Matteo Arduini Sells 3,000 Shares of Helios Technologies (NYSE:HLIO) Stock

Helios Technologies, Inc (NYSE:HLIO) insider Matteo Arduini sold 3,000 shares of the stock in a transaction 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 transaction, the insider directly owned 15,317 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,171,444.16. This represents a 16.38% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink.

Helios Technologies Price Performance

NYSE HLIO traded up $0.65 during mid-day trading on Tuesday, hitting $77.82. The stock had a trading volume of 604,706 shares, compared to its average volume of 364,860. Helios Technologies, Inc has a twelve month low of $28.79 and a twelve month high of $80.00. The stock has a market capitalization of $2.57 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 42.76 and a beta of 1.23. The firm’s 50 day moving average is $68.37 and its 200 day moving average is $63.64. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.37, a current ratio of 2.86 and a quick ratio of 1.58.

Helios Technologies (NYSE:HLIO) last issued its earnings results on Monday, May 11th. The company reported $0.80 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.68 by $0.12. The business had revenue of $228.40 million during the quarter. Helios Technologies had a return on equity of 10.49% 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 period last year, the business 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. Equities research analysts forecast that Helios Technologies, Inc will post 2.89 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Helios Technologies Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, April 27th. Investors of record on Monday, April 13th were issued a dividend of $0.12 per share. This is a positive change from Helios Technologies’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.09. The ex-dividend date was Monday, April 13th. This represents a $0.48 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.6%. Helios Technologies’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 26.37%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

HLIO has been the subject of several recent analyst reports. Zacks Research cut Helios Technologies from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Thursday, April 2nd. Robert W. Baird lifted 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. Stifel Nicolaus boosted their target price on Helios Technologies from $80.00 to $89.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, May 14th. KeyCorp lifted their price target on Helios Technologies from $82.00 to $85.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Tuesday, May 12th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their price objective on shares of Helios Technologies from $85.00 to $90.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, May 13th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, four have issued a Buy rating and two have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $87.25.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Helios Technologies

A number of large investors have recently modified their holdings of HLIO. Aberdeen Group plc purchased a new position in Helios Technologies in the fourth quarter valued at about $13,681,000. Jackson Creek Investment Advisors LLC bought a new position in Helios Technologies during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $1,334,000. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans lifted its holdings in Helios Technologies by 7.9% during the 3rd quarter. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans now owns 1,530,525 shares of the company’s stock worth $79,787,000 after buying an additional 112,213 shares during the last quarter. William Blair Investment Management LLC raised its position in shares of Helios Technologies by 16.7% during the 3rd quarter. William Blair Investment Management LLC now owns 735,721 shares of the company’s stock worth $38,353,000 after purchasing an additional 105,334 shares during the period. Finally, Victory Capital Management Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Helios Technologies during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $14,598,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds 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.