Helios Technologies (NYSE:HLIO) Releases Q3 2026 Earnings Guidance

Helios Technologies (NYSE:HLIO) issued an update on its third quarter 2026 earnings guidance on Monday. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of 0.700-0.770 for the period, compared to the consensus EPS estimate of 0.690. The company issued revenue guidance of $215.0 million-$222.0 million, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $207.8 million. Helios Technologies also updated its FY 2026 guidance to 3.050-3.250 EPS.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of research firms have recently commented on HLIO. Zacks Research lowered shares of Helios Technologies from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Tuesday, July 21st. Stifel Nicolaus increased their price objective on Helios Technologies from $89.00 to $93.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday, July 20th. Weiss Ratings reissued a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Helios Technologies in a research note on Tuesday, June 2nd. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their target price on Helios Technologies from $90.00 to $100.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Tuesday, May 26th. Finally, Wall Street Zen cut Helios Technologies from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Saturday. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, four have assigned a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, Helios Technologies presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $93.25.

Helios Technologies Trading Down 0.2%

Shares of Helios Technologies stock opened at $81.36 on Wednesday. Helios Technologies has a 1 year low of $47.01 and a 1 year high of $95.05. The firm has a market cap of $2.69 billion, a PE ratio of 38.02 and a beta of 1.27. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.37, a current ratio of 2.86 and a quick ratio of 1.58. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $83.09 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $74.99.

Helios Technologies (NYSE:HLIO) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Monday, August 10th. The company reported $0.88 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.80 by $0.08. The firm had revenue of $231.90 million for the quarter. Helios Technologies had a net margin of 8.01% and a return on equity of 11.49%. Helios Technologies’s quarterly revenue was up 9.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned $0.59 EPS. 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. Analysts expect that Helios Technologies will post 2.9 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Helios Technologies Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, July 24th. Investors of record on Friday, July 10th were given a $0.12 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Friday, July 10th. This represents a $0.48 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.6%. Helios Technologies’s payout ratio is 26.37%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Helios Technologies news, insider Matteo Arduini sold 6,027 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, June 23rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $90.42, for a total transaction of $544,961.34. Following the sale, the insider owned 11,317 shares in the company, valued at $1,023,283.14. This trade represents a 34.75% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Insiders sold a total of 13,027 shares of company stock valued at $1,134,121 over the last quarter. 0.50% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Helios Technologies

Several institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of HLIO. 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 worth $106,848,000 after buying an additional 1,067,846 shares during the period. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership boosted its holdings in Helios Technologies by 106.6% during the 3rd quarter. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership now owns 594,361 shares of the company’s stock valued at $30,984,000 after acquiring an additional 306,659 shares during the period. SG Capital Management LLC bought a new position in Helios Technologies during the 4th quarter worth approximately $10,570,000. Cubist Systematic Strategies LLC bought a new position in Helios Technologies during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $5,628,000. Finally, Ameriprise Financial Inc. increased its stake in Helios Technologies by 45.6% in the 3rd quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 534,505 shares of the company’s stock worth $27,864,000 after purchasing an additional 167,364 shares during the period. 94.72% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

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.