William Blair Expects Reduced Earnings for Hillman Solutions

Hillman Solutions Corp (NASDAQ:HLMN) – Investment analysts at William Blair dropped their Q1 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Hillman Solutions in a research note issued to investors on Thursday, January 2nd. William Blair analyst R. Merkel now forecasts that the company will post earnings of $0.09 per share for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $0.10. William Blair currently has a “Market Perform” rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for Hillman Solutions’ current full-year earnings is $0.53 per share. William Blair also issued estimates for Hillman Solutions’ Q2 2025 earnings at $0.16 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $0.18 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $0.55 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $0.64 EPS.

HLMN has been the subject of a number of other research reports. Canaccord Genuity Group increased their target price on shares of Hillman Solutions from $12.00 to $13.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 16th. Barclays boosted their price objective on shares of Hillman Solutions from $10.00 to $12.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a report on Wednesday, November 6th. Robert W. Baird increased their price target on Hillman Solutions from $12.00 to $14.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Wednesday, November 6th. Finally, Benchmark upped their target price on Hillman Solutions from $13.00 to $16.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, December 13th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and four have issued a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $14.20.

Hillman Solutions Stock Performance

Shares of HLMN stock opened at $9.58 on Friday. Hillman Solutions has a one year low of $8.43 and a one year high of $12.08. The firm has a market capitalization of $1.88 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 239.56 and a beta of 1.65. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.62, a quick ratio of 0.76 and a current ratio of 2.32. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $10.73 and a 200 day moving average price of $10.06.

Hillman Solutions (NASDAQ:HLMN) last posted its earnings results on Tuesday, November 5th. The company reported $0.16 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, meeting analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.16. Hillman Solutions had a return on equity of 8.81% and a net margin of 0.57%. The firm had revenue of $393.30 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $389.50 million. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $0.11 EPS. Hillman Solutions’s revenue was down 1.4% on a year-over-year basis.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Hillman Solutions

Hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the business. First Horizon Advisors Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Hillman Solutions by 231.7% during the 3rd quarter. First Horizon Advisors Inc. now owns 3,317 shares of the company’s stock worth $35,000 after purchasing an additional 2,317 shares in the last quarter. Quarry LP acquired a new stake in Hillman Solutions during the 3rd quarter valued at $43,000. Canada Pension Plan Investment Board bought a new position in Hillman Solutions in the 2nd quarter valued at $57,000. Benjamin F. Edwards & Company Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Hillman Solutions by 103.9% during the second quarter. Benjamin F. Edwards & Company Inc. now owns 8,779 shares of the company’s stock worth $78,000 after purchasing an additional 4,473 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Stratos Wealth Advisors LLC acquired a new position in Hillman Solutions during the 3rd quarter worth about $132,000. 98.11% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, Director Philip Woodlief sold 19,779 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, December 6th. The shares were sold at an average price of $11.18, for a total transaction of $221,129.22. Following the transaction, the director now directly owns 55,811 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $623,966.98. The trade was a 26.17 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, insider Scott Ride sold 72,523 shares of Hillman Solutions stock in a transaction on Monday, November 18th. The shares were sold at an average price of $10.66, for a total value of $773,095.18. Following the sale, the insider now directly owns 70,369 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $750,133.54. The trade was a 50.75 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. 5.10% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

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.