HLIO vs. ITT, FBIN, WFG, ACA, SKY, CXT, USLM, TGLS, HLMN, and JBI
Should you be buying Helios Technologies stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Helios Technologies include ITT (ITT), Fortune Brands Innovations (FBIN), West Fraser Timber (WFG), Arcosa (ACA), Champion Homes (SKY), Crane NXT (CXT), United States Lime & Minerals (USLM), Tecnoglass (TGLS), Hillman Solutions (HLMN), and Janus International Group (JBI).
Helios Technologies vs. Its Competitors
ITT (NYSE:ITT) and Helios Technologies (NASDAQ:HLIO) are related companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, profitability, dividends, media sentiment and valuation.
91.6% of ITT shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 94.7% of Helios Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. 0.5% of ITT shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.6% of Helios Technologies shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
ITT has a beta of 1.38, suggesting that its share price is 38% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Helios Technologies has a beta of 1.26, suggesting that its share price is 26% more volatile than the S&P 500.
ITT presently has a consensus price target of $190.89, suggesting a potential upside of 4.63%. Helios Technologies has a consensus price target of $51.00, suggesting a potential downside of 4.30%. Given ITT's higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe ITT is more favorable than Helios Technologies.
In the previous week, ITT had 2 more articles in the media than Helios Technologies. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for ITT and 8 mentions for Helios Technologies. ITT's average media sentiment score of 0.72 beat Helios Technologies' score of 0.52 indicating that ITT is being referred to more favorably in the media.
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.
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.
ITT pays an annual dividend of $1.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.8%. Helios Technologies pays an annual dividend of $0.36 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.7%. ITT pays out 22.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Helios Technologies pays out 34.6% 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.
Summary
ITT beats Helios Technologies on 15 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NASDAQ:HLIO) was last updated on 10/6/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff