Helios Technologies (HLIO) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Helios Technologies, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, provides engineered motion control and electronic control technology solutions in the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and the Asia Pacific. The company operates in two segments, Hydraulics and Electronics. The Hydraulics segment offers cartridge valve technology products to control rates and direction of fluid flow, and to regulate and control pressures for industrial and mobile applications; hydraulic quick release coupling solutions for the agriculture, construction equipment, and industrial markets; motion control technology and fluid conveyance technology; cartridge valve technology; engineered solutions for machine users, manufacturers, or designers. This segment sells its products under the Sun Hydraulics, Faster, Custom Fluidpower, Seungwon, NEM, Taimi, Daman, and Schultes brands. The Electronics segment offers displays, controls, and instrumentation products for off-highway, recreational marine, powersports and specialty vehicles, agriculture and water pumping, power generation, engine-driven industrial equipment, and health and wellness markets. This segment sells its products under the Enovation Controls, Zero Off, Murphy, HCT, Balboa Water Group, and Joyonway brands. It sells its hydraulic products primarily through value-add distributors, as well as directly to original equipment manufacturers (OEMs); and electronic products to OEMs, distributors, and system integrators. The company was formerly known as Sun Hydraulics Corporation and changed its name to Helios Technologies, Inc. in June 2019. Helios Technologies, Inc. was incorporated in 1970 and is headquartered in Sarasota, Florida.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $32.28 to $33.34
• 50-Day Range: $25.67 to $33.69
• 52-Week Range: $24.76 to $57.29
• Volume: 704,968 shs
• Average Volume: 233,420 shs
• Market Capitalization: $1.09 billion
• P/E Ratio: 28.97
• Dividend Yield: 1.10%
• Price Target: $44.00
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Helios Technologies Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Helios Technologies scored higher than 67% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 97th out of 179 stocks in the industrials sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Helios Technologies has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.67, and is based on 2 buy ratings, 1 hold rating, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Helios Technologies has only been the subject of 2 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 0.6 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 4.37%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Helios Technologies are expected to grow by 4.37% in the coming year, from $2.06 to $2.15 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Helios Technologies is 28.97, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 24.26.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Helios Technologies is 28.97, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Industrials sector average P/E ratio of about 25.36.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Helios Technologies has a P/B Ratio of 1.27. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 5.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

1.82% of the float of Helios Technologies has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Helios Technologies has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 1.8, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Helios Technologies has recently decreased by 10.94%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Yield

Helios Technologies pays a meaningful dividend of 1.09%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Helios Technologies does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Helios Technologies is 32.43%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Helios Technologies will have a dividend payout ratio of 16.74% next year. This indicates that Helios Technologies will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: N/A
• Environmental Score: N/A

Percentage of Shares Shorted

1.82% of the float of Helios Technologies has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Helios Technologies has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 1.8, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Helios Technologies has recently decreased by 10.94%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

News and Social Media

• Score: 1.1 / 5
• News Sentiment: N/A

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 1 news article for Helios Technologies this week, compared to 4 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

2 people have searched for HLIO on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 100% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

2 people have added Helios Technologies to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Helios Technologies insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 0.60% of the stock of Helios Technologies is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

94.72% of the stock of Helios Technologies is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

HLIO Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have HLIO shares performed this year?

Helios Technologies' stock was trading at $44.64 at the beginning of the year. Since then, HLIO stock has decreased by 26.7% and is now trading at $32.7320.
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How were Helios Technologies' earnings last quarter?

Helios Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:HLIO) announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, May, 6th. The company reported $0.44 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.36 by $0.08. The business's quarterly revenue was down 7.8% on a year-over-year basis.

How will Helios Technologies' stock buyback program work?

Helios Technologies' Board of Directors approved a share repurchase program on Monday, February 24th 2025, which authorizes the company to buy back $100,000,000 in outstanding shares, according to EventVestor. This means that the company could repurchase up to 7.8% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback programs are generally a sign that the company's board believes its stock is undervalued.

Who are Helios Technologies' major shareholders?

Helios Technologies' top institutional investors include Vanguard Group Inc. (9.89%), Conestoga Capital Advisors LLC (5.92%), Sara Bay Financial (3.65%) and Wellington Management Group LLP (3.32%). Insiders that own company stock include Philippe Lemaitre and Diana Sacchi.
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How do I buy shares of Helios Technologies?

Shares of HLIO stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

What other stocks do shareholders of Helios Technologies own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Helios Technologies investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Meta Platforms (META), Visa (V), Alphabet (GOOG) and Tesla (TSLA).

Company Calendar

• Record date for 4/22 Dividend: 4/04/2025
• Ex-Dividend for 4/22 Dividend: 4/04/2025
• Dividend Payable: 4/22/2025
• Last Earnings: 5/06/2025
• Today: 6/14/2025
• Record date for 7/21 Dividend: 7/07/2025
• Ex-Dividend for 7/21 Dividend: 7/07/2025
• Dividend Payable: 7/21/2025
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Industrials
• Industry: Miscellaneous fabricated metal products
• Sub-Industry: Construction Materials
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:HLIO
• CIK: 1024795
• Web: www.heliostechnologies.com
• Phone: (941) 362-1200
• Fax: 941-355-4497
• Employees: 2,350
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: $44.00
• High Stock Price Target: $49.00
• Low Stock Price Target: $39.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +34.4%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.67
• Research Coverage: 3 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): $1.11
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 28.97
• Forward P/E Ratio: 15.89
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $37.50 million
• Net Margins: 4.57%
• Pretax Margin: 5.77%
• Return on Equity: 8.22%
• Return on Assets: 4.50%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.52
• Current Ratio: 3.03
• Quick Ratio: 1.54

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $789.40 million
• Price / Sales: 1.38
• Cash Flow: $3.50 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 9.34
• Book Value: $25.85 per share
• Price / Book: 1.27

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 33,332,000
• Free Float: 33,009,000
• Market Cap: $1.09 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.25