William Blair Issues Positive Outlook for HLMN Earnings

Hillman Solutions Corp (NASDAQ:HLMN - Free Report) - Research analysts at William Blair increased their Q1 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Hillman Solutions in a research report issued on Tuesday, February 18th. William Blair analyst R. Merkel now anticipates that the company will post earnings per share of $0.10 for the quarter, up from their prior estimate of $0.09. 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' Q2 2025 earnings at $0.17 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $0.58 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $0.66 EPS.

A number of other research firms have also weighed in on HLMN. Benchmark reissued a "buy" rating and set a $16.00 price objective on shares of Hillman Solutions in a research note on Wednesday, February 19th. Robert W. Baird lowered their price target on shares of Hillman Solutions from $14.00 to $12.00 and set an "outperform" rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, February 19th. Finally, Barclays cut their price objective on shares of Hillman Solutions from $12.00 to $11.00 and set an "equal weight" rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, January 16th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and four have issued a buy rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $13.60.

Hillman Solutions Price Performance

Shares of Hillman Solutions stock traded up $0.17 on Friday, hitting $10.31. 1,534,529 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 894,159. Hillman Solutions has a 1-year low of $8.43 and a 1-year high of $12.08. The company has a quick ratio of 0.76, a current ratio of 2.32 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.62. The stock has a market capitalization of $2.03 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 128.89 and a beta of 1.68. The company has a 50-day moving average price of $9.98 and a 200 day moving average price of $10.27.

Hillman Solutions (NASDAQ:HLMN - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, February 18th. The company reported $0.10 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.11 by ($0.01). The business had revenue of $349.56 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates 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 posted $0.10 earnings per share.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Hillman Solutions news, Director Philip Woodlief sold 19,779 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Friday, December 6th. The shares were sold at an average price of $11.18, for a total transaction of $221,129.22. Following the completion of the transaction, the director now owns 55,811 shares of the company's stock, valued at $623,966.98. This trade represents a 26.17 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. Corporate insiders own 5.10% of the company's stock.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Hillman Solutions

Large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Federated Hermes Inc. purchased a new stake in Hillman Solutions in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $25,000. R Squared Ltd purchased a new stake in shares of Hillman Solutions in the 4th quarter valued at $32,000. First Horizon Advisors Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Hillman Solutions by 231.7% in the 3rd quarter. First Horizon Advisors Inc. now owns 3,317 shares of the company's stock valued at $35,000 after buying an additional 2,317 shares during the period. Quarry LP acquired a new position in Hillman Solutions during the 3rd quarter worth about $43,000. Finally, Sterling Capital Management LLC boosted its holdings in Hillman Solutions by 765.8% during the 4th 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 during the period. 98.11% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

About Hillman Solutions

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.