What is William Blair's Forecast for HLMN FY2026 Earnings?

Hillman Solutions Corp (NASDAQ:HLMN - Free Report) - Equities researchers at William Blair dropped their FY2026 EPS estimates for shares of Hillman Solutions in a note issued to investors on Tuesday, April 29th. William Blair analyst R. Merkel now forecasts that the company will earn $0.47 per share for the year, down from their prior forecast of $0.64. The consensus estimate for Hillman Solutions' current full-year earnings is $0.58 per share.

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

HLMN has been the topic of a number of other research reports. Raymond James set a $10.00 price objective on shares of Hillman Solutions and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research report on Wednesday, April 30th. Robert W. Baird decreased their price target on Hillman Solutions from $9.00 to $8.00 and set a "neutral" rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, April 30th. Baird R W downgraded shares of Hillman Solutions from a "strong-buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Wednesday, April 16th. Barclays dropped their price objective on shares of Hillman Solutions from $11.00 to $8.00 and set an "equal weight" rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, April 8th. Finally, Benchmark reiterated a "buy" rating and issued a $16.00 target price on shares of Hillman Solutions in a research report on Wednesday, February 19th. Four analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and three have given a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, Hillman Solutions presently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of $11.00.

Hillman Solutions Stock Performance

HLMN traded up $0.06 during trading on Friday, hitting $7.23. The company's stock had a trading volume of 480,281 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,038,095. 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 business's 50 day simple moving average is $8.33 and its 200-day simple moving average is $9.70. Hillman Solutions has a one year low of $6.64 and a one year high of $12.08. The firm has a market cap of $1.43 billion, a PE ratio of 90.32 and a beta of 1.70.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Hillman Solutions news, CFO Robert O. Kraft purchased 140,000 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, May 1st. The stock was purchased at an average price of $7.09 per share, for a total transaction of $992,600.00. Following the purchase, the chief financial officer now directly owns 632,752 shares in the company, valued at approximately $4,486,211.68. This trade represents a 28.41 % increase in their ownership of the stock. The acquisition was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. 5.10% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Institutional Trading of Hillman Solutions

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Federated Hermes Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Hillman Solutions during the 4th quarter worth approximately $25,000. R Squared Ltd acquired a new position in Hillman Solutions during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $32,000. KBC Group NV purchased a new stake in shares of Hillman Solutions during the 1st quarter valued at about $35,000. Sterling Capital Management LLC increased its position in shares of Hillman Solutions by 765.8% during 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. Finally, Lazard Asset Management LLC boosted its stake in Hillman Solutions by 1,911.4% during the 4th quarter. Lazard Asset Management LLC now owns 6,517 shares of the company's stock valued at $63,000 after acquiring an additional 6,193 shares during 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.