JPMorgan Chase & Co. Issues Positive Forecast for Helios Technologies (NYSE:HLIO) Stock Price

Helios Technologies (NYSE:HLIO) had its price objective upped by stock analysts at JPMorgan Chase & Co. from $85.00 to $90.00 in a note issued to investors on Wednesday,Benzinga reports. The brokerage presently has an “overweight” rating on the stock. JPMorgan Chase & Co.‘s price target indicates a potential upside of 18.70% from the stock’s previous close.

A number of other brokerages have also recently issued reports on HLIO. Zacks Research cut Helios Technologies from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Thursday, April 2nd. Stifel Nicolaus increased their price objective on Helios Technologies from $76.00 to $80.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, April 14th. Wall Street Zen raised Helios Technologies from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Saturday, March 7th. Robert W. Baird increased their price objective on Helios Technologies from $81.00 to $85.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Wednesday. Finally, KeyCorp increased their price objective on Helios Technologies from $82.00 to $85.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Tuesday. One equities research 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 stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Helios Technologies presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $85.00.

Helios Technologies Stock Performance

Shares of HLIO stock traded down $1.75 on Wednesday, hitting $75.82. 100,177 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 357,419. The company has a current ratio of 2.90, a quick ratio of 1.58 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.39. The firm has a market capitalization of $2.51 billion, a PE ratio of 41.54 and a beta of 1.23. Helios Technologies has a one year low of $28.79 and a one year high of $80.00. The firm’s 50 day moving average is $67.64 and its two-hundred day moving average is $62.93.

Helios Technologies (NYSE:HLIO) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Monday, May 11th. The company reported $0.80 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.68 by $0.12. The company had revenue of $228.40 million during the quarter. Helios Technologies had a return on equity of 10.54% and a net margin of 6.98%.The firm’s revenue was up 16.8% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $0.44 EPS. 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. Sell-side analysts expect that Helios Technologies will post 2.74 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Institutional Trading of Helios Technologies

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of HLIO. Triumph Capital Management purchased a new stake in shares of Helios Technologies in the 3rd quarter valued at about $36,000. Quarry LP raised its holdings in shares of Helios Technologies by 948.6% in the 3rd quarter. Quarry LP now owns 1,164 shares of the company’s stock valued at $61,000 after acquiring an additional 1,053 shares in the last quarter. Global Retirement Partners LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Helios Technologies in the 4th quarter valued at about $66,000. State of Alaska Department of Revenue purchased a new stake in shares of Helios Technologies in the 3rd quarter valued at about $96,000. Finally, CWM LLC raised its holdings in shares of Helios Technologies by 14.2% in the 3rd quarter. CWM LLC now owns 1,886 shares of the company’s stock valued at $98,000 after acquiring an additional 234 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 94.72% of the company’s stock.

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.