Insider Selling: Helios Technologies (NYSE:HLIO) Insider Sells $229,440.00 in Stock

Posted by Geri Gentry on May 22nd, 2026

Helios Technologies, Inc (NYSE:HLIO – Get Free Report) insider Matteo Arduini sold 3,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Friday, May 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $76.48, for a total transaction of $229,440.00. Following the sale, the insider owned 15,317 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,171,444.16. This trade represents a 16.38% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link.

Helios Technologies Trading Down 1.5%

Shares of HLIO stock opened at $78.01 on Friday. The business has a 50-day moving average price of $68.88 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $63.96. Helios Technologies, Inc has a 12-month low of $28.79 and a 12-month high of $80.00. 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 has a market cap of $2.58 billion, a P/E ratio of 42.86 and a beta of 1.23.

Helios Technologies (NYSE:HLIO – Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Monday, May 11th. The company reported $0.80 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.68 by $0.12. The firm had revenue of $228.40 million for the quarter. Helios Technologies had a return on equity of 10.49% and a net margin of 6.98%.Helios Technologies’s revenue for the quarter was up 16.8% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the company 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. Equities analysts anticipate that Helios Technologies, Inc will post 2.89 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Helios Technologies Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, April 27th. Shareholders of record on Monday, April 13th were paid a dividend of $0.12 per share. This represents a $0.48 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.6%. This is a boost from Helios Technologies’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.09. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, April 13th. Helios Technologies’s payout ratio is 26.37%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Helios Technologies

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Triumph Capital Management purchased a new stake in shares of Helios Technologies in the 3rd quarter worth about $36,000. Quarry LP boosted its stake in Helios Technologies by 948.6% during the third quarter. Quarry LP now owns 1,164 shares of the company’s stock worth $61,000 after acquiring an additional 1,053 shares in the last quarter. Global Retirement Partners LLC purchased a new stake in Helios Technologies in the fourth quarter worth about $66,000. State of Alaska Department of Revenue purchased a new stake in Helios Technologies in the third quarter worth about $96,000. Finally, Kemnay Advisory Services Inc. bought a new position in shares of Helios Technologies during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $104,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 94.72% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

HLIO has been the topic of several recent research reports. Stifel Nicolaus increased their target price on shares of Helios Technologies from $80.00 to $89.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, May 14th. Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Helios Technologies from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Saturday, March 7th. KeyCorp raised their price objective on Helios Technologies from $82.00 to $85.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Tuesday, May 12th. Robert W. Baird lifted their price objective on Helios Technologies from $81.00 to $85.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Wednesday, May 13th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their target price on Helios Technologies from $85.00 to $90.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, May 13th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, four have issued a Buy rating and two have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Helios Technologies presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $87.25.

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About Helios Technologies

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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.