Matteo Arduini Sells 6,027 Shares of Helios Technologies (NYSE:HLIO) Stock

Helios Technologies, Inc (NYSE:HLIO) insider Matteo Arduini sold 6,027 shares of Helios Technologies stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, June 23rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $90.42, for a total value of $544,961.34. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider owned 11,317 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,023,283.14. This trade represents a 34.75% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website.

Matteo Arduini also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Monday, June 22nd, Matteo Arduini sold 4,000 shares of Helios Technologies stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $89.93, for a total value of $359,720.00.
• On Friday, May 15th, Matteo Arduini sold 3,000 shares of Helios Technologies stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $76.48, for a total value of $229,440.00.

Helios Technologies Stock Performance

Shares of HLIO traded up $0.25 during mid-day trading on Wednesday, hitting $89.71. The stock had a trading volume of 480,261 shares, compared to its average volume of 345,222. Helios Technologies, Inc has a fifty-two week low of $31.35 and a fifty-two week high of $92.41. The company has a quick ratio of 1.58, a current ratio of 2.86 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.37. The company has a market cap of $2.96 billion, a PE ratio of 49.29 and a beta of 1.28. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $77.60 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $69.20.

Helios Technologies (NYSE:HLIO) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Monday, May 11th. The company reported $0.80 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.68 by $0.12. Helios Technologies had a return on equity of 10.49% and a net margin of 6.98%.The business had revenue of $228.40 million for the quarter. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $0.44 earnings per share. The business’s revenue was up 16.8% on a year-over-year basis. 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, equities analysts expect that Helios Technologies, Inc will post 2.89 earnings per share for the current year.

Helios Technologies Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, July 24th. Stockholders of record on Friday, July 10th will be given a $0.12 dividend. This represents a $0.48 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.5%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, July 10th. Helios Technologies’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 26.37%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of equities analysts have issued reports on HLIO shares. Stifel Nicolaus raised their target price on shares of Helios Technologies from $80.00 to $89.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, May 14th. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Helios Technologies in a report on Tuesday, June 2nd. Robert W. Baird increased their price target on Helios Technologies from $81.00 to $85.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Wednesday, May 13th. Zacks Research raised Helios Technologies from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, May 27th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their price objective on Helios Technologies from $90.00 to $100.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Tuesday, May 26th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, four have assigned a Buy rating and one has assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $89.75.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of HLIO. Aberdeen Group plc acquired a new position in Helios Technologies during the fourth quarter worth about $13,681,000. William Blair Investment Management LLC lifted its holdings in Helios Technologies by 16.7% in the 3rd quarter. William Blair Investment Management LLC now owns 735,721 shares of the company’s stock valued at $38,353,000 after acquiring an additional 105,334 shares during the last quarter. Victory Capital Management Inc. bought a new position in shares of Helios Technologies during the 3rd quarter valued at about $14,598,000. Leeward Investments LLC MA bought a new position in shares of Helios Technologies during the 1st quarter valued at about $9,659,000. Finally, Kennedy Capital Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of Helios Technologies in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $39,503,000. 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.