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HELIOS TECHNOLOGIES, INC. HLIO
HELIOS TECHNOLOGIES, INC. (HLIO) earns a Piotroski F-score of 9/9 (strong financial health), with an Altman Z″ in the safe zone. It pays a dividend yielding 0.40% (safety: safe). FY2026 revenue was $839.0M at a 5.8% net margin.
Quality score trend · recomputed for each fiscal year
Each year's score is computed from that year's filing — a rising Piotroski F or Altman Z″ means improving financial health, a fall is worth a look.
Beneish M-score: -2.63 — low (below −2.22 — no manipulation red flag) . A statistical screen for earnings manipulation, not proof — and it doesn't apply to most banks/insurers.
Analyst price target
Recent analyst actions
| Date | Firm | Rating |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-26 | JP Morgan | Overweight (main) |
| 2026-05-14 | Stifel | Buy (main) |
| 2026-05-13 | JP Morgan | Overweight (main) |
| 2026-05-13 | Baird | Outperform (main) |
| 2026-05-12 | Keybanc | Overweight (main) |
| 2026-04-14 | Stifel | Buy (main) |
Wall Street analyst consensus — a sentiment gauge, not our scoring.
Smart money · insiders, last 12 months
Open-market insider purchases minus sells (SEC Form 4) — real buying with their own money is a bullish “smart money” signal; grants and option exercises are excluded.
How it ranks in Manufacturing · percentile among 1957 companies
Percentile vs other Manufacturing companies we cover — e.g. “stronger than 90%” means only 10% score higher on that measure.
Piotroski F breakdown · 9/9 tests passed
- Positive return on assets
- Positive operating cash flow
- Rising ROA
- Cash flow exceeds net income
- Lower long-term debt
- Rising current ratio
- No share dilution
- Rising gross margin
- Rising asset turnover
Altman Z″ components · safe zone
| Component | Value |
|---|---|
| Working capital / assets | 0.179 |
| Retained earnings / assets | 0.356 |
| EBIT / assets | 0.044 |
| Equity / liabilities | 1.598 |
Sector peers · similar-size Manufacturing companies compare side by side →
| Ticker | Company | Piotroski F | Altman Z″ | P / E | Revenue growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HLIO | HELIOS TECHNOLOGIES, INC. | 9/9 | 4.31 | 61.8 | +4.1% |
| MWA | Mueller Water Products, Inc. | 7/9 | 4.48 | 21.8 | +8.7% |
| ZKIN | ZK International Group Co., Ltd. | 4/9 | -1.15 | — | -34.2% |
| CXT | Crane NXT, Co. | 4/9 | 2.23 | 19.3 | +11.4% |
| AIOS | AIOS Tech Inc. | 3/9 | — | — | -98.5% |
| HIHO | HIGHWAY HOLDINGS LTD | 6/9 | 3.54 | — | — |
| CR | Crane Co | 4/9 | 6.83 | 34.5 | +8.2% |
About HELIOS TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Helios Technologies, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, provides engineered motion control and electronic controls technology solutions in the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and the Asia Pacific. It operates through two segments; Hydraulics and Electronics. The Hydraulics segment designs and manufactures hydraulic motion control and fluid conveyance technology products, including cartridge valves, manifolds, and quick release couplings, as well as engineers complete hydraulic system solutions. This segment sells its products under the Sun Hydraulics, Faster, NEM, Taimi, Daman, and Schultes brands. The Electronics segment designs and manufactures customized electronic controls systems, displays, wire harnesses, and software solutions. This segment sells its products under Enovation Controls, Murphy, Zero Off, HCT, Balboa Water Group, i3PD and Cygnus Reach and Joyonway brands. It markets and sells hydraulic products and engineered solutions through value-added distributors, as well as directly to original equipment manufacturers (OEMs); and electronic products to OEMs, distributors, and system integrators. It serves construction, material handling, agriculture, industrial, mobile, energy, recreational vehicles, marine, aerospace, and health and wellness sectors. The company was formerly known as Sun Hydraulics Corporation and changed its name to Helios Technologies, Inc. in June 2019. Helios Technologies, Inc. was incorporated in 1970 and is headquartered in Sarasota, Florida.
FAQ
Is HLIO financially healthy?
HELIOS TECHNOLOGIES, INC.'s Piotroski F-score is 9/9 (8–9 is excellent, 0–3 weak), and its Altman Z″ distress score is in the safe zone.
Does HLIO pay a dividend, and is it safe?
Yes. HELIOS TECHNOLOGIES, INC. pays a dividend yielding about 0.40% with a 24.8% payout ratio, rated “safe” for safety.
How profitable is HLIO?
In FY2026, HELIOS TECHNOLOGIES, INC. had a net margin of 5.8% and a return on equity of 5.2%.
Is HLIO overvalued or undervalued?
HELIOS TECHNOLOGIES, INC. trades at about 55.7× trailing earnings — above its 10-year norm (10-year range 20.5×–124.0×, median 36.2×). Stocktoria reports the data, not buy/sell advice.
What is the analyst price target for HLIO?
The average Wall-Street price target for HELIOS TECHNOLOGIES, INC. is $87.83, about 8.7% above the recent price, from 6 analysts.
Is HLIO a good stock to buy?
Stocktoria doesn't give buy or sell advice, but here is the data on HELIOS TECHNOLOGIES, INC.: a Piotroski F-score of 9/9, an Altman Z″ in the safe zone, a P/E of about 61.8×, a dividend yield of 0.40%. Weigh these quality and valuation signals against your own goals.
Computed from company filings · US · as of 2026-01-03. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.