William Blair Issues Positive Outlook for HLMN Earnings

Hillman Solutions Corp (NASDAQ:HLMN) – Analysts at William Blair raised their Q1 2025 EPS estimates for Hillman Solutions in a research report issued to clients and investors on Tuesday, February 18th. William Blair analyst R. Merkel now anticipates that the company will post earnings of $0.10 per share for the quarter, up from their previous forecast of $0.09. William Blair currently has a “Market Perform” rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for Hillman Solutions’ current full-year earnings is $0.60 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.

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

A number of other research firms have also recently commented on HLMN. Barclays dropped their target price on shares of Hillman Solutions from $12.00 to $11.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, January 16th. Robert W. Baird dropped their target price on shares of Hillman Solutions from $14.00 to $12.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday. Finally, Benchmark reissued a “buy” rating and issued a $16.00 target price on shares of Hillman Solutions in a report on Wednesday. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and four have given a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $13.60.

Hillman Solutions Trading Down 1.0 %

HLMN opened at $10.02 on Friday. Hillman Solutions has a twelve month low of $8.43 and a twelve month high of $12.08. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $10.00 and a 200 day simple moving average of $10.26. 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 $1.97 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 125.27 and a beta of 1.68.

Insider Activity

In related news, Director Philip Woodlief sold 19,779 shares of Hillman Solutions stock in a transaction dated Friday, December 6th. The stock was sold at an average price of $11.18, for a total value of $221,129.22. Following the completion of the sale, the director now owns 55,811 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $623,966.98. This trade represents a 26.17 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Insiders own 5.10% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of HLMN. Nordea Investment Management AB purchased a new stake in Hillman Solutions in the fourth quarter worth approximately $4,631,000. WCM Investment Management LLC boosted its stake in Hillman Solutions by 1.5% in the third quarter. WCM Investment Management LLC now owns 3,275,837 shares of the company’s stock worth $34,724,000 after buying an additional 49,306 shares in the last quarter. Harbor Capital Advisors Inc. boosted its stake in Hillman Solutions by 131.2% in the third quarter. Harbor Capital Advisors Inc. now owns 1,611,051 shares of the company’s stock worth $17,013,000 after buying an additional 914,151 shares in the last quarter. Atria Investments Inc boosted its stake in Hillman Solutions by 24.5% in the third quarter. Atria Investments Inc now owns 75,656 shares of the company’s stock worth $799,000 after buying an additional 14,904 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Sanctuary Advisors LLC boosted its stake in Hillman Solutions by 20.0% in the third quarter. Sanctuary Advisors LLC now owns 31,653 shares of the company’s stock worth $357,000 after buying an additional 5,273 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 98.11% of the company’s stock.

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.