Helios Technologies (NYSE:HLIO) Releases Q2 2026 Earnings Guidance

Helios Technologies (NYSE:HLIO) updated its second quarter 2026 earnings guidance on Monday. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of 0.780-0.830 for the period, compared to the consensus estimate of 0.680. The company issued revenue guidance of $227.0 million-$232.0 million, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $210.3 million. Helios Technologies also updated its FY 2026 guidance to 2.750-3.000 EPS.

Helios Technologies Price Performance

HLIO stock traded down $0.15 during trading hours on Monday, hitting $68.07. 409,570 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 351,778. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $67.72 and a 200 day simple moving average of $62.57. The company has a market cap of $2.25 billion, a P/E ratio of 46.95 and a beta of 1.23. Helios Technologies has a one year low of $28.79 and a one year high of $76.47. The company has a current ratio of 2.90, a quick ratio of 1.58 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.39.

Helios Technologies (NYSE:HLIO) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Monday, March 2nd. The company reported $0.81 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.72 by $0.09. Helios Technologies had a net margin of 5.78% and a return on equity of 9.36%. The firm had revenue of $210.70 million for the quarter. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $0.33 earnings per share. Helios Technologies’s revenue was up 17.4% compared to the same quarter last year. Equities analysts forecast that Helios Technologies will post 2.74 earnings per share for the current year.

Helios Technologies Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, April 27th. Investors of record on Monday, April 13th were paid a dividend of $0.12 per share. This is a boost from Helios Technologies’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.09. This represents a $0.48 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.7%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, April 13th. Helios Technologies’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 33.10%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several research analysts have issued reports on HLIO shares. Zacks Research lowered shares of Helios Technologies from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Thursday, April 2nd. JPMorgan Chase & Co. assumed coverage on Helios Technologies in a research report on Tuesday, January 20th. They set an “overweight” rating and a $80.00 price objective for the company. KeyCorp raised their price objective on Helios Technologies from $74.00 to $82.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Tuesday, March 3rd. Stifel Nicolaus lifted their target price on Helios Technologies from $76.00 to $80.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, April 14th. Finally, Wall Street Zen raised Helios Technologies from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Saturday, March 7th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, three have given a Buy rating and two have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $80.67.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Helios Technologies

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in HLIO. Royal Bank of Canada boosted its stake in shares of Helios Technologies by 0.6% during the 1st quarter. Royal Bank of Canada now owns 89,391 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,868,000 after buying an additional 556 shares during the period. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. raised its holdings in shares of Helios Technologies by 4.6% during the first quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. now owns 19,771 shares of the company’s stock worth $634,000 after acquiring an additional 862 shares in the last quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. boosted its position in Helios Technologies by 14.2% during the first quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 143,810 shares of the company’s stock valued at $4,615,000 after purchasing an additional 17,914 shares during the last quarter. UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC grew its stake in Helios Technologies by 14.6% in the first quarter. UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC now owns 70,936 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,276,000 after purchasing an additional 9,041 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Jane Street Group LLC grew its stake in Helios Technologies by 198.2% in the first quarter. Jane Street Group LLC now owns 56,606 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,816,000 after purchasing an additional 37,624 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 94.72% of the company’s stock.

Helios Technologies Company Profile

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.