Helios Technologies, Inc $HLIO Position Increased by D.A. Davidson & CO.

D.A. Davidson & CO. raised its stake in Helios Technologies, Inc (NYSE:HLIO) by 26.5% during the 1st quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 30,980 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 6,493 shares during the period. D.A. Davidson & CO. owned approximately 0.09% of Helios Technologies worth $2,005,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of HLIO. Triumph Capital Management acquired a new position in shares of Helios Technologies in the 3rd quarter worth $36,000. Quarry LP raised its position in shares of Helios Technologies by 948.6% during the third quarter. Quarry LP now owns 1,164 shares of the company’s stock worth $61,000 after purchasing an additional 1,053 shares during the period. Global Retirement Partners LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Helios Technologies during the fourth quarter valued at $66,000. Kemnay Advisory Services Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Helios Technologies in the 4th quarter valued at $104,000. Finally, Osaic Holdings Inc. boosted its position in shares of Helios Technologies by 14.1% in the 4th quarter. Osaic Holdings Inc. now owns 2,942 shares of the company’s stock valued at $158,000 after purchasing an additional 363 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 94.72% of the company’s stock.

Helios Technologies Trading Up 1.0%

Shares of NYSE HLIO opened at $81.91 on Wednesday. Helios Technologies, Inc has a one year low of $34.95 and a one year high of $95.05. The firm has a market capitalization of $2.71 billion, a PE ratio of 45.00 and a beta of 1.25. The company has a current ratio of 2.86, a quick ratio of 1.58 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.37. The business has a 50-day moving average price of $83.05 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $72.94.

Helios Technologies (NYSE:HLIO) last posted its quarterly 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. Helios Technologies had a net margin of 6.98% and a return on equity of 10.49%. The business had revenue of $228.40 million during the quarter. During the same period last 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, analysts predict that Helios Technologies, Inc will post 2.9 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Helios Technologies Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, July 24th. Shareholders of record on Friday, July 10th will be paid a dividend of $0.12 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, July 10th. This represents a $0.48 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.6%. Helios Technologies’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 26.37%.

Insider Activity at Helios Technologies

In other news, insider Matteo Arduini sold 6,027 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, June 23rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $90.42, for a total transaction of $544,961.34. Following the transaction, the insider directly owned 11,317 shares in the company, valued at $1,023,283.14. The trade was a 34.75% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. In the last 90 days, insiders have sold 13,027 shares of company stock worth $1,134,121. Insiders own 0.50% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several analysts have issued reports on the company. Stifel Nicolaus boosted their price objective on Helios Technologies from $89.00 to $93.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Monday. Robert W. Baird raised their target price on shares of Helios Technologies from $81.00 to $85.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Wednesday, May 13th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their target price on shares of Helios Technologies from $90.00 to $100.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Tuesday, May 26th. KeyCorp boosted their price target on shares of Helios Technologies from $85.00 to $95.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Monday, July 13th. Finally, Zacks Research upgraded shares of Helios Technologies from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, May 27th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, four have given a Buy rating and one has issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of $93.25.

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.