William Blair Issues Pessimistic Outlook for HLMN Earnings

Hillman Solutions Corp (NASDAQ:HLMN - Free Report) - Stock analysts at William Blair lowered their Q2 2025 earnings estimates for Hillman Solutions in a report issued on Tuesday, April 29th. William Blair analyst R. Merkel now anticipates that the company will post earnings per share of $0.16 for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $0.17. The consensus estimate for Hillman Solutions' current full-year earnings is $0.58 per share. William Blair also issued estimates for Hillman Solutions' Q3 2025 earnings at $0.22 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $0.07 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $0.54 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $0.10 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.16 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.14 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.08 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $0.57 EPS.

Several other equities research analysts have also commented on the stock. Barclays decreased their price objective on shares of Hillman Solutions from $11.00 to $8.00 and set an "equal weight" rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, April 8th. Raymond James set a $10.00 price target on Hillman Solutions and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a report on Wednesday, April 30th. Benchmark reaffirmed a "buy" rating and set a $16.00 target price on shares of Hillman Solutions in a research report on Wednesday, February 19th. Robert W. Baird reduced their price target on shares of Hillman Solutions from $9.00 to $8.00 and set a "neutral" rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, April 30th. Finally, Baird R W lowered shares of Hillman Solutions from a "strong-buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Wednesday, April 16th. Four analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and three have assigned a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, Hillman Solutions currently has an average rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $11.00.

Hillman Solutions Stock Down 1.6 %

Shares of HLMN stock traded down $0.12 on Thursday, hitting $7.26. The stock had a trading volume of 686,845 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,032,986. Hillman Solutions has a 12-month low of $6.55 and a 12-month high of $12.08. The stock has a market cap of $1.43 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 90.51 and a beta of 1.70. The business has a 50 day moving average of $8.38 and a 200 day moving average of $9.72. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.62, a current ratio of 2.32 and a quick ratio of 0.76.

Hillman Solutions (NASDAQ:HLMN - Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Tuesday, April 29th. The company reported $0.10 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, meeting the consensus estimate of $0.10. Hillman Solutions had a return on equity of 8.79% and a net margin of 1.17%. The company had revenue of $359.34 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $358.14 million. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $0.10 earnings per share. Hillman Solutions's quarterly revenue was up 2.6% on a year-over-year basis.

Institutional Trading of Hillman Solutions

A number of institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Federated Hermes Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Hillman Solutions in the fourth quarter worth about $25,000. R Squared Ltd bought a new position in Hillman Solutions in the 4th quarter valued at $32,000. KBC Group NV bought a new position in shares of Hillman Solutions in the first quarter worth $35,000. Sterling Capital Management LLC increased its holdings 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 purchasing an additional 4,572 shares during the period. Finally, Lazard Asset Management LLC boosted its stake in Hillman Solutions by 1,911.4% during the fourth quarter. Lazard Asset Management LLC now owns 6,517 shares of the company's stock valued at $63,000 after buying an additional 6,193 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 98.11% of the company's stock.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, CFO Robert O. Kraft purchased 140,000 shares of the business's stock in a transaction dated Thursday, May 1st. The stock was purchased at an average cost of $7.09 per share, with a total value of $992,600.00. Following the completion of the acquisition, the chief financial officer now directly owns 632,752 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $4,486,211.68. The trade was a 28.41 % increase in their ownership of the stock. The purchase was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. 5.10% of the stock is owned by insiders.

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.