Matteo Arduini Sells 3,000 Shares of Helios Technologies (NYSE:HLIO) Stock

Helios Technologies, Inc (NYSE:HLIO) insider Matteo Arduini sold 3,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Friday, May 15th. The shares were 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 approximately $1,171,444.16. This represents a 16.38% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink.

Helios Technologies Trading Up 1.3%

Shares of HLIO stock opened at $78.93 on Thursday. The stock’s fifty day moving average price is $68.64 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $63.80. The company has a market cap of $2.61 billion, a PE ratio of 43.37 and a beta of 1.23. Helios Technologies, Inc has a fifty-two week low of $28.79 and a fifty-two week high of $80.00. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.37, a quick ratio of 1.58 and a current ratio of 2.86.

Helios Technologies (NYSE:HLIO) last issued its earnings results on Monday, May 11th. The company reported $0.80 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.68 by $0.12. The firm had revenue of $228.40 million for the quarter. Helios Technologies had a return on equity of 10.49% and a net margin of 6.98%.The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 16.8% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $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. Equities analysts predict that Helios Technologies, Inc will post 2.89 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Helios Technologies Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, April 27th. Shareholders of record on Monday, April 13th were issued a $0.12 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, April 13th. This represents a $0.48 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.6%. This is a boost from Helios Technologies’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.09. Helios Technologies’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 26.37%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

HLIO has been the topic of a number of research analyst reports. Zacks Research downgraded Helios Technologies from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Thursday, April 2nd. 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. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their price objective on Helios Technologies from $85.00 to $90.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Wednesday, May 13th. Stifel Nicolaus raised their price objective on Helios Technologies from $80.00 to $89.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, May 14th. Finally, Wall Street Zen raised Helios Technologies from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Saturday, March 7th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, four have given a Buy rating and two have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $87.25.

Institutional Trading of Helios Technologies

Several institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of HLIO. Triumph Capital Management bought a new stake in shares of Helios Technologies in the third quarter worth $36,000. Quarry LP raised its position in Helios Technologies by 948.6% during the 3rd quarter. Quarry LP now owns 1,164 shares of the company’s stock worth $61,000 after purchasing an additional 1,053 shares during the last quarter. Global Retirement Partners LLC bought a new position in Helios Technologies during the 4th quarter worth $66,000. State of Alaska Department of Revenue bought a new position in Helios Technologies during the 3rd quarter worth $96,000. Finally, Kemnay Advisory Services Inc. bought a new position in Helios Technologies during the 4th quarter worth $104,000. 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.