Quantedge Capital Pte Ltd Buys Shares of 9,200 Helios Technologies, Inc $HLIO

Quantedge Capital Pte Ltd bought a new position in shares of Helios Technologies, Inc (NYSE:HLIO) in the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm bought 9,200 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $595,000.

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

Helios Technologies Price Performance

Shares of HLIO opened at $81.91 on Wednesday. The company has a market cap of $2.71 billion, a P/E ratio of 45.00 and a beta of 1.25. Helios Technologies, Inc has a fifty-two week low of $34.95 and a fifty-two week high of $95.05. The company has a quick ratio of 1.58, a current ratio of 2.86 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.37. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $83.05 and its 200 day moving average price is $72.94.

Helios Technologies (NYSE:HLIO) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Monday, May 11th. The company reported $0.80 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.68 by $0.12. The company had revenue of $228.40 million during the quarter. Helios Technologies had a net margin of 6.98% and a return on equity of 10.49%. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 16.8% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the business earned $0.44 EPS. 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. On average, research analysts forecast that Helios Technologies, Inc will post 2.9 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Helios Technologies Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, July 24th. Investors of record on Friday, July 10th will be issued a $0.12 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Friday, July 10th. This represents a $0.48 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.6%. Helios Technologies’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 26.37%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of research firms have commented on HLIO. Wall Street Zen upgraded Helios Technologies from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Sunday, June 28th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their price target on Helios Technologies from $90.00 to $100.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Tuesday, May 26th. Stifel Nicolaus lifted their price objective on Helios Technologies from $89.00 to $93.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Helios Technologies in a report on Tuesday, June 2nd. Finally, KeyCorp increased their target price on Helios Technologies from $85.00 to $95.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Monday, July 13th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, four have given a Buy rating and one has issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of $93.25.

Insider Transactions at Helios Technologies

In related news, insider Matteo Arduini sold 6,027 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, June 23rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $90.42, for a total transaction of $544,961.34. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider directly owned 11,317 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,023,283.14. The trade was a 34.75% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Insiders sold 13,027 shares of company stock valued at $1,134,121 in the last ninety days. Company insiders own 0.50% 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.