Helios Technologies (NYSE:HLIO) Updates FY 2026 Earnings Guidance

Helios Technologies (NYSE:HLIO) updated its FY 2026 earnings guidance on Monday. The company provided earnings per share guidance of 2.750-3.000 for the period, compared to the consensus earnings per share estimate of 2.770. The company issued revenue guidance of $840.0 million-$870.0 million, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $848.5 million. Helios Technologies also updated its Q2 2026 guidance to 0.780-0.830 EPS.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several equities analysts recently issued reports on HLIO shares. Wall Street Zen raised shares of Helios Technologies from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Saturday, March 7th. Zacks Research lowered shares of Helios Technologies from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Thursday, April 2nd. KeyCorp lifted their target price on shares of Helios Technologies from $74.00 to $82.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Tuesday, March 3rd. Stifel Nicolaus boosted their target price on Helios Technologies from $76.00 to $80.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, April 14th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. initiated coverage on Helios Technologies in a research report on Tuesday, January 20th. They set an “overweight” rating and a $80.00 price target on the stock. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, three have given a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, Helios Technologies currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $80.67.

Helios Technologies Price Performance

Shares of Helios Technologies stock traded down $0.15 during midday trading on Monday, reaching $68.07. The company had a trading volume of 409,570 shares, compared to its average volume of 351,778. The company has a current ratio of 2.90, a quick ratio of 1.58 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.39. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $67.72 and a 200 day simple moving average of $62.57. Helios Technologies has a 1-year low of $28.79 and a 1-year high of $76.47. The company has a market capitalization of $2.25 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 46.95 and a beta of 1.23.

Helios Technologies (NYSE:HLIO) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Monday, March 2nd. The company reported $0.81 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.72 by $0.09. The firm had revenue of $210.70 million for the quarter. Helios Technologies had a return on equity of 9.36% and a net margin of 5.78%.The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 17.4% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $0.33 EPS. As a group, equities research analysts forecast that Helios Technologies will post 2.74 earnings per share for the current year.

Helios Technologies Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, April 27th. Stockholders of record on Monday, April 13th were paid a dividend of $0.12 per share. This represents a $0.48 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.7%. This is a boost from Helios Technologies’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.09. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, April 13th. Helios Technologies’s payout ratio is currently 33.10%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Wellington Management Group LLP grew its position in shares of Helios Technologies by 114.9% during the 4th quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP now owns 1,997,527 shares of the company’s stock worth $106,848,000 after buying an additional 1,067,846 shares during the period. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP boosted its stake in Helios Technologies by 3.5% in 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 last quarter. Bank of America Corp DE boosted its stake in Helios Technologies by 7.9% in the second quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 932,366 shares of the company’s stock valued at $31,113,000 after acquiring an additional 68,182 shares during the last quarter. Wasatch Advisors LP grew its holdings in Helios Technologies by 5.4% during the 3rd quarter. Wasatch Advisors LP now owns 854,711 shares of the company’s stock worth $44,556,000 after acquiring an additional 43,567 shares during the period. Finally, Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership raised its position in shares of Helios Technologies by 106.6% during the 3rd quarter. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership now owns 594,361 shares of the company’s stock valued at $30,984,000 after acquiring an additional 306,659 shares during the last quarter. 94.72% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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.