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

Shares of Helios Technologies, Inc (NYSE:HLIO) have earned an average recommendation of “Moderate Buy” from the seven research firms that are currently covering the stock, Marketbeat.com reports. Two analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, four have given a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company. The average 1-year target price among brokers that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $93.25.

Several equities research analysts have recently weighed in on HLIO shares. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their price objective on Helios Technologies from $90.00 to $100.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Tuesday, May 26th. Stifel Nicolaus boosted their target price on shares of Helios Technologies from $89.00 to $93.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday, July 20th. Wall Street Zen cut shares of Helios Technologies from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Saturday. Weiss Ratings reissued a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Helios Technologies in a report on Tuesday, June 2nd. Finally, Zacks Research lowered shares of Helios Technologies from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Tuesday, July 21st.

Helios Technologies Price Performance

NYSE HLIO opened at $83.43 on Friday. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $83.16 and a 200 day simple moving average of $74.70. Helios Technologies has a twelve month low of $47.01 and a twelve month high of $95.05. The stock has a market capitalization of $2.76 billion, a PE ratio of 45.84 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 released its earnings results on Monday, May 11th. The company reported $0.80 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.68 by $0.12. The firm had revenue of $228.40 million for the quarter. Helios Technologies had a return on equity of 10.49% and a net margin of 6.98%.The business’s quarterly revenue was up 16.8% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the business earned $0.44 EPS. 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. Research analysts anticipate that Helios Technologies will post 2.9 EPS for the current year.

Helios Technologies Announces Dividend

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

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, insider Matteo Arduini sold 6,027 shares of Helios Technologies stock in a transaction dated 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 directly owned 11,317 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $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 Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. Insiders sold 13,027 shares of company stock worth $1,134,121 over the last 90 days. 0.50% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Institutional Trading of Helios Technologies

A number of hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of HLIO. Royal Bank of Canada grew its holdings in shares of Helios Technologies by 0.6% during the 1st quarter. Royal Bank of Canada now owns 89,391 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,868,000 after purchasing 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 purchasing an additional 862 shares in the last quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. lifted its position in Helios Technologies by 14.2% in the first quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 143,810 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,615,000 after purchasing an additional 17,914 shares during the period. UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC lifted its position in Helios Technologies by 14.6% in 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 worth $2,276,000 after purchasing an additional 9,041 shares during the period. Finally, Jane Street Group LLC boosted its stake in Helios Technologies by 198.2% during the first quarter. Jane Street Group LLC now owns 56,606 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,816,000 after buying an additional 37,624 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.