Gamco Investors INC. ET AL Lowers Holdings in Helios Technologies, Inc $HLIO

Gamco Investors INC. ET AL lowered its position in Helios Technologies, Inc (NYSE:HLIO) by 74.5% during the 1st quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The firm owned 13,045 shares of the company’s stock after selling 38,172 shares during the quarter. Gamco Investors INC. ET AL’s holdings in Helios Technologies were worth $844,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Wellington Management Group LLP increased its holdings in Helios Technologies by 114.9% during the 4th quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP now owns 1,997,527 shares of the company’s stock worth $106,848,000 after purchasing an additional 1,067,846 shares during the period. Jennison Associates LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Helios Technologies in the 4th quarter worth $42,583,000. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership grew its position in shares of Helios Technologies by 106.6% during the 3rd quarter. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership now owns 594,361 shares of the company’s stock worth $30,984,000 after buying an additional 306,659 shares in the last quarter. Aberdeen Group plc bought a new position in shares of Helios Technologies during the 4th quarter worth $13,681,000. Finally, Wasatch Advisors LP grew its position in shares of Helios Technologies by 35.4% during the 1st quarter. Wasatch Advisors LP now owns 799,008 shares of the company’s stock worth $51,704,000 after buying an additional 208,823 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 94.72% of the company’s stock.

Helios Technologies Stock Down 1.2%

Shares of NYSE HLIO opened at $77.50 on Wednesday. Helios Technologies, Inc has a 12-month low of $34.95 and a 12-month high of $95.05. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $83.27 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $73.75. The stock has a market capitalization of $2.56 billion, a PE ratio of 42.58 and a beta of 1.25. The company has a current ratio of 2.86, a quick ratio of 1.58 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.37.

Helios Technologies (NYSE:HLIO) last released its quarterly earnings results on Monday, May 11th. The company reported $0.80 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.68 by $0.12. The firm had revenue of $228.40 million during the quarter. Helios Technologies had a return on equity of 10.49% and a net margin of 6.98%.The company’s revenue was up 16.8% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $0.44 earnings per share. Helios Technologies has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 0.780-0.830 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 2.750-3.000 EPS. As a group, analysts expect that Helios Technologies, Inc will post 2.9 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Helios Technologies Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, July 24th. Shareholders of record on Friday, July 10th were paid a $0.12 dividend. This represents a $0.48 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.6%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, July 10th. Helios Technologies’s payout ratio is 26.37%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

HLIO has been the subject of several recent research reports. Zacks Research downgraded Helios Technologies from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Tuesday, July 21st. Stifel Nicolaus increased their target price on shares of Helios Technologies from $89.00 to $93.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Monday, July 20th. KeyCorp increased their target price on shares of Helios Technologies from $85.00 to $95.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Monday, July 13th. Robert W. Baird raised their target price on shares of Helios Technologies from $81.00 to $85.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Wednesday, May 13th. Finally, Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Helios Technologies from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Sunday, June 28th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, four have issued a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $93.25.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Helios Technologies news, insider Matteo Arduini sold 6,027 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, June 23rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $90.42, for a total value of $544,961.34. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider directly owned 11,317 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,023,283.14. The trade was a 34.75% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Insiders have sold 13,027 shares of company stock valued at $1,134,121 in the last ninety days. Insiders own 0.50% of the company’s stock.

Helios Technologies 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.