduini sold 4,000 shares of Helios Technologies stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $89.93, for a total value of $359,720.00.
• On Friday, May 15th, Matteo Arduini sold 3,000 shares of Helios Technologies stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $76.48, for a total value of $229,440.00.

Helios Technologies Stock Up 0.3%

Helios Technologies stock opened at $89.71 on Thursday. Helios Technologies, Inc has a fifty-two week low of $31.35 and a fifty-two week high of $92.41. The firm has a market capitalization of $2.96 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 49.29 and a beta of 1.28. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $77.60 and its two-hundred day moving average is $69.20. 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 released its quarterly earnings results on Monday, May 11th. The company reported $0.80 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.68 by $0.12. Helios Technologies had a return on equity of 10.49% and a net margin of 6.98%.The business had revenue of $228.40 million during the quarter. During the same period last year, the firm earned $0.44 EPS. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 16.8% compared to the same quarter last year. Helios Technologies has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 0.780-0.830 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 2.750-3.000 EPS. Analysts predict that Helios Technologies, Inc will post 2.89 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Helios Technologies Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, July 24th. Shareholders of record on Friday, July 10th will be issued a $0.12 dividend. This represents a $0.48 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.5%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, July 10th. Helios Technologies’s dividend payout ratio is 26.37%.

Institutional Trading of Helios Technologies

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Wellington Management Group LLP boosted its holdings in shares of Helios Technologies by 114.9% during the fourth quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP now owns 1,997,527 shares of the company’s stock worth $106,848,000 after purchasing an additional 1,067,846 shares during the last quarter. Jennison Associates LLC purchased a new position in Helios Technologies during the fourth quarter worth about $42,583,000. Kennedy Capital Management LLC acquired a new stake in Helios Technologies in the 3rd quarter worth about $39,503,000. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership grew its holdings in Helios Technologies by 106.6% in the 3rd quarter. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership now owns 594,361 shares of the company’s stock valued at $30,984,000 after buying an additional 306,659 shares during the period. Finally, Victory Capital Management Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Helios Technologies during the 3rd quarter valued at about $14,598,000. 94.72% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Analyst Ratings Changes

HLIO has been the subject of several research reports. Robert W. Baird lifted their price objective on Helios Technologies from $81.00 to $85.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Wednesday, May 13th. Stifel Nicolaus raised their price target on Helios Technologies from $80.00 to $89.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, May 14th. Wall Street Zen cut Helios Technologies from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Saturday, June 20th. KeyCorp upped their price objective on Helios Technologies from $82.00 to $85.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Tuesday, May 12th. Finally, Zacks Research raised Helios Technologies from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, May 27th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, four have given a Buy rating and one has issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Helios Technologies currently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average target price of $89.75.

Helios Technologies Company 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.