408,245 Shares in Helios Technologies, Inc $HLIO Acquired by Jupiter Topco LLC

Jupiter Topco LLC bought a new stake in Helios Technologies, Inc (NYSE:HLIO) during the second quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm bought 408,245 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $36,438,000.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of HLIO. William Blair Investment Management LLC acquired a new position in Helios Technologies during the second quarter valued at approximately $74,454,000. Leeward Investments LLC MA acquired a new stake in shares of Helios Technologies in the first quarter worth $9,659,000. Fifth Third Bancorp raised its stake in shares of Helios Technologies by 17,367.4% in the 1st quarter. Fifth Third Bancorp now owns 129,783 shares of the company’s stock valued at $8,398,000 after acquiring an additional 129,040 shares during the period. Lazard Asset Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of Helios Technologies in the 1st quarter valued at $1,966,000. Finally, Strs Ohio acquired a new position in shares of Helios Technologies during the 1st quarter valued at $893,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 94.72% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity at Helios Technologies

In related news, insider Matteo Arduini sold 6,027 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, June 23rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $90.42, for a total value of $544,961.34. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider owned 11,317 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,023,283.14. This represents a 34.75% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Company insiders own 0.50% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of analysts recently weighed in on HLIO shares. Stifel Nicolaus upped their price target on shares of Helios Technologies from $93.00 to $95.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, August 12th. Wall Street Zen lowered Helios Technologies from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Saturday, August 8th. Weiss Ratings upgraded Helios Technologies from a “hold (c)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a research note on Wednesday, August 12th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their target price on Helios Technologies from $100.00 to $110.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, August 12th. Finally, Robert W. Baird upped their target price on Helios Technologies from $81.00 to $85.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Wednesday, May 13th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, four have assigned a Buy rating and two have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Helios Technologies has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $96.25.

Helios Technologies Stock Performance

Helios Technologies stock opened at $72.97 on Friday. Helios Technologies, Inc has a 12-month low of $47.01 and a 12-month high of $95.05. The company has a market capitalization of $2.40 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 34.10 and a beta of 1.27. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.35, a current ratio of 2.74 and a quick ratio of 1.53. The firm’s fifty day moving average price is $81.08 and its 200 day moving average price is $75.82.

Helios Technologies (NYSE:HLIO) last issued its quarterly earnings data 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 11.43%. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 9.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm 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. On average, research analysts forecast that Helios Technologies, Inc will post 3.19 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Helios Technologies Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, July 24th. Investors of record on Friday, July 10th were paid a $0.12 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Friday, July 10th. This represents a $0.48 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.7%. Helios Technologies’s payout ratio is 22.43%.

About Helios Technologies

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.