SG Americas Securities LLC Sells 12,005 Shares of Helios Technologies, Inc $HLIO

SG Americas Securities LLC decreased its position in Helios Technologies, Inc (NYSE:HLIO) by 70.1% in the 1st quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The fund owned 5,115 shares of the company’s stock after selling 12,005 shares during the period. SG Americas Securities LLC’s holdings in Helios Technologies were worth $331,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

A number of other hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of the company. Legacy Wealth Asset Management LLC grew its holdings in shares of Helios Technologies by 6.2% during the 4th quarter. Legacy Wealth Asset Management LLC now owns 4,186 shares of the company’s stock worth $224,000 after purchasing an additional 246 shares in the last quarter. LPL Financial LLC increased its position in shares of Helios Technologies by 5.1% during the fourth quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 5,689 shares of the company’s stock valued at $304,000 after purchasing an additional 274 shares during the period. Osaic Holdings Inc. raised its stake in shares of Helios Technologies by 14.1% in the fourth quarter. Osaic Holdings Inc. now owns 2,942 shares of the company’s stock valued at $158,000 after purchasing an additional 363 shares in the last quarter. ProShare Advisors LLC raised its stake in shares of Helios Technologies by 6.9% in the fourth quarter. ProShare Advisors LLC now owns 6,065 shares of the company’s stock valued at $324,000 after purchasing an additional 391 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Royal Bank of Canada lifted its position in Helios Technologies by 0.6% in the first quarter. Royal Bank of Canada now owns 89,391 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,868,000 after purchasing an additional 556 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 94.72% of the company’s stock.

Helios Technologies Trading Up 1.5%

Shares of Helios Technologies stock opened at $80.25 on Friday. Helios Technologies, Inc has a 12-month low of $33.85 and a 12-month high of $95.05. The stock has a market capitalization of $2.65 billion, a P/E ratio of 44.10 and a beta of 1.25. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $81.21 and a 200 day simple moving average of $71.48. The company has a quick ratio of 1.58, a current ratio of 2.86 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.37.

Helios Technologies (NYSE:HLIO) last released its quarterly earnings results on Monday, May 11th. The company reported $0.80 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.68 by $0.12. The firm had revenue of $228.40 million for the quarter. Helios Technologies had a net margin of 6.98% and a return on equity of 10.49%. Helios Technologies’s quarterly revenue was up 16.8% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $0.44 earnings per share. Helios Technologies has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 0.780-0.830 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 2.750-3.000 EPS. Research analysts expect that Helios Technologies, Inc will post 2.89 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Helios Technologies Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, July 24th. Stockholders of record on Friday, July 10th will be paid a $0.12 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Friday, July 10th. This represents a $0.48 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.6%. Helios Technologies’s payout ratio is 26.37%.

Insider Activity at Helios Technologies

In other news, insider Matteo Arduini sold 6,027 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, June 23rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $90.42, for a total value of $544,961.34. Following the transaction, the insider directly owned 11,317 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,023,283.14. The trade was a 34.75% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Over the last 90 days, insiders sold 13,027 shares of company stock valued at $1,134,121. 0.50% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of equities research analysts have weighed in on the stock. Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Helios Technologies from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Sunday, June 28th. Weiss Ratings restated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Helios Technologies in a research note on Tuesday, June 2nd. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their price objective on shares of Helios Technologies from $90.00 to $100.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Tuesday, May 26th. Robert W. Baird lifted their target price on shares of Helios Technologies from $81.00 to $85.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Wednesday, May 13th. Finally, KeyCorp upped their target price on shares of Helios Technologies from $82.00 to $85.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Tuesday, May 12th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, four have assigned a Buy rating and one has issued a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of $89.75.

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.