Helios Technologies (NYSE:HLIO) Stock Rating Upgraded by Wall Street Zen

Helios Technologies (NYSE:HLIO) was upgraded by research analysts at Wall Street Zen from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note issued to investors on Sunday.

Other research analysts also recently issued research reports about the stock. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their price objective on shares of Helios Technologies from $90.00 to $100.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Tuesday, May 26th. KeyCorp increased their target price on shares of Helios Technologies from $82.00 to $85.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Tuesday, May 12th. Robert W. Baird lifted their target price 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 price target on Helios Technologies from $80.00 to $89.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, May 14th. Finally, Zacks Research raised Helios Technologies from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, May 27th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, four have issued a Buy rating and one has given a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $89.75.

Helios Technologies Trading Down 2.8%

Shares of Helios Technologies stock opened at $90.24 on Friday. Helios Technologies has a 1 year low of $32.74 and a 1 year high of $95.05. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $78.49 and its 200-day simple moving average is $69.62. The company has a market cap of $2.98 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 49.58 and a beta of 1.28. The company has a current ratio of 2.86, a quick ratio of 1.58 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.37.

Helios Technologies (NYSE:HLIO) last released its earnings results on Monday, May 11th. The company reported $0.80 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.68 by $0.12. Helios Technologies had a net margin of 6.98% and a return on equity of 10.49%. The firm had revenue of $228.40 million during the quarter. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company earned $0.44 earnings per share. Helios Technologies’s revenue for the quarter was up 16.8% compared to the same quarter last year. 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. As a group, sell-side analysts expect that Helios Technologies will post 2.89 EPS for the current year.

Insider Activity

In other news, insider Matteo Arduini sold 6,027 shares of the 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 completion of the transaction, the insider owned 11,317 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,023,283.14. This represents a 34.75% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. In the last ninety days, insiders have sold 13,027 shares of company stock valued at $1,134,121. Corporate insiders own 0.50% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Trading of Helios Technologies

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Wellington Management Group LLP lifted its stake 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 worth $106,848,000 after purchasing an additional 1,067,846 shares during the period. Jennison Associates LLC acquired a new stake in Helios Technologies during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $42,583,000. Kennedy Capital Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of Helios Technologies in the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $39,503,000. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership grew 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 valued at $30,984,000 after purchasing an additional 306,659 shares during the period. Finally, Victory Capital Management Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Helios Technologies in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $14,598,000. Institutional investors 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.