HLMN vs. AVPT, PRAA, GDYN, NVTS, STEM, SSD, CIX, LCUT, EML, and ACU
Should you be buying Hillman Solutions stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Hillman Solutions include AvePoint (AVPT), PRA Group (PRAA), Grid Dynamics (GDYN), Navitas Semiconductor (NVTS), Stem (STEM), Simpson Manufacturing (SSD), CompX International (CIX), Lifetime Brands (LCUT), Eastern (EML), and Acme United (ACU).
AvePoint (NASDAQ:AVPT) and Hillman Solutions (NASDAQ:HLMN) are both small-cap business services companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, valuation, risk, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, earnings, community ranking, profitability and media sentiment.
In the previous week, Hillman Solutions had 5 more articles in the media than AvePoint. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Hillman Solutions and 3 mentions for AvePoint. Hillman Solutions' average media sentiment score of 1.24 beat AvePoint's score of 1.19 indicating that AvePoint is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Hillman Solutions received 7 more outperform votes than AvePoint when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 52.38% of users gave Hillman Solutions an outperform vote while only 51.72% of users gave AvePoint an outperform vote.
44.5% of AvePoint shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 98.1% of Hillman Solutions shares are owned by institutional investors. 27.8% of AvePoint shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 5.1% of Hillman Solutions shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
AvePoint currently has a consensus target price of $10.00, indicating a potential upside of 10.50%. Hillman Solutions has a consensus target price of $11.54, indicating a potential upside of 29.47%. Given AvePoint's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Hillman Solutions is more favorable than AvePoint.
AvePoint has a beta of 0.84, indicating that its stock price is 16% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Hillman Solutions has a beta of 1.73, indicating that its stock price is 73% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Hillman Solutions has a net margin of -0.13% compared to Hillman Solutions' net margin of -4.91%. AvePoint's return on equity of 7.50% beat Hillman Solutions' return on equity.
Hillman Solutions has higher revenue and earnings than AvePoint. Hillman Solutions is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than AvePoint, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
Hillman Solutions beats AvePoint on 14 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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