HLIO vs. ITT, ACA, SKY, TGLS, CXT, USLM, HLMN, LOMA, JBI, and LEGH
Should you be buying Helios Technologies stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Helios Technologies include ITT (ITT), Arcosa (ACA), Champion Homes (SKY), Tecnoglass (TGLS), Crane NXT (CXT), United States Lime & Minerals (USLM), Hillman Solutions (HLMN), Loma Negra Compania Industrial Argentina (LOMA), Janus International Group (JBI), and Legacy Housing (LEGH).
Helios Technologies vs. Its Competitors
Helios Technologies (NASDAQ:HLIO) and ITT (NYSE:ITT) are related companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations, earnings, institutional ownership, media sentiment and risk.
ITT has higher revenue and earnings than Helios Technologies. ITT is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Helios Technologies, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Helios Technologies pays an annual dividend of $0.36 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.0%. ITT pays an annual dividend of $1.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.9%. Helios Technologies pays out 32.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. ITT pays out 22.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. ITT has increased its dividend for 10 consecutive years.
In the previous week, ITT had 14 more articles in the media than Helios Technologies. MarketBeat recorded 19 mentions for ITT and 5 mentions for Helios Technologies. ITT's average media sentiment score of 0.94 beat Helios Technologies' score of 0.29 indicating that ITT is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
94.7% of Helios Technologies shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 91.6% of ITT shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.6% of Helios Technologies shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of ITT shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Helios Technologies has a beta of 1.26, meaning that its share price is 26% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, ITT has a beta of 1.35, meaning that its share price is 35% more volatile than the S&P 500.
ITT has a net margin of 14.19% compared to Helios Technologies' net margin of 4.57%. ITT's return on equity of 17.75% beat Helios Technologies' return on equity.
Helios Technologies presently has a consensus target price of $42.67, suggesting a potential upside of 20.64%. ITT has a consensus target price of $170.00, suggesting a potential upside of 7.78%. Given Helios Technologies' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Helios Technologies is more favorable than ITT.
Summary
ITT beats Helios Technologies on 13 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.
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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time
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Media Sentiment Over Time
This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.
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This page (NASDAQ:HLIO) was last updated on 7/16/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
