Insider buying last 90 days
No open-market insider purchases were filed for HLIO in the last 90 days.
From Form 4 filings, dated to when each was filed.
Oct 12 close
This week's news for Helios Technologies (HLIO) centers on Enovation Controls, one of its operating companies, partnering with C-MAP to add marine capabilities to its No Roads off-highway navigation platform, expanding functionality toward recreational and marine end markets. Alongside this, Form 4 filings disclosed that CEO Sean Bagan converted 771 restricted stock units into common shares on 1 October 2026, with 304 shares withheld for taxes and none sold.
HLIO closed at $68.89, down 0.9%, with the stock sitting between its 50-day average of $73.21 and 200-day average of $72.71, reflecting a mixed trend. Shares are down 2.5% over one month and 15% over three months, though still up 41.5% over the past year. The GekkoIndex reads 62.2, placing HLIO in the Accumulation zone, up 5.1 over five days. Price sits 3.4% above Gekko Fair Value of $66.63.
Over the next 20 trading days, Helios reports earnings on 2 November 2026 after the close, falling inside this holding window; the prior quarter saw an EPS beat of $0.88 versus $0.80 estimated, with a -2.8% reaction, and the company has beaten in 7 of the last 8 quarters, with an average absolute reaction of 10%. Seasonality over this stretch has averaged +6.2% across five years, rising in 3 of them. No insider, Congress or unusual options activity appears in the current window. Three covering analysts rate the stock a buy, with a consensus target of $94.67.
Written by AI from the Oct 12, 2026 close and checked automatically against the figures on this page.
Helios Technologies scores 2 supportive, 2 mixed and 1 headwind across the 5 checklist items with data.
Six things swing traders check before a 20-day hold, read from the latest data.
2 supportive2 mixed1 headwind
Averages disagree
Close $68.89 sits between the 50-day ($73.21) and 200-day ($72.71) averages, or the averages disagree.
See the chart62.2, Accumulation
Reading 62.2 is in the Accumulation zone.
See the GekkoIndex3.4% above
Price is within 5% of Gekko Fair Value (3.4% above).
See fair valueNo data
No insider, Congress or unusual options activity in the window.
See smart moneyReports in 21 days
Reports on Nov 2, 2026, 21 days away — inside a typical 20-trading-day hold.
See earnings+6.2% on average
From this point in the calendar, the next 20 trading days averaged +6.2% over 5 years, rising in 3 of them.
See seasonalityA description of current data, not a recommendation. How this page works
Helios Technologies closed at $68.89 on Oct 12, 2026, +41.5% over the past year, inside a 52-week range of $47.01 to $95.05.
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Helios Technologies designs, manufactures, and sells hydraulic and electronic components used in industrial and mobile equipment around the world, with a reach spanning the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and Asia Pacific. Its hydraulics offerings include cartridge valves for managing fluid flow and pressure, quick-release couplings used in farming, construction, and industrial settings, and engineering support for machine builders and designers. The electronics side produces displays, control systems, and instrumentation found in off-highway vehicles, marine craft, powersports equipment, agricultural and water pumping machinery, power generation units, wellness equipment, and industrial engines.
The business runs through two segments. Hydraulics operates under brand names such as Sun Hydraulics, Faster, and Custom Fluidpower, reaching customers mainly through value-added distributors as well as direct sales to original equipment manufacturers. Electronics trades under the Enovation Controls, Murphy, and Balboa Water Group names and sells primarily to original equipment manufacturer clients across its various end markets.
The company traces back to 1970, when it started as Sun Hydraulics Corporation, adopting its current name, Helios Technologies, in June 2019. It is headquartered in Sarasota, Florida, and its shares are listed on the NYSE under the ticker HLIO.
Helios Technologies’s GekkoIndex — Gekko’s 0 to 100 smart money score — reads 62.2, in the Accumulation zone, up 5.1 points over five sessions.
Up 5.1 points over five sessions, from the Neutral zone.
Reading for Oct 12, 2026
| Zone | Readings | 5 days | 20 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buying | 45 | −1.2% | −2.3% |
| Accumulation (current zone) | 195 | +0.4% | −0.8% |
| Neutral | 386 | +0.8% | +4.2% |
| Distribution | 46 | +0.8% | +2.0% |
| Selling | 10 | −0.3% | +3.1% |
Average HLIO share-price change over the trading days after each daily reading in its GekkoIndex history. Across every stock Gekko tracks, Accumulation readings averaged +2.2% over 20 days. Past behaviour doesn’t guarantee future results.
Accumulation zone: Institutional interest building. About the five zones →
Helios Technologies trades 3.4% above Gekko Fair Value of $66.63, so the shares are about fair value on Gekko’s estimate.
Gekko’s own estimate of what Helios Technologies shares are worth, recalculated every trading day.
$66.63
Gekko Fair Value, Oct 10, 2026
3.4% above fair value · About fair value
At the end of Aug 2026 the price was 8.1% above the estimate.
No open-market insider purchases were filed for Helios Technologies, and no Congress trades were disclosed, in the last 90 days.
Plus buybacks, unusual options and fund positions, each dated to when it became public.
No open-market insider purchases were filed for HLIO in the last 90 days.
From Form 4 filings, dated to when each was filed.
No trades in HLIO were disclosed by members of Congress in the last 90 days.
From congressional disclosures, which report amounts as ranges.
Helios Technologies has been buying back its own shares.
From company filings.
Helios Technologies reports on Nov 2, 2026, after the close (21 days away), and beat the EPS estimate in 7 of its last 8 reports.
Nov 2, 2026
Expected after the close, 21 days away
| Reported | EPS | Revenue | Move |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 10, 2026 | $0.88 est $0.80 | $231.9M est $230.7M | −2.8% |
| May 11, 2026 | $0.80 est $0.68 | $228.4M est $220.1M | +13.7% |
| Mar 2, 2026 | $0.81 est $0.71 | $210.7M est $197.0M | −0.4% |
| Nov 3, 2025 | $0.72 est $0.65 | $220.3M est $197.0M | +0.2% |
| Aug 4, 2025 | $0.59 est $0.49 | $212.5M est $205.4M | +35.8% |
| May 6, 2025 | $0.44 est $0.36 | $195.5M est $204.4M | +5.1% |
| Feb 24, 2025 | $0.33 est $0.46 | $179.5M est $198.1M | +7.3% |
| Nov 5, 2024 | $0.59 est $0.56 | $194.5M est $176.2M | +14.9% |
“Move” is the close of the first session after the report compared with the close of the last session before it, so it reads the same whether the company reported before the open or after the close.
Analysts’ average 12-month price target for Helios Technologies is $94.67, +37.4% from the last close, from 3 firms rating the stock in the last 90 days.
Each firm’s latest rating in the last 90 days: 3 firms.
| Date | Firm | Target | vs price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 21 | J.P. Morgan | $110 | +59.7% |
| Aug 12 | J.P. Morgan | $110 | +59.7% |
| Aug 12 | Stifel Nicolaus | $95 | +37.9% |
| Aug 11 | KeyBanc | $95 | +37.9% |
| Aug 11 | Stifel Nicolaus | $93 | +35.0% |
Gekko doesn’t publish price predictions. These are analyst targets and historical base rates, which don’t guarantee future results.
Over the next 20 trading days from Oct 10, Helios Technologies averaged +6.2% across the last 5 years, rising in 3 of them.
| Window | Average | Years higher |
|---|---|---|
| Next 5 trading days | +3.5% | 4 of 5 |
| Next 10 trading days | +4.3% | 3 of 5 |
| Next 15 trading days | +5.1% | 3 of 5 |
| Next 20 trading days | +6.2% | 3 of 5 |
| Next 30 trading days | +5.2% | 4 of 5 |
For scale, HLIO’s typical 20-trading-day move in either direction is about 7.1%.
Helios Technologies’s market cap is $2.28B, with a P/E ratio of 32.4 and revenue of $891.3M over the last twelve months.
Coverage of Helios Technologies this week reads positive: 4 positive, 3 neutral and 0 negative headlines.
Helios Technologies’s 6 largest industry peers by market value, with today’s move, GekkoIndex zone and gap to Gekko Fair Value.
| Stock | GekkoIndex zone | vs Fair Value |
|---|---|---|
| AMATApplied Materials | Neutral | 9.5% below |
| LRCXLam Research | Neutral | 4.7% above |
| PHParker-Hannifin | Neutral | 2.7% above |
| TTTrane Technologies | Neutral | 19.6% above |
| JCIJohnson Controls International | Neutral | 14.4% above |
| CARRCarrier Global | Accumulation | 4.0% below |
A peer links to its own page where one exists.
Helios Technologies’s market cap is $2.28B at the Oct 12, 2026 close of $68.89, with 32.95M shares outstanding. The shares trade on a P/E ratio of 32.4.
The consensus analyst 12-month price target for Helios Technologies is $94.67, +37.4% from the last close. Of the 3 firms that rated the stock in the last 90 days, 3 rate it a buy, 0 a hold and 0 a sell. Gekko doesn’t publish price predictions of its own.
On Gekko’s estimate Helios Technologies is about fair value: the Oct 12, 2026 close of $68.89 is 3.4% above Gekko Fair Value of $66.63. Gekko Fair Value is recalculated every trading day, and a gap inside 5% either way counts as about fair value.
Helios Technologies is expected to report on Nov 2, 2026, after the market closes (21 days away). Analysts expect earnings of $0.76 per share on revenue of $220.3M. Helios Technologies beat the earnings estimate in 7 of its last 8 reports, moving 10% on average across the report.
Helios Technologies’s 52-week high is $95.05 and its 52-week low is $47.01; it closed at $68.89 on Oct 12, 2026, +41.5% over the past year. Over the last five years the shares peaked at $114.89 on Nov 19, 2021.
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