Q1 Earnings Estimate for HLMN Issued By William Blair

Hillman Solutions Corp (NASDAQ:HLMN) – Analysts at William Blair issued their Q1 2026 earnings estimates for shares of Hillman Solutions in a research note issued to investors on Wednesday, April 9th. William Blair analyst R. Merkel forecasts that the company will post earnings of $0.12 per share for the quarter. William Blair currently has a “Market Perform” rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for Hillman Solutions’ current full-year earnings is $0.58 per share. William Blair also issued estimates for Hillman Solutions’ Q2 2026 earnings at $0.18 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.19 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.14 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $0.74 EPS.

Several other research firms also recently commented on HLMN. Benchmark reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a $16.00 price target on shares of Hillman Solutions in a research note on Wednesday, February 19th. Barclays reduced their target price on shares of Hillman Solutions from $11.00 to $8.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday. Finally, Robert W. Baird lowered their price target on Hillman Solutions from $14.00 to $12.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, February 19th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and three have given a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Hillman Solutions currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $12.25.

Hillman Solutions Stock Performance

HLMN stock opened at $7.71 on Thursday. The firm has a market cap of $1.52 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 96.39 and a beta of 1.67. Hillman Solutions has a twelve month low of $7.24 and a twelve month high of $12.08. 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 fifty day simple moving average is $9.25 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $10.05.

Hillman Solutions (NASDAQ:HLMN) last released its earnings results on Tuesday, February 18th. The company reported $0.10 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.11 by ($0.01). Hillman Solutions had a net margin of 1.17% and a return on equity of 8.79%. The business had revenue of $349.56 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $350.45 million. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $0.10 EPS.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Hillman Solutions

Several large investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. Federated Hermes Inc. purchased a new position in Hillman Solutions during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $25,000. R Squared Ltd purchased a new position in Hillman Solutions in the fourth quarter valued at about $32,000. Quarry LP bought a new position in Hillman Solutions in the third quarter worth about $43,000. Sterling Capital Management LLC lifted 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 valued at $50,000 after buying an additional 4,572 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Lazard Asset Management LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Hillman Solutions by 1,911.4% in the 4th 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 in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 98.11% of the company’s stock.

About Hillman Solutions

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.