Helios Technologies, Inc (HLIO) – What Are Brokerages Thinking About This Stock?

Shares of Helios Technologies, Inc (NYSE:HLIO) have received an average recommendation of “Moderate Buy” from the seven research firms that are presently covering the stock, MarketBeat reports. Two analysts have rated the stock with a hold recommendation, four have issued a buy recommendation and one has issued a strong buy recommendation on the company. The average 1-year price target among brokers that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is $96.25.

Several equities analysts recently issued reports on HLIO shares. Zacks Research lowered Helios Technologies from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Tuesday, October 20th. Wall Street Zen cut Helios Technologies from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Saturday, August 8th. Weiss Ratings raised Helios Technologies from a “hold (c)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a research note on Thursday, October 8th. Stifel Nicolaus raised their price target on Helios Technologies from $93.00 to $95.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, August 12th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their price objective on shares of Helios Technologies from $100.00 to $110.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, August 12th.

Helios Technologies Stock Performance

NYSE HLIO opened at $68.20 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.35, a quick ratio of 1.53 and a current ratio of 2.74. The company has a market capitalization of $2.25 billion, a P/E ratio of 21.08 and a beta of 1.30. The company has a fifty day moving average of $69.76 and a 200-day moving average of $73.33. Helios Technologies has a 52-week low of $48.99 and a 52-week high of $95.05.

Helios Technologies (NYSE:HLIO) last released its earnings results on Monday, August 10th. The company reported $0.88 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.80 by $0.08. Helios Technologies had a return on equity of 11.43% and a net margin of 8.01%. The company had revenue of $231.90 million during the quarter. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $0.59 EPS. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 9.1% compared to the same quarter last year. Helios Technologies has set its FY 2026 guidance at 3.050-3.250 EPS and its Q3 2026 guidance at 0.700-0.770 EPS. As a group, equities research analysts predict that Helios Technologies will post 3.17 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Helios Technologies Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, October 26th. Investors of record on Tuesday, October 13th were paid a $0.12 dividend. This represents a $0.48 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.7%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, October 13th. Helios Technologies’s dividend payout ratio is presently 22.43%.

Institutional Trading of Helios Technologies

Several large investors have recently bought and sold shares of HLIO. Legal & General Group Plc bought a new position in shares of Helios Technologies during the second quarter valued at approximately $2,406,000. William Blair Investment Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of Helios Technologies in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $74,454,000. Bank of New York Mellon Corp purchased a new stake in shares of Helios Technologies in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $14,921,000. Lazard Asset Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Helios Technologies in the 1st quarter worth approximately $1,966,000. Finally, Fifth Third Bancorp grew its stake in shares of Helios Technologies by 17,367.4% in the 1st quarter. Fifth Third Bancorp now owns 129,783 shares of the company’s stock worth $8,398,000 after buying an additional 129,040 shares during the last quarter. 94.72% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

About Helios Technologies

Helios Technologies, Inc develops and manufactures industrial technology products for the hydraulics and electronics markets. Its offerings include hydraulic cartridge valves, manifolds and electro-hydraulic controls, as well as electronic control systems, displays, instrumentation and related connectivity solutions used in mobile equipment, industrial machinery and other specialized applications.

The company serves original equipment manufacturers and other industrial customers through a portfolio that has included the Sun Hydraulics and Enovation Controls brands.