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

Helios Technologies, Inc (NYSE:HLIO) has been given an average recommendation of “Buy” by the seven analysts that are covering the firm, Marketbeat reports. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a hold recommendation, four have given a buy recommendation and two have given a strong buy recommendation to the company. The average 1 year price target among analysts that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is $89.75.

A number of analysts have recently issued reports on HLIO shares. Zacks Research raised shares of Helios Technologies from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, May 27th. Robert W. Baird boosted their target price on shares of Helios Technologies from $81.00 to $85.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Wednesday, May 13th. KeyCorp boosted their target price on shares of Helios Technologies from $82.00 to $85.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Tuesday, May 12th. Stifel Nicolaus boosted their target price on shares of Helios Technologies from $80.00 to $89.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, May 14th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their target price on shares of Helios Technologies from $90.00 to $100.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Tuesday, May 26th.

Helios Technologies Stock Up 0.0%

NYSE HLIO opened at $83.09 on Tuesday. The company has a quick ratio of 1.58, a current ratio of 2.86 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.37. The company has a fifty day moving average of $71.21 and a two-hundred day moving average of $65.27. The firm has a market capitalization of $2.75 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 45.66 and a beta of 1.23. Helios Technologies has a 52 week low of $28.79 and a 52 week high of $83.59.

Helios Technologies (NYSE:HLIO) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Monday, May 11th. The company reported $0.80 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.68 by $0.12. The company 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 firm’s quarterly revenue was up 16.8% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the firm 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. On average, analysts predict that Helios Technologies will post 2.89 earnings per share for the current year.

Helios Technologies Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, April 27th. Investors of record on Monday, April 13th were issued a $0.12 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Monday, April 13th. This is an increase from Helios Technologies’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.09. This represents a $0.48 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.6%. Helios Technologies’s dividend payout ratio is presently 26.37%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Helios Technologies

In related 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 value of $229,440.00. Following the completion of the sale, the insider directly owned 15,317 shares in the company, valued at $1,171,444.16. The trade was a 16.38% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. 0.50% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Institutional Trading of Helios Technologies

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Amundi bought a new stake in shares of Helios Technologies in the first quarter valued at about $250,000. California State Teachers Retirement System raised its holdings in shares of Helios Technologies by 25.4% in the first quarter. California State Teachers Retirement System now owns 39,794 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,575,000 after acquiring an additional 8,055 shares in the last quarter. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company raised its holdings in shares of Helios Technologies by 3.6% in the first quarter. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company now owns 15,631 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,011,000 after acquiring an additional 542 shares in the last quarter. Quantinno Capital Management LP raised its holdings in shares of Helios Technologies by 22.8% in the first quarter. Quantinno Capital Management LP now owns 14,475 shares of the company’s stock valued at $937,000 after acquiring an additional 2,688 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Lazard Asset Management LLC bought a new position in Helios Technologies in the first quarter worth about $1,966,000. 94.72% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

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.