Helios Technologies (NASDAQ:HLIO) Hits New 12-Month High – Here’s What Happened

Helios Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:HLIO)’s share price hit a new 52-week high on Tuesday . The company traded as high as $66.00 and last traded at $65.10, with a volume of 59165 shares traded. The stock had previously closed at $64.09.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several research firms have weighed in on HLIO. JPMorgan Chase & Co. began coverage on Helios Technologies in a research note on Tuesday. They set an “overweight” rating and a $80.00 target price for the company. Stifel Nicolaus set a $65.00 price objective on Helios Technologies in a research report on Wednesday, November 5th. Finally, KeyCorp lifted their target price on Helios Technologies from $61.00 to $64.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Tuesday, November 4th. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, According to MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $64.50.

Helios Technologies Stock Down 0.7%

The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $56.37 and a 200 day simple moving average of $51.87. The stock has a market capitalization of $2.22 billion, a P/E ratio of 59.32 and a beta of 1.29. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.52, a current ratio of 3.03 and a quick ratio of 1.54.

Helios Technologies (NASDAQ:HLIO) last released its quarterly earnings results on Monday, November 3rd. The company reported $0.72 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.66 by $0.06. Helios Technologies had a return on equity of 8.22% and a net margin of 4.57%.The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 13.3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company earned $0.59 EPS. Helios Technologies has set its Q4 2025 guidance at 0.670-0.740 EPS and its FY 2025 guidance at 2.430-2.500 EPS. On average, equities research analysts forecast that Helios Technologies, Inc. will post 2.06 EPS for the current year.

Helios Technologies Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, January 21st. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, January 7th were paid a dividend of $0.09 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, January 7th. This represents a $0.36 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.5%. Helios Technologies’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 35.64%.

Institutional Trading of Helios Technologies

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of HLIO. Geode Capital Management LLC raised its stake in Helios Technologies by 3.4% during the second quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 789,981 shares of the company’s stock worth $26,365,000 after buying an additional 26,098 shares during the last quarter. Ceredex Value Advisors LLC boosted its position in Helios Technologies by 19.2% during the second quarter. Ceredex Value Advisors LLC now owns 417,950 shares of the company’s stock valued at $13,947,000 after acquiring an additional 67,450 shares during the last quarter. Advantage Alpha Capital Partners LP grew its holdings in Helios Technologies by 11.8% during the 2nd quarter. Advantage Alpha Capital Partners LP now owns 62,926 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,100,000 after acquiring an additional 6,631 shares during the period. Congress Asset Management Co. bought a new position in shares of Helios Technologies in the 3rd quarter worth about $3,063,000. Finally, Connor Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. acquired a new position in shares of Helios Technologies in the 2nd quarter valued at about $367,000. 94.72% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Helios Technologies Company Profile

Helios Technologies, Inc is a global designer, manufacturer and distributor of highly engineered motion and electronic controls solutions. Headquartered in Sarasota, Florida, the company serves original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) across mobile and industrial end markets, including agriculture, construction, material handling, oil and gas, and renewable energy. Established in 2018 through a carve-out of established hydraulic and electronic control businesses, Helios has rapidly built scale through strategic acquisitions, broadening its product portfolio and geographic reach.

The company’s Motion Technologies segment offers a comprehensive suite of hydraulic products, including gear pumps, piston pumps and motors, directional and proportional valves, cylinders, reservoirs, filtration systems and accumulators.