Helios Technologies (HLIO) Competitors

Helios Technologies (NASDAQ:HLIO) and ITT (NYSE:ITT) are related companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, media sentiment, dividends, earnings, risk, analyst recommendations, valuation and institutional ownership.

Do analysts rate HLIO or ITT?

Helios Technologies currently has a consensus price target of $45.67, suggesting a potential downside of 5.63%. ITT has a consensus price target of $179.22, suggesting a potential upside of 8.75%. Given ITT's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe ITT is more favorable than Helios Technologies.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Helios Technologies	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
ITT	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	9 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.90

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in HLIO or ITT?

94.7% of Helios Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 91.6% of ITT shares are held by institutional investors. 0.6% of Helios Technologies shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of ITT shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media refer more to HLIO or ITT?

In the previous week, ITT had 15 more articles in the media than Helios Technologies. MarketBeat recorded 39 mentions for ITT and 24 mentions for Helios Technologies. ITT's average media sentiment score of 0.87 beat Helios Technologies' score of 0.54 indicating that ITT is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Helios Technologies	4 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	12 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
ITT	14 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	11 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is HLIO or ITT a better dividend stock?

Helios Technologies pays an annual dividend of $0.36 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.7%. ITT pays an annual dividend of $1.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.8%. Helios Technologies pays out 34.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. ITT pays out 22.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. ITT has increased its dividend for 10 consecutive years. ITT is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Is HLIO or ITT more profitable?

ITT has a net margin of 13.99% compared to Helios Technologies' net margin of 4.57%. ITT's return on equity of 18.08% beat Helios Technologies' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Helios Technologies	4.57%	8.22%	4.50%
ITT	13.99%	18.08%	10.08%

Which has more risk and volatility, HLIO or ITT?

Helios Technologies has a beta of 1.28, suggesting that its stock price is 28% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, ITT has a beta of 1.38, suggesting that its stock price is 38% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has higher valuation and earnings, HLIO or ITT?

ITT has higher revenue and earnings than Helios Technologies. ITT is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Helios Technologies, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Helios Technologies	$782M	2.06	$37.50M	$1.04	46.53
ITT	$3.63B	3.54	$518.30M	$6.36	25.91

Summary

ITT beats Helios Technologies on 15 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.