Helios Technologies, Inc (HLIO) – What Are Analysts Saying About This Stock?

Helios Technologies, Inc (NYSE:HLIO) has been assigned a consensus recommendation of “Moderate Buy” from the seven research firms that are covering the firm, MarketBeat reports. Two analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, four have given a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company. The average 12-month price objective among brokerages that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is $96.25.

HLIO has been the topic of several research reports. Zacks Research downgraded shares of Helios Technologies from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Tuesday. Weiss Ratings upgraded shares of Helios Technologies from a “hold (c)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a research note on Thursday, October 8th. KeyCorp lifted their target price on Helios Technologies from $85.00 to $95.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Monday, July 13th. Wall Street Zen lowered Helios Technologies from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Saturday, August 8th. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus boosted their target price on Helios Technologies from $93.00 to $95.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, August 12th.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Legal & General Group Plc acquired a new stake in shares of Helios Technologies during the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $2,406,000. William Blair Investment Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of Helios Technologies during the second quarter valued at approximately $74,454,000. Bank of New York Mellon Corp acquired a new position in Helios Technologies in the 2nd quarter valued at $14,921,000. Lazard Asset Management LLC acquired a new position in Helios Technologies in the 1st quarter valued at $1,966,000. Finally, Fifth Third Bancorp raised its holdings in 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 last quarter. 94.72% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Helios Technologies Stock Down 4.3%

HLIO stock opened at $66.48 on Friday. The company’s 50 day moving average price is $70.83 and its 200 day moving average price is $75.90. The firm has a market capitalization of $2.19 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 31.07 and a beta of 1.30. Helios Technologies has a fifty-two week low of $48.99 and a fifty-two week high of $95.05. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.35, a quick ratio of 1.53 and a current ratio of 2.74.

Helios Technologies (NYSE:HLIO) last posted its earnings results on Monday, August 10th. The company reported $0.88 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.80 by $0.08. Helios Technologies had a return on equity of 11.43% and a net margin of 8.01%. The firm had revenue of $231.90 million during the quarter. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $0.59 EPS. Helios Technologies’s revenue for the quarter was up 9.1% compared to the same quarter last year. 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, equities research analysts anticipate that Helios Technologies will post 3.17 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Helios Technologies Dividend Announcement

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

Helios Technologies Company Profile

Helios Technologies, Inc develops and manufactures industrial technology products for the hydraulics and electronics markets. Its offerings include hydraulic cartridge valves, manifolds and electro-hydraulic controls, as well as electronic control systems, displays, instrumentation and related connectivity solutions used in mobile equipment, industrial machinery and other specialized applications.

The company serves original equipment manufacturers and other industrial customers through a portfolio that has included the Sun Hydraulics and Enovation Controls brands.