William Blair Analysts Boost Earnings Estimates for HLMN

Hillman Solutions Corp (NASDAQ:HLMN) – William Blair increased their Q4 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Hillman Solutions in a report issued on Tuesday, February 18th. William Blair analyst R. Merkel now forecasts that the company will post earnings of $0.13 per share for the quarter, up from their previous forecast of $0.12. William Blair has a “Market Perform” rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for Hillman Solutions’ current full-year earnings is $0.57 per share.

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

Several other equities analysts also recently weighed in on the company. Benchmark reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a $16.00 price objective on shares of Hillman Solutions in a research note on Wednesday. Barclays dropped their price target on 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. Finally, Robert W. Baird decreased their price objective 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. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and four have assigned a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $13.60.

Hillman Solutions Stock Down 1.1 %

Shares of NASDAQ HLMN opened at $10.13 on Thursday. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $10.01 and a 200 day moving average price of $10.25. Hillman Solutions has a 52 week low of $8.43 and a 52 week 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 $1.99 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 126.58 and a beta of 1.68.

Insider Activity at Hillman Solutions

In related news, Director Philip Woodlief sold 19,779 shares of the company’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 owns 55,811 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $623,966.98. This represents a 26.17 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. Corporate insiders own 5.10% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of HLMN. Federated Hermes Inc. acquired a new position in Hillman Solutions in the fourth quarter valued at $25,000. R Squared Ltd purchased a new stake in Hillman Solutions in the 4th quarter valued at about $32,000. First Horizon Advisors Inc. increased its stake 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 valued at $35,000 after acquiring an additional 2,317 shares during the last quarter. Quarry LP purchased a new position in shares of Hillman Solutions during the 3rd quarter worth about $43,000. Finally, Sterling Capital Management LLC boosted its position 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 worth $50,000 after acquiring an additional 4,572 shares during the last quarter. 98.11% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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.