Hillman Solutions (HLMN) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

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. Leveraging a world-class distribution and sales network, Hillman delivers a “small business” experience with “big business” efficiency.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $10.60 to $10.83
• 50-Day Range: $9.66 to $11.54
• 52-Week Range: $8.43 to $12.08
• Volume: 790,158 shs
• Average Volume: 879,166 shs
• Market Capitalization: $2.10 billion
• P/E Ratio: 266.82
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $14.20
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Hillman Solutions Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Hillman Solutions scored higher than 74% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 58th out of 101 stocks in the construction sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.4 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Hillman Solutions has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.80, and is based on 4 buy ratings, 1 hold rating, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Hillman Solutions has only been the subject of 4 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.3 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 7.55%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Hillman Solutions are expected to grow by 7.55% in the coming year, from $0.53 to $0.57 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Hillman Solutions is 266.82, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 124.34.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Hillman Solutions is 266.82, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Construction sector average P/E ratio of about 29.09.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Hillman Solutions has a P/B Ratio of 1.80. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 4.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

1.41% of the float of Hillman Solutions has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Hillman Solutions has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.4, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Hillman Solutions has recently decreased by 1.44%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.

Dividend

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Dividend Strength: N/A

Dividend Yield

Hillman Solutions does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

Hillman Solutions does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: N/A
• Environmental Score: N/A

Percentage of Shares Shorted

1.41% of the float of Hillman Solutions has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Hillman Solutions has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.4, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Hillman Solutions has recently decreased by 1.44%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.5 / 5
• News Sentiment: 1.22

News Sentiment

Hillman Solutions has a news sentiment score of 1.22. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.80 average news sentiment score of Construction companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 8 news articles for Hillman Solutions this week, compared to 3 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

4 people have searched for HLMN on MarketBeat in the last 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Hillman Solutions insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $994,224.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 5.10% of the stock of Hillman Solutions is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

98.11% of the stock of Hillman Solutions is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

HLMN Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have HLMN shares performed this year?

Hillman Solutions' stock was trading at $9.21 on January 1st, 2024. Since then, HLMN shares have increased by 15.9% and is now trading at $10.67.
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How were Hillman Solutions' earnings last quarter?

Hillman Solutions Corp (NASDAQ:HLMN) released its earnings results on Tuesday, November, 5th. The company reported $0.16 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, meeting the consensus estimate of $0.16. The firm's revenue was down 1.4% on a year-over-year basis.

Who are Hillman Solutions' major shareholders?

Top institutional investors of Hillman Solutions include Conestoga Capital Advisors LLC (4.36%), Reinhart Partners LLC. (3.82%), Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC (3.65%) and Geode Capital Management LLC (2.42%). Insiders that own company stock include Ccmp Capital, Lp, Jon Michael Adinolfi, Douglas Cahill, Gary Seeds, Robert O Kraft, Scott Ride, Scott Kelley Moore, Philip Woodlief, Randall J Fagundo, Aaron Jerrod Parker, Leary Dan O and Jarrod Streng.
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How do I buy shares of Hillman Solutions?

Shares of HLMN stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.
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What other stocks do shareholders of Hillman Solutions own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Hillman Solutions investors own include Meta Platforms (META), NVIDIA (NVDA), Tesla (TSLA), Visa (V), Home Depot (HD), Walmart (WMT) and Advanced Micro Devices (AMD).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 11/05/2024
• Today: 12/17/2024
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2024

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Construction
• Industry: Cutlery, handtools, & general hardware
• Sub-Industry: N/A
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:HLMN
• CUSIP: N/A
• CIK: 1822492
• Web: hillmangroup.com
• Phone: 513-851-4900
• Fax: 800-713-9423
• Employees: 3,801
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: $14.20
• High Stock Price Target: $16.00
• Low Stock Price Target: $12.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +33.1%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.80
• Research Coverage: 5 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): $0.04
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 266.82
• Forward P/E Ratio: 20.13
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $-9,590,000.00
• Net Margins: 0.57%
• Pretax Margin: 1.11%
• Return on Equity: 8.81%
• Return on Assets: 4.34%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.62
• Current Ratio: 2.32
• Quick Ratio: 0.76

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $1.47 billion
• Price / Sales: 1.43
• Cash Flow: $1.00 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 10.63
• Book Value: $5.92 per share
• Price / Book: 1.80

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 196,591,000
• Free Float: 186,565,000
• Market Cap: $2.10 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.65