Helios Technologies, Inc (NYSE:HLIO) Stock Has Average Target Price of $96.25 According to Analysts

Shares of Helios Technologies, Inc (NYSE:HLIO) have earned an average recommendation of “Buy” from the seven research firms that are currently covering the stock, MarketBeat reports. One analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating, four have issued a buy rating and two have assigned a strong buy rating to the company. The average 12 month price objective among brokerages that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $96.25.

HLIO has been the topic of several recent analyst reports. Zacks Research raised Helios Technologies from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, September 29th. Weiss Ratings cut Helios Technologies from a “hold (c+)” rating to a “hold (c)” rating in a research note on Thursday, September 17th. Stifel Nicolaus increased their price target on Helios Technologies from $93.00 to $95.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, August 12th. KeyCorp raised their price target on Helios Technologies from $85.00 to $95.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Monday, July 13th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their price objective on shares of Helios Technologies from $100.00 to $110.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, August 12th.

Institutional Trading of Helios Technologies

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in HLIO. BlackRock Inc. bought a new position in shares of Helios Technologies in the second quarter valued at approximately $231,414,000. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP raised its holdings in Helios Technologies by 0.4% during the first quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 1,618,712 shares of the company’s stock worth $104,743,000 after purchasing an additional 6,347 shares in the last quarter. William Blair Investment Management LLC bought a new stake in Helios Technologies during the second quarter worth approximately $74,454,000. Jennison Associates LLC lifted its position in Helios Technologies by 30.1% in the first quarter. Jennison Associates LLC now owns 1,035,977 shares of the company’s stock worth $67,038,000 after purchasing an additional 239,876 shares during the period. Finally, Wasatch Advisors LP lifted its position in Helios Technologies by 35.4% in the first quarter. Wasatch Advisors LP now owns 799,008 shares of the company’s stock worth $51,704,000 after purchasing an additional 208,823 shares during the period. 94.72% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Helios Technologies Trading Up 0.1%

Helios Technologies stock opened at $71.75 on Monday. Helios Technologies has a 52-week low of $47.01 and a 52-week high of $95.05. The company has a quick ratio of 1.53, a current ratio of 2.74 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.35. The firm has a market capitalization of $2.36 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 33.53 and a beta of 1.30. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $73.98 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $75.57.

Helios Technologies (NYSE:HLIO) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Monday, August 10th. The company reported $0.88 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.80 by $0.08. The company 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%. Helios Technologies’s revenue for the quarter was up 9.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $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. Sell-side analysts expect that Helios Technologies will post 3.19 earnings per share for the current year.

Helios Technologies Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, October 26th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, October 13th will be paid a dividend of $0.12 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, October 13th. This represents a $0.48 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.7%. Helios Technologies’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 22.43%.

Helios Technologies Company Profile

Helios Technologies, Inc is an industrial technology company that develops and manufactures products used to control the movement and operation of machinery. The company serves the hydraulics and electronics markets, providing technologies for mobile equipment, industrial machinery and other applications that require fluid-power and electronic control systems.

Its hydraulics products include cartridge valves, manifolds and related integrated hydraulic circuits designed to regulate pressure, flow and motion.