Head-To-Head Contrast: Inno (NASDAQ:INHD) vs. Hillman Solutions (NASDAQ:HLMN)

Inno (NASDAQ:INHD) and Hillman Solutions (NASDAQ:HLMN) are both small-cap construction companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, dividends, earnings, analyst recommendations, profitability, institutional ownership and risk.

Profitability

This table compares Inno and Hillman Solutions’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Inno	-399.87%	-78.75%	-66.18%
Hillman Solutions	1.24%	8.73%	4.36%

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and target prices for Inno and Hillman Solutions, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Inno	0	0	0	0	0.00
Hillman Solutions	0	4	3	0	2.43

Hillman Solutions has a consensus price target of $11.00, suggesting a potential upside of 60.35%. Given Hillman Solutions’ stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Hillman Solutions is more favorable than Inno.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Inno and Hillman Solutions”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Inno	$1.56 million	5.66	-$3.21 million	N/A	N/A
Hillman Solutions	$1.47 billion	0.92	$17.25 million	$0.09	76.22

Hillman Solutions has higher revenue and earnings than Inno.

Risk and Volatility

Inno has a beta of -2.64, suggesting that its share price is 364% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Hillman Solutions has a beta of 1.68, suggesting that its share price is 68% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

0.2% of Inno shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 98.1% of Hillman Solutions shares are owned by institutional investors. 4.9% of Hillman Solutions shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Hillman Solutions beats Inno on 11 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Inno

Inno Holdings Inc. manufactures and sells cold-formed-steel members, castor cubes, mobile factories, and prefabricated homes in the United States. The company provides cold-formed steel framing and a mobile factory for off-site equipment rental, sales, service, and support. It serves in residential, commercial, industrial, and infrastructure projects. Inno Holdings Inc. was founded in 2019 and is headquartered in Brookshire, Texas.

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