Helios Technologies (NYSE:HLIO) Releases Q2 2026 Earnings Guidance

Helios Technologies (NYSE:HLIO) issued an update on its second quarter 2026 earnings guidance on Monday morning. The company provided EPS guidance of 0.780-0.830 for the period, compared to the consensus EPS estimate of 0.680. The company issued revenue guidance of $227.0 million-$232.0 million, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $210.3 million. Helios Technologies also updated its FY 2026 guidance to 2.750-3.000 EPS.

Helios Technologies Stock Performance

NYSE HLIO opened at $68.07 on Tuesday. The stock has a market capitalization of $2.25 billion, a PE ratio of 46.95 and a beta of 1.23. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $67.51 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $62.76. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.39, a current ratio of 2.90 and a quick ratio of 1.58. Helios Technologies has a 1-year low of $28.79 and a 1-year high of $76.47.

Helios Technologies (NYSE:HLIO) last released its quarterly earnings results 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. The business had revenue of $228.40 million during the quarter. Helios Technologies had a return on equity of 9.36% and a net margin of 5.78%.The business’s quarterly revenue was up 16.8% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior 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. On average, research analysts predict that Helios Technologies will post 2.74 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Helios Technologies Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, April 27th. Stockholders of record on Monday, April 13th were issued a $0.12 dividend. This is a positive change from Helios Technologies’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.09. The ex-dividend date was Monday, April 13th. This represents a $0.48 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.7%. Helios Technologies’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 33.10%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of equities analysts have recently commented on the company. Wall Street Zen upgraded Helios Technologies from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Saturday, March 7th. KeyCorp lifted their target price on Helios Technologies from $74.00 to $82.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Tuesday, March 3rd. Zacks Research lowered Helios Technologies from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Thursday, April 2nd. Stifel Nicolaus upped their target price on Helios Technologies from $76.00 to $80.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research 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 target price on the stock. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, three have assigned a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $80.67.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Helios Technologies

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Invesco Ltd. lifted its position in shares of Helios Technologies by 6.0% in the fourth quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 68,594 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,669,000 after acquiring an additional 3,876 shares in the last quarter. EP Wealth Advisors LLC purchased a new position in shares of Helios Technologies in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $363,000. XTX Topco Ltd purchased a new position in shares of Helios Technologies in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $382,000. VARCOV Co. purchased a new position in shares of Helios Technologies in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $366,000. Finally, Wellington Management Group LLP increased its holdings in shares of Helios Technologies by 114.9% in the fourth quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP now owns 1,997,527 shares of the company’s stock valued at $106,848,000 after purchasing an additional 1,067,846 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 94.72% of the company’s stock.

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.