Research Analysts Offer Predictions for HLMN Q4 Earnings

Hillman Solutions Corp (NASDAQ:HLMN) – Equities research analysts at William Blair raised their Q4 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Hillman Solutions in a research note issued to investors on Tuesday, February 18th. William Blair analyst R. Merkel now anticipates that the company will post earnings of $0.13 per share for the quarter, up from their prior 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.

HLMN has been the topic of a number of other reports. Benchmark restated a “buy” rating and issued a $16.00 target price on shares of Hillman Solutions in a report on Wednesday. Robert W. Baird decreased their price target on Hillman Solutions from $14.00 to $12.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday. Finally, Barclays cut their price objective on Hillman Solutions from $12.00 to $11.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, January 16th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and four have issued a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $13.60.

Hillman Solutions Trading Up 1.0 %

Hillman Solutions stock opened at $10.24 on Thursday. The firm has a market cap of $2.01 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 128.02 and a beta of 1.68. Hillman Solutions has a 1 year low of $8.43 and a 1 year high of $12.08. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $10.03 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $10.25. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.62, a quick ratio of 0.76 and a current ratio of 2.32.

Hillman Solutions (NASDAQ:HLMN) last announced its quarterly earnings data 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 business had revenue of $349.56 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $350.45 million. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $0.10 EPS.

Insider Transactions at Hillman Solutions

In other news, Director Philip Woodlief sold 19,779 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, December 6th. The shares were 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 directly owns 55,811 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $623,966.98. This represents a 26.17 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. 5.10% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Federated Hermes Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Hillman Solutions during the 4th quarter valued at $25,000. R Squared Ltd acquired a new stake in Hillman Solutions during the fourth quarter valued at $32,000. First Horizon Advisors Inc. grew its stake in Hillman Solutions by 231.7% in the third quarter. First Horizon Advisors Inc. now owns 3,317 shares of the company’s stock valued at $35,000 after purchasing an additional 2,317 shares in the last quarter. Quarry LP acquired a new position in Hillman Solutions in the 3rd quarter worth about $43,000. Finally, Sterling Capital Management LLC raised its stake in shares of Hillman Solutions by 765.8% during the 4th quarter. Sterling Capital Management LLC now owns 5,169 shares of the company’s stock worth $50,000 after purchasing an additional 4,572 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 98.11% of the company’s stock.

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.