Cementos Pacasmayo S.A.A. (CPAC) Competitors

Hillman Solutions (NASDAQ:HLMN) and Cementos Pacasmayo S.A.A. (NYSE:CPAC) are both small-cap construction companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, dividends, earnings, analyst recommendations, profitability, institutional ownership, valuation and risk.

Does the media prefer HLMN or CPAC?

In the previous week, Hillman Solutions had 11 more articles in the media than Cementos Pacasmayo S.A.A.. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for Hillman Solutions and 1 mentions for Cementos Pacasmayo S.A.A.. Cementos Pacasmayo S.A.A.'s average media sentiment score of 0.87 beat Hillman Solutions' score of 0.67 indicating that Cementos Pacasmayo S.A.A. is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Hillman Solutions	3 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Cementos Pacasmayo S.A.A.	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of HLMN or CPAC?

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

Which has more volatility & risk, HLMN or CPAC?

Hillman Solutions has a beta of 1.66, meaning that its stock price is 66% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Cementos Pacasmayo S.A.A. has a beta of 0.69, meaning that its stock price is 31% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has higher earnings and valuation, HLMN or CPAC?

Cementos Pacasmayo S.A.A. has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Hillman Solutions. Cementos Pacasmayo S.A.A. 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	$1.47B	1.31	$17.25M	$0.11	88.64
Cementos Pacasmayo S.A.A.	$527.09M	0.99	$53M	$0.62	9.92

Is HLMN or CPAC more profitable?

Cementos Pacasmayo S.A.A. has a net margin of 10.51% compared to Hillman Solutions' net margin of 1.44%. Cementos Pacasmayo S.A.A.'s return on equity of 16.60% beat Hillman Solutions' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Hillman Solutions	1.44%	8.86%	4.47%
Cementos Pacasmayo S.A.A.	10.51%	16.60%	6.62%

Do analysts recommend HLMN or CPAC?

Hillman Solutions presently has a consensus price target of $11.42, suggesting a potential upside of 17.09%. Cementos Pacasmayo S.A.A. has a consensus price target of $6.20, suggesting a potential upside of 0.81%. Given Hillman Solutions' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Hillman Solutions is more favorable than Cementos Pacasmayo S.A.A..

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Hillman Solutions	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
Cementos Pacasmayo S.A.A.	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.50

Summary

Hillman Solutions beats Cementos Pacasmayo S.A.A. on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.