Strs Ohio Acquires New Holdings in Helios Technologies, Inc $HLIO

Strs Ohio acquired a new position in Helios Technologies, Inc (NYSE:HLIO) in the first quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The fund acquired 13,800 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $893,000.

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

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of equities analysts have commented on HLIO shares. Stifel Nicolaus boosted their target price on shares of Helios Technologies from $80.00 to $89.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, May 14th. Robert W. Baird raised their price target 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. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Helios Technologies in a research note on Tuesday, June 2nd. Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Helios Technologies from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Sunday, June 28th. Finally, Zacks Research upgraded shares of Helios Technologies from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, May 27th. Two 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 company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of $89.75.

Helios Technologies Price Performance

Shares of HLIO stock opened at $79.28 on Thursday. Helios Technologies, Inc has a fifty-two week low of $33.85 and a fifty-two week high of $95.05. The firm has a market capitalization of $2.62 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 43.56 and a beta of 1.25. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.37, a quick ratio of 1.58 and a current ratio of 2.86. The stock’s 50-day simple moving average is $80.96 and its 200-day simple moving average is $71.30.

Helios Technologies (NYSE:HLIO) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Monday, May 11th. The company reported $0.80 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.68 by $0.12. The firm had revenue of $228.40 million during the quarter. Helios Technologies had a net margin of 6.98% and a return on equity of 10.49%. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 16.8% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $0.44 earnings per share. 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. As a group, equities analysts forecast that Helios Technologies, Inc will post 2.89 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Helios Technologies Dividend Announcement

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

Insider Activity

In other Helios Technologies news, insider Matteo Arduini sold 6,027 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, June 23rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $90.42, for a total value of $544,961.34. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider 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 transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. Insiders have sold a total of 13,027 shares of company stock valued at $1,134,121 over the last three months. Company insiders own 0.50% 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.