Analysts Set Helios Technologies, Inc (NYSE:HLIO) Price Target at $93.25

Shares of Helios Technologies, Inc (NYSE:HLIO) have been assigned a consensus recommendation of “Moderate Buy” from the seven research firms that are currently covering the company, Marketbeat Ratings reports. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, four have issued a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company. The average 1 year price objective among brokers that have covered the stock in the last year is $96.25.

A number of research firms have recently weighed in on HLIO. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their price target on shares of Helios Technologies from $100.00 to $110.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Wednesday. Robert W. Baird lifted their price objective on Helios Technologies from $81.00 to $85.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Wednesday, May 13th. Zacks Research downgraded Helios Technologies from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Tuesday, July 21st. Wall Street Zen lowered Helios Technologies from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Saturday, August 8th. Finally, KeyCorp raised their price target on Helios Technologies from $85.00 to $95.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Monday, July 13th.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, insider Matteo Arduini sold 6,027 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, June 23rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $90.42, for a total transaction of $544,961.34. Following the transaction, the insider owned 11,317 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,023,283.14. This trade represents a 34.75% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Insiders own 0.50% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the business. NewEdge Advisors LLC bought a new position in shares of Helios Technologies during the 1st quarter valued at $29,000. Triumph Capital Management bought a new stake in Helios Technologies in the third quarter worth $36,000. Allworth Financial LP bought a new stake in Helios Technologies in the second quarter worth $40,000. Quarry LP increased its position in Helios Technologies by 948.6% during the third quarter. Quarry LP now owns 1,164 shares of the company’s stock worth $61,000 after buying an additional 1,053 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Global Retirement Partners LLC acquired a new position in Helios Technologies during the fourth quarter worth $66,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 94.72% of the company’s stock.

Helios Technologies Stock Performance

Shares of HLIO opened at $81.44 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $2.68 billion, a PE ratio of 38.06 and a beta of 1.27. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.35, a quick ratio of 1.58 and a current ratio of 2.74. The company’s 50 day moving average price is $82.90 and its 200 day moving average price is $75.23. Helios Technologies has a 52 week low of $47.01 and a 52 week high of $95.05.

Helios Technologies (NYSE:HLIO) last released its earnings results on Monday, August 10th. The company reported $0.88 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.80 by $0.08. The company had revenue of $231.90 million during the quarter. Helios Technologies had a net margin of 8.01% and a return on equity of 11.43%. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 9.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter 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. Research analysts expect that Helios Technologies will post 3.18 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Helios Technologies Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, July 24th. Investors of record on Friday, July 10th were issued a $0.12 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Friday, July 10th. This represents a $0.48 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.6%. Helios Technologies’s dividend payout ratio is currently 22.43%.

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.