Rice Hall James & Associates LLC Has $2.52 Million Stock Holdings in Helios Technologies, Inc. $HLIO

Rice Hall James & Associates LLC trimmed its stake in shares of Helios Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:HLIO) by 28.7% in the third quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 48,360 shares of the company’s stock after selling 19,513 shares during the quarter. Rice Hall James & Associates LLC owned approximately 0.15% of Helios Technologies worth $2,521,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Several other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. CWM LLC lifted its position in shares of Helios Technologies by 14.2% in the 3rd quarter. CWM LLC now owns 1,886 shares of the company’s stock worth $98,000 after purchasing an additional 234 shares during the period. Royal Bank of Canada lifted its holdings in Helios Technologies by 0.6% in the first quarter. Royal Bank of Canada now owns 89,391 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,868,000 after buying an additional 556 shares during the period. Quarry LP boosted its position in Helios Technologies by 406.4% during the first quarter. Quarry LP now owns 1,023 shares of the company’s stock valued at $33,000 after acquiring an additional 821 shares during the last quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. boosted its position in Helios Technologies by 4.6% during the first quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. now owns 19,771 shares of the company’s stock valued at $634,000 after acquiring an additional 862 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Inspire Investing LLC grew its holdings in Helios Technologies by 9.3% during the 2nd 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 period. 94.72% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several brokerages recently commented on HLIO. Stifel Nicolaus set a $65.00 target price on Helios Technologies in a research report on Wednesday, November 5th. KeyCorp boosted their price target on Helios Technologies from $61.00 to $64.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Tuesday, November 4th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of $59.33.

Helios Technologies Trading Up 0.2%

Shares of Helios Technologies stock opened at $55.55 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of $1.84 billion, a PE ratio of 49.16 and a beta of 1.30. Helios Technologies, Inc. has a 52 week low of $24.76 and a 52 week high of $58.80. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $54.63 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $48.46. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.52, a quick ratio of 1.54 and a current ratio of 3.03.

Helios Technologies (NASDAQ:HLIO) last issued its 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 return on equity of 8.22% and a net margin of 4.57%.The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 13.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $0.59 EPS. 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. As a group, equities analysts anticipate that Helios Technologies, Inc. will post 2.06 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Helios Technologies Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, January 21st. Investors of record on Wednesday, January 7th will be given a $0.09 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, January 7th. This represents a $0.36 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.6%. Helios Technologies’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) 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.