Helios Technologies, Inc (NYSE:HLIO) Given Consensus Rating of “Buy” by Brokerages

Helios Technologies, Inc (NYSE:HLIO) has earned a consensus rating of “Buy” from the seven ratings firms that are presently covering the firm, Marketbeat reports. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a hold recommendation, four have assigned a buy recommendation and two have assigned a strong buy recommendation to the company. The average twelve-month target price among brokers that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is $89.75.

Several equities research analysts recently weighed in on the company. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their price objective on Helios Technologies from $90.00 to $100.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Tuesday, May 26th. Wall Street Zen downgraded Helios Technologies from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Saturday. Weiss Ratings reissued a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Helios Technologies in a report on Tuesday, June 2nd. Robert W. Baird raised their price objective on Helios Technologies from $81.00 to $85.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Wednesday, May 13th. Finally, KeyCorp raised their price objective on Helios Technologies from $82.00 to $85.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Tuesday, May 12th.

Helios Technologies Trading Down 0.0%

NYSE HLIO opened at $90.49 on Friday. The company has a quick ratio of 1.58, a current ratio of 2.86 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.37. Helios Technologies has a twelve month low of $30.48 and a twelve month high of $90.60. The company has a market cap of $2.99 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 49.72 and a beta of 1.28. The business’s fifty day moving average is $76.47 and its 200 day moving average is $68.32.

Helios Technologies (NYSE:HLIO) last released its quarterly earnings data on Monday, May 11th. The company reported $0.80 earnings per share for the quarter, beating 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 company had revenue of $228.40 million for the quarter. During the same period last year, the business earned $0.44 EPS. The company’s 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. As a group, sell-side analysts expect that Helios Technologies will post 2.89 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Helios Technologies Announces Dividend

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

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Helios Technologies news, insider Matteo Arduini sold 3,000 shares of Helios Technologies stock in a transaction dated Friday, May 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of $76.48, for a total transaction of $229,440.00. Following the transaction, the insider directly owned 15,317 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,171,444.16. The trade was a 16.38% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Insiders own 0.50% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Wellington Management Group LLP lifted its holdings in 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 lifted its holdings in Helios Technologies by 3.5% during the 3rd quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 1,626,796 shares of the company’s stock worth $84,806,000 after buying an additional 55,206 shares during the period. Jennison Associates LLC lifted its holdings in Helios Technologies by 30.1% during the 1st quarter. Jennison Associates LLC now owns 1,035,977 shares of the company’s stock worth $67,038,000 after buying an additional 239,876 shares during the period. Bank of America Corp DE lifted its holdings in Helios Technologies by 7.9% during the 2nd quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 932,366 shares of the company’s stock worth $31,113,000 after buying an additional 68,182 shares during the period. Finally, Wasatch Advisors LP lifted 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 buying an additional 43,567 shares during the period. 94.72% of the stock is 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.