Rice Hall James & Associates LLC Sells 19,513 Shares of Helios Technologies, Inc. $HLIO

Rice Hall James & Associates LLC cut its stake in shares of Helios Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:HLIO) by 28.7% during the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 48,360 shares of the company’s stock after selling 19,513 shares during the period. Rice Hall James & Associates LLC’s holdings in Helios Technologies were worth $2,521,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in HLIO. CWM LLC grew its position in Helios Technologies by 14.2% in the 3rd quarter. CWM LLC now owns 1,886 shares of the company’s stock worth $98,000 after purchasing an additional 234 shares in the last quarter. Royal Bank of Canada lifted its holdings in Helios Technologies by 0.6% during the first quarter. Royal Bank of Canada now owns 89,391 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,868,000 after acquiring an additional 556 shares during the period. Quarry LP lifted its holdings in Helios Technologies by 406.4% during the first quarter. Quarry LP now owns 1,023 shares of the company’s stock worth $33,000 after acquiring an additional 821 shares during the period. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. boosted its position in Helios Technologies by 4.6% in the first quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. now owns 19,771 shares of the company’s stock worth $634,000 after purchasing an additional 862 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Inspire Investing LLC grew its stake in Helios Technologies by 9.3% in the 2nd quarter. Inspire Investing LLC now owns 11,682 shares of the company’s stock valued at $390,000 after purchasing an additional 994 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 94.72% of the company’s stock.

Helios Technologies Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:HLIO opened at $55.55 on Friday. The firm has a market capitalization of $1.84 billion, a PE ratio of 49.16 and a beta of 1.30. The company has a quick ratio of 1.54, a current ratio of 3.03 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.52. The company has a 50-day moving average price of $54.63 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $48.46. Helios Technologies, Inc. has a twelve month low of $24.76 and a twelve month high of $58.80.

Helios Technologies (NASDAQ:HLIO) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Monday, November 3rd. The company reported $0.72 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.66 by $0.06. Helios Technologies had a net margin of 4.57% and a return on equity of 8.22%. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 13.3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $0.59 EPS. Helios Technologies has set its Q4 2025 guidance at 0.670-0.740 EPS and its FY 2025 guidance at 2.430-2.500 EPS. Equities analysts forecast that Helios Technologies, Inc. will post 2.06 EPS for the current year.

Helios Technologies Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, January 21st. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, January 7th will be given a $0.09 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, January 7th. This represents a $0.36 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.6%. Helios Technologies’s payout ratio is 35.64%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of equities research analysts have recently commented on the company. KeyCorp lifted their target price on Helios Technologies from $61.00 to $64.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Tuesday, November 4th. Stifel Nicolaus set a $65.00 price objective on shares of Helios Technologies in a research report on Wednesday, November 5th. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $59.33.

Helios Technologies Profile

Helios Technologies, Inc is a global designer, manufacturer and distributor of highly engineered motion and electronic controls solutions. Headquartered in Sarasota, Florida, the company serves original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) across mobile and industrial end markets, including agriculture, construction, material handling, oil and gas, and renewable energy. Established in 2018 through a carve-out of established hydraulic and electronic control businesses, Helios has rapidly built scale through strategic acquisitions, broadening its product portfolio and geographic reach.

The company’s Motion Technologies segment offers a comprehensive suite of hydraulic products, including gear pumps, piston pumps and motors, directional and proportional valves, cylinders, reservoirs, filtration systems and accumulators.