William Blair Has Negative Forecast for HLMN Q4 Earnings

Hillman Solutions Corp (NASDAQ:HLMN - Free Report) - Investment analysts at William Blair dropped their Q4 2025 earnings per share estimates for Hillman Solutions in a research report issued to clients and investors on Wednesday, April 9th. William Blair analyst R. Merkel now forecasts that the company will post earnings per share of $0.12 for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $0.13. William Blair has a "Market Perform" rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for Hillman Solutions' current full-year earnings is $0.58 per share. William Blair also issued estimates for Hillman Solutions' FY2026 earnings at $0.64 EPS.

Hillman Solutions (NASDAQ:HLMN - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Tuesday, February 18th. The company reported $0.10 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.11 by ($0.01). The business had revenue of $349.56 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $350.45 million. Hillman Solutions had a return on equity of 8.79% and a net margin of 1.17%. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $0.10 EPS.

Other analysts have also recently issued research reports about the company. Robert W. Baird reiterated a "neutral" rating and set a $9.00 target price (down previously from $12.00) on shares of Hillman Solutions in a research report on Wednesday. Benchmark restated a "buy" rating and set a $16.00 price target on shares of Hillman Solutions in a research note on Wednesday, February 19th. Finally, Barclays reduced their price objective on Hillman Solutions from $11.00 to $8.00 and set an "equal weight" rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, April 8th. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and two have given a buy rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $11.50.

Hillman Solutions Stock Down 5.8 %

Shares of Hillman Solutions stock traded down $0.46 during trading hours on Friday, hitting $7.46. The company had a trading volume of 898,403 shares, compared to its average volume of 955,568. The company's 50-day moving average is $9.16 and its two-hundred day moving average is $10.01. Hillman Solutions has a twelve month low of $7.15 and a twelve month high of $12.08. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.62, a current ratio of 2.32 and a quick ratio of 0.76. The company has a market cap of $1.47 billion, a P/E ratio of 93.26 and a beta of 1.67.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Federated Hermes Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Hillman Solutions during the fourth quarter worth approximately $25,000. R Squared Ltd acquired a new stake in shares of Hillman Solutions in the 4th quarter worth $32,000. Sterling Capital Management LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Hillman Solutions by 765.8% in the fourth quarter. Sterling Capital Management LLC now owns 5,169 shares of the company's stock valued at $50,000 after acquiring an additional 4,572 shares in the last quarter. Lazard Asset Management LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Hillman Solutions by 1,911.4% in the fourth quarter. Lazard Asset Management LLC now owns 6,517 shares of the company's stock valued at $63,000 after acquiring an additional 6,193 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Venturi Wealth Management LLC raised its holdings in Hillman Solutions by 1,337.4% during the fourth quarter. Venturi Wealth Management LLC now owns 6,986 shares of the company's stock worth $68,000 after purchasing an additional 6,500 shares in the last quarter. 98.11% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Hillman Solutions Company Profile

Founded in 1964 and headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio, Hillman is a leading North American provider of complete hardware solutions, delivered with industry best customer service to over 40,000 locations. Hillman designs innovative product and merchandising solutions for complex categories that deliver an outstanding customer experience to home improvement centers, mass merchants, national and regional hardware stores, pet supply stores, and OEM & Industrial customers.