Helios Technologies, Inc to Issue Quarterly Dividend of $0.12 (NYSE:HLIO)

Helios Technologies, Inc (NYSE:HLIO) announced a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, June 17th. Investors of record on Friday, July 10th will be given a dividend of 0.12 per share on Friday, July 24th. This represents a c) dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.6%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, July 10th.

Helios Technologies has a payout ratio of 21.1% indicating that its dividend is sufficiently covered by earnings. Equities research analysts expect Helios Technologies to earn $3.30 per share next year, which means the company should continue to be able to cover its $0.48 annual dividend with an expected future payout ratio of 14.5%.

Helios Technologies Stock Performance

Helios Technologies stock traded down $1.39 during mid-day trading on Wednesday, hitting $84.36. 459,577 shares of the company’s stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 364,003. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.37, a current ratio of 2.86 and a quick ratio of 1.58. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $75.18 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $67.69. Helios Technologies has a fifty-two week low of $30.48 and a fifty-two week high of $87.87. The stock has a market cap of $2.79 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 46.35 and a beta of 1.28.

Helios Technologies (NYSE:HLIO) last released its quarterly earnings data on Monday, May 11th. The company reported $0.80 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate 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 revenue for the quarter was up 16.8% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior 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. On average, research analysts expect that Helios Technologies will post 2.89 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Insider Buying and Selling at Helios Technologies

In other news, insider Matteo Arduini sold 3,000 shares of Helios Technologies stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, May 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $76.48, for a total value of $229,440.00. Following the completion of the sale, the insider directly owned 15,317 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,171,444.16. The trade was a 16.38% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Insiders own 0.50% of the company’s stock.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Helios Technologies

A number of hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Wellington Management Group LLP lifted its position in shares of Helios Technologies by 114.9% during the 4th quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP now owns 1,997,527 shares of the company’s stock valued at $106,848,000 after acquiring an additional 1,067,846 shares during the period. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP raised its stake in Helios Technologies by 3.5% in the third quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 1,626,796 shares of the company’s stock valued at $84,806,000 after purchasing an additional 55,206 shares in the last quarter. Jennison Associates LLC raised its stake in Helios Technologies by 30.1% in the first quarter. Jennison Associates LLC now owns 1,035,977 shares of the company’s stock valued at $67,038,000 after purchasing an additional 239,876 shares in the last quarter. Bank of America Corp DE lifted its position in Helios Technologies by 7.9% during the second quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 932,366 shares of the company’s stock worth $31,113,000 after purchasing an additional 68,182 shares during the period. Finally, Wasatch Advisors LP grew its stake in Helios Technologies by 5.4% during the third 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 in the last quarter. 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.