Helios Technologies (NYSE:HLIO) Issues Q4 2026 Earnings Guidance

Helios Technologies (NYSE:HLIO) issued an update on its fourth quarter 2026 earnings guidance on Friday morning. The company provided earnings per share guidance of 0.600-0.670 for the period, compared to the consensus earnings per share estimate of 0.740. The company issued revenue guidance of $205.0 million-$212.0 million, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $214.5 million. Helios Technologies also updated its FY 2026 guidance to 3.080-3.150 EPS.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several brokerages have recently commented on HLIO. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their price target on shares of Helios Technologies from $100.00 to $110.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, August 12th. Robert W. Baird lowered Helios Technologies from an “outperform” rating to a “neutral” rating and lowered their price objective for the company from $90.00 to $65.00 in a report on Friday. Stifel Nicolaus boosted their price objective on Helios Technologies from $93.00 to $95.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, August 12th. Wall Street Zen cut Helios Technologies from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Saturday, August 8th. Finally, KeyCorp reduced their target price on Helios Technologies from $95.00 to $85.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a report on Friday. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, three have given a Buy rating and three have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $88.75.

Helios Technologies Price Performance

Shares of NYSE HLIO traded down $8.89 during mid-day trading on Friday, reaching $51.20. 510,470 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 355,768. Helios Technologies has a fifty-two week low of $49.86 and a fifty-two week high of $95.05. The firm has a market cap of $1.69 billion, a PE ratio of 23.91 and a beta of 1.28. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $68.82 and a 200-day simple moving average of $73.42. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.35, a current ratio of 2.74 and a quick ratio of 1.53.

Helios Technologies (NYSE:HLIO) last released its earnings results on Thursday, November 5th. The company reported $0.80 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.75 by $0.05. The business had revenue of $229.70 million during the quarter. Helios Technologies had a net margin of 8.01% and a return on equity of 11.43%. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 4.3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned $0.72 earnings per share. Equities research analysts anticipate that Helios Technologies will post 3.17 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Helios Technologies Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, October 26th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, October 13th were given a $0.12 dividend. This represents a $0.48 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.9%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, October 13th. Helios Technologies’s dividend payout ratio is 22.43%.

Helios Technologies News Roundup

Here are the key news stories impacting Helios Technologies this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Third-quarter EPS was $0.80, topping the $0.75 consensus and improving from $0.72 a year earlier. The company also reported record sales, with revenue up 4.3% year over year, and raised its full-year sales outlook. Helios Technologies Reports Third Quarter 2026 Results
• Neutral Sentiment: KeyCorp kept its “overweight” rating but lowered its price target to $85 from $95, tempering the target cut with a still-positive rating. KeyCorp price-target update
• Negative Sentiment: Fourth-quarter guidance came in below analyst expectations: Helios forecast EPS of $0.60–$0.67 versus $0.74 consensus and revenue of $205–$212 million versus $214.5 million. Full-year EPS guidance of $3.08–$3.15 also falls short of the $3.18 consensus, although the revenue outlook of $895–$902 million is slightly above estimates. Helios Technologies third-quarter results and outlook
• Negative Sentiment: Robert W. Baird downgraded HLIO from “outperform” to “neutral” and cut its price target to $65 from $90, signaling reduced confidence despite the target remaining above the recent share price. Baird downgrades Helios Technologies

About Helios Technologies

Helios Technologies, Inc develops and manufactures industrial technology products for the hydraulics and electronics markets. Its offerings include hydraulic cartridge valves, manifolds and electro-hydraulic controls, as well as electronic control systems, displays, instrumentation and related connectivity solutions used in mobile equipment, industrial machinery and other specialized applications.

The company serves original equipment manufacturers and other industrial customers through a portfolio that has included the Sun Hydraulics and Enovation Controls brands.