Helios Technologies (HLIO) Competitors

Helios Technologies (NASDAQ:HLIO) and Skyline Champion (NYSE:SKY) are both industrials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their community ranking, profitability, earnings, valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, risk, institutional ownership and dividends.

Which has more volatility & risk, HLIO or SKY?

Helios Technologies has a beta of 1.25, suggesting that its stock price is 25% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Skyline Champion has a beta of 1.19, suggesting that its stock price is 19% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is HLIO or SKY more profitable?

Skyline Champion has a net margin of 6.80% compared to Helios Technologies' net margin of 4.57%. Skyline Champion's return on equity of 13.80% beat Helios Technologies' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Helios Technologies	4.57%	8.22%	4.50%
Skyline Champion	6.80%	13.80%	10.19%

Does the media refer more to HLIO or SKY?

In the previous week, Skyline Champion had 6 more articles in the media than Helios Technologies. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Skyline Champion and 2 mentions for Helios Technologies. Skyline Champion's average media sentiment score of 1.75 beat Helios Technologies' score of 0.32 indicating that Skyline Champion is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Helios Technologies	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Skyline Champion	8 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in HLIO or SKY?

Helios Technologies received 23 more outperform votes than Skyline Champion when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 46.30% of users gave Helios Technologies an outperform vote while only 29.35% of users gave Skyline Champion an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Helios Technologies	Outperform Votes 50 46.30%	Underperform Votes 58 53.70%
Skyline Champion	Outperform Votes 27 29.35%	Underperform Votes 65 70.65%

Do institutionals & insiders believe in HLIO or SKY?

94.7% of Helios Technologies shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.6% of Helios Technologies shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 6.9% of Skyline Champion shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Do analysts prefer HLIO or SKY?

Helios Technologies currently has a consensus target price of $44.00, suggesting a potential upside of 31.62%. Skyline Champion has a consensus target price of $80.60, suggesting a potential upside of 24.73%. Given Helios Technologies' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Helios Technologies is more favorable than Skyline Champion.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Helios Technologies	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67
Skyline Champion	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.17

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, HLIO or SKY?

Skyline Champion has higher revenue and earnings than Helios Technologies. Skyline Champion 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	$789.40M	1.41	$37.50M	$1.11	30.12
Skyline Champion	$2.48B	1.49	$146.70M	$3.42	18.89

Summary

Skyline Champion beats Helios Technologies on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.