Helios Technologies (NYSE:HLIO) Issues Earnings Results, Beats Estimates By $0.08 EPS

Helios Technologies (NYSE:HLIO) released its earnings results on Monday. The company reported $0.88 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.80 by $0.08, Zacks reports. Helios Technologies had a return on equity of 11.49% and a net margin of 8.01%.The business had revenue of $231.90 million for the quarter. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned $0.59 EPS. The firm’s revenue was up 9.1% compared to the same quarter last year. Helios Technologies updated its FY 2026 guidance to 3.050-3.250 EPS and its Q3 2026 guidance to 0.700-0.770 EPS.

Helios Technologies Trading Down 1.6%

NYSE:HLIO traded down $1.26 during midday trading on Wednesday, reaching $79.80. 20,543 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 360,241. The company has a fifty day moving average of $83.09 and a 200 day moving average of $74.99. Helios Technologies has a 12 month low of $47.01 and a 12 month high of $95.05. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.37, a quick ratio of 1.58 and a current ratio of 2.86. The stock has a market capitalization of $2.64 billion, a P/E ratio of 37.24 and a beta of 1.27.

Helios Technologies Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, July 24th. Investors of record on Friday, July 10th were issued a dividend of $0.12 per share. This represents a $0.48 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.6%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, July 10th. Helios Technologies’s dividend payout ratio is currently 26.37%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

HLIO has been the subject of a number of research reports. Robert W. Baird upped their price objective on Helios Technologies from $81.00 to $85.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Wednesday, May 13th. KeyCorp boosted their target price on Helios Technologies from $85.00 to $95.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Monday, July 13th. Zacks Research lowered Helios Technologies from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Tuesday, July 21st. Wall Street Zen cut shares of Helios Technologies from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Saturday. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus lifted their price target on shares of Helios Technologies from $89.00 to $93.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday, July 20th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, four have issued a Buy rating and two have given a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $93.25.

Insider Transactions at Helios Technologies

In other Helios Technologies news, insider Matteo Arduini sold 6,027 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, June 23rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $90.42, for a total value of $544,961.34. Following the sale, 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 position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Over the last 90 days, insiders have sold 13,027 shares of company stock valued at $1,134,121. 0.50% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Wellington Management Group LLP lifted its position in Helios Technologies by 114.9% during the fourth quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP now owns 1,997,527 shares of the company’s stock valued at $106,848,000 after purchasing an additional 1,067,846 shares during the period. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership lifted its stake in shares of Helios Technologies by 106.6% in the 3rd quarter. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership now owns 594,361 shares of the company’s stock worth $30,984,000 after purchasing an additional 306,659 shares during the period. SG Capital Management LLC bought a new position in shares of Helios Technologies in the 4th quarter worth approximately $10,570,000. Cubist Systematic Strategies LLC purchased a new position in shares of Helios Technologies in the second quarter worth approximately $5,628,000. Finally, Ameriprise Financial Inc. grew its position in Helios Technologies by 45.6% during the third quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 534,505 shares of the company’s stock valued at $27,864,000 after buying an additional 167,364 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 94.72% of the company’s stock.

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.