Helios Technologies (NYSE:HLIO) Issues Quarterly Earnings Results

Helios Technologies (NYSE:HLIO) issued its earnings results on Monday. The company reported $0.88 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.80 by $0.08, Zacks reports. Helios Technologies had a net margin of 6.98% and a return on equity of 10.49%. Helios Technologies updated its FY 2026 guidance to 3.050-3.250 EPS and its Q3 2026 guidance to 0.700-0.770 EPS.

Helios Technologies Price Performance

Helios Technologies stock traded down $1.98 during midday trading on Monday, reaching $81.41. 325,972 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 360,351. The company’s fifty day moving average is $83.16 and its 200-day moving average is $74.77. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.37, a quick ratio of 1.58 and a current ratio of 2.86. The firm has a market cap of $2.69 billion, a PE ratio of 44.73 and a beta of 1.27. Helios Technologies has a 52 week low of $47.01 and a 52 week high of $95.05.

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 paid a dividend of $0.12 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, July 10th. This represents a $0.48 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.6%. Helios Technologies’s payout ratio is currently 26.37%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several research firms recently commented on HLIO. Robert W. Baird raised their price objective on shares of Helios Technologies from $81.00 to $85.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Wednesday, May 13th. Stifel Nicolaus boosted their target price on shares of Helios Technologies from $89.00 to $93.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Monday, July 20th. KeyCorp increased their target price on Helios Technologies from $85.00 to $95.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Monday, July 13th. Wall Street Zen lowered Helios Technologies from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Saturday. Finally, Zacks Research cut Helios Technologies from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Tuesday, July 21st. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, four have issued a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $93.25.

Insider Transactions at Helios Technologies

In other Helios Technologies news, insider Matteo Arduini sold 6,027 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, June 23rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $90.42, for a total value of $544,961.34. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider directly owned 11,317 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,023,283.14. This trade represents a 34.75% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. In the last 90 days, insiders have sold 13,027 shares of company stock valued at $1,134,121. Corporate insiders own 0.50% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in HLIO. Wellington Management Group LLP grew its position in Helios Technologies by 114.9% during 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 in the last quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP grew its stake in Helios Technologies by 3.5% in the 3rd quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 1,626,796 shares of the company’s stock worth $84,806,000 after buying an additional 55,206 shares in the last quarter. Bank of America Corp DE increased its holdings in shares of Helios Technologies by 7.9% in the 2nd quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 932,366 shares of the company’s stock worth $31,113,000 after buying an additional 68,182 shares during the last quarter. Wasatch Advisors LP increased its holdings in shares of Helios Technologies by 5.4% in the 3rd quarter. Wasatch Advisors LP now owns 854,711 shares of the company’s stock worth $44,556,000 after buying an additional 43,567 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership raised its position in shares of 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 buying an additional 306,659 shares in the last quarter. 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.