Hillman Solutions (HLMN) Competitors

Hillman Solutions (NASDAQ:HLMN) and CompX International (NYSE:CIX) are both small-cap construction companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, institutional ownership, valuation, earnings, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, risk and community ranking.

Does the media prefer HLMN or CIX?

In the previous week, Hillman Solutions had 3 more articles in the media than CompX International. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Hillman Solutions and 2 mentions for CompX International. Hillman Solutions' average media sentiment score of 1.38 beat CompX International's score of 0.99 indicating that Hillman Solutions is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Hillman Solutions	4 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
CompX International	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in HLMN or CIX?

Hillman Solutions received 10 more outperform votes than CompX International when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 94.74% of users gave CompX International an outperform vote while only 48.28% of users gave Hillman Solutions an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Hillman Solutions	Outperform Votes 28 48.28%	Underperform Votes 30 51.72%
CompX International	Outperform Votes 18 94.74%	Underperform Votes 1 5.26%

Do institutionals and insiders believe in HLMN or CIX?

98.1% of Hillman Solutions shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 7.5% of CompX International shares are held by institutional investors. 5.1% of Hillman Solutions shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.4% of CompX International shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more volatility & risk, HLMN or CIX?

Hillman Solutions has a beta of 1.7, meaning that its share price is 70% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, CompX International has a beta of 1.08, meaning that its share price is 8% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has higher valuation & earnings, HLMN or CIX?

CompX International has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Hillman Solutions. CompX International is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Hillman Solutions, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Hillman Solutions	$1.48B	0.99	-$9.59M	$0.09	82.44
CompX International	$148.24M	2.16	$22.59M	$1.46	17.80

Is HLMN or CIX more profitable?

CompX International has a net margin of 12.48% compared to Hillman Solutions' net margin of 1.17%. CompX International's return on equity of 11.51% beat Hillman Solutions' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Hillman Solutions	1.17%	8.79%	4.32%
CompX International	12.48%	11.51%	10.52%

Do analysts rate HLMN or CIX?

Hillman Solutions currently has a consensus price target of $11.00, indicating a potential upside of 48.25%. Given Hillman Solutions' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Hillman Solutions is more favorable than CompX International.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Hillman Solutions	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.43
CompX International	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Summary

Hillman Solutions beats CompX International on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.