Q1 EPS Forecast for Hillman Solutions Decreased by Analyst

Hillman Solutions Corp (NASDAQ:HLMN) – Investment analysts at William Blair dropped their Q1 2025 EPS estimates for shares of Hillman Solutions in a research note issued to investors on Thursday, January 2nd. William Blair analyst R. Merkel now expects that the company will earn $0.09 per share for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $0.10. William Blair has a “Market Perform” rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for Hillman Solutions’ current full-year earnings is $0.53 per share. William Blair also issued estimates for Hillman Solutions’ Q2 2025 earnings at $0.16 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $0.18 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $0.55 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $0.64 EPS.

Hillman Solutions (NASDAQ:HLMN) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, November 5th. The company reported $0.16 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, hitting analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.16. Hillman Solutions had a net margin of 0.57% and a return on equity of 8.81%. The firm had revenue of $393.30 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $389.50 million. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $0.11 earnings per share. The company’s revenue for the quarter was down 1.4% compared to the same quarter last year.

Other analysts have also recently issued research reports about the company. Benchmark increased their target price on Hillman Solutions from $13.00 to $16.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, December 13th. Barclays increased their price objective on shares of Hillman Solutions from $10.00 to $12.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a report on Wednesday, November 6th. Canaccord Genuity Group boosted their target price on shares of Hillman Solutions from $12.00 to $13.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, October 16th. Finally, Robert W. Baird raised their target price on shares of Hillman Solutions from $12.00 to $14.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Wednesday, November 6th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and four have assigned a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $14.20.

Hillman Solutions Trading Down 3.7 %

Shares of HLMN stock opened at $9.38 on Friday. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $10.75 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $10.05. Hillman Solutions has a 52-week low of $8.43 and a 52-week high of $12.08. The firm has a market capitalization of $1.84 billion, a PE ratio of 234.56 and a beta of 1.65. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.62, a quick ratio of 0.76 and a current ratio of 2.32.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Hillman Solutions

Large investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Burgundy Asset Management Ltd. boosted its stake in Hillman Solutions by 2.7% during the second quarter. Burgundy Asset Management Ltd. now owns 8,515,597 shares of the company’s stock worth $75,363,000 after buying an additional 225,480 shares during the period. Reinhart Partners LLC. lifted its holdings in shares of Hillman Solutions by 7.2% in the 3rd quarter. Reinhart Partners LLC. now owns 7,482,201 shares of the company’s stock worth $79,012,000 after acquiring an additional 503,809 shares during the last quarter. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC boosted its stake in shares of Hillman Solutions by 1.3% during the 3rd quarter. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC now owns 7,157,946 shares of the company’s stock worth $75,588,000 after purchasing an additional 93,759 shares during the period. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP grew its holdings in Hillman Solutions by 13.8% during the 2nd quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 4,760,968 shares of the company’s stock valued at $42,134,000 after purchasing an additional 578,042 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Geode Capital Management LLC raised its position in Hillman Solutions by 2.5% in the 3rd quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 4,753,174 shares of the company’s stock worth $50,203,000 after purchasing an additional 113,692 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 98.11% of the company’s stock.

Insider Transactions at Hillman Solutions

In other news, Director Philip Woodlief sold 19,779 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, December 6th. The shares were sold at an average price of $11.18, for a total transaction of $221,129.22. Following the sale, the director now directly owns 55,811 shares in the company, valued at approximately $623,966.98. This represents a 26.17 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, insider Scott Ride sold 72,523 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Monday, November 18th. The shares were sold at an average price of $10.66, for a total transaction of $773,095.18. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider now directly owns 70,369 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $750,133.54. The trade was a 50.75 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders own 5.10% 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.