Helios Technologies, Inc. $HLIO Shares Sold by Deprince Race & Zollo Inc.

Deprince Race & Zollo Inc. cut its holdings in Helios Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:HLIO) by 16.2% in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 846,258 shares of the company’s stock after selling 164,184 shares during the period. Deprince Race & Zollo Inc.’s holdings in Helios Technologies were worth $44,115,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other large investors also recently made changes to their positions in the company. CWM LLC lifted its position in Helios Technologies by 14.2% during the third quarter. CWM LLC now owns 1,886 shares of the company’s stock worth $98,000 after buying an additional 234 shares during the period. Royal Bank of Canada increased its stake in shares of Helios Technologies by 0.6% during the 1st quarter. Royal Bank of Canada now owns 89,391 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,868,000 after acquiring an additional 556 shares during the last quarter. Quarry LP lifted its holdings in shares of Helios Technologies by 406.4% during the 1st quarter. Quarry LP now owns 1,023 shares of the company’s stock worth $33,000 after acquiring an additional 821 shares during the period. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. boosted its position in shares of Helios Technologies by 4.6% in the first quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. now owns 19,771 shares of the company’s stock worth $634,000 after acquiring an additional 862 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Inspire Investing LLC boosted its position in shares of Helios Technologies by 9.3% in the second quarter. Inspire Investing LLC now owns 11,682 shares of the company’s stock worth $390,000 after acquiring an additional 994 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 94.72% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of equities analysts have weighed in on the stock. Stifel Nicolaus set a $65.00 price target on shares of Helios Technologies in a research note on Wednesday, November 5th. KeyCorp upped their price objective on Helios Technologies from $61.00 to $64.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Tuesday, November 4th. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Buy” and an average target price of $59.33.

Helios Technologies Stock Performance

Helios Technologies stock opened at $55.55 on Friday. Helios Technologies, Inc. has a 12-month low of $24.76 and a 12-month high of $58.80. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.52, a current ratio of 3.03 and a quick ratio of 1.54. The company has a market capitalization of $1.84 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 49.16 and a beta of 1.30. The firm’s fifty day moving average price is $54.63 and its 200 day moving average price is $48.46.

Helios Technologies (NASDAQ:HLIO) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Monday, November 3rd. The company reported $0.72 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.66 by $0.06. Helios Technologies had a net margin of 4.57% and a return on equity of 8.22%. The company’s revenue was up 13.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the firm earned $0.59 earnings per share. Helios Technologies has set its Q4 2025 guidance at 0.670-0.740 EPS and its FY 2025 guidance at 2.430-2.500 EPS. On average, research analysts forecast that Helios Technologies, Inc. will post 2.06 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Helios Technologies Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, January 21st. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, January 7th will be paid a $0.09 dividend. This represents a $0.36 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.6%. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, January 7th. Helios Technologies’s payout ratio is presently 35.64%.

About Helios Technologies

Helios Technologies, Inc is a global designer, manufacturer and distributor of highly engineered motion and electronic controls solutions. Headquartered in Sarasota, Florida, the company serves original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) across mobile and industrial end markets, including agriculture, construction, material handling, oil and gas, and renewable energy. Established in 2018 through a carve-out of established hydraulic and electronic control businesses, Helios has rapidly built scale through strategic acquisitions, broadening its product portfolio and geographic reach.

The company’s Motion Technologies segment offers a comprehensive suite of hydraulic products, including gear pumps, piston pumps and motors, directional and proportional valves, cylinders, reservoirs, filtration systems and accumulators.