William Blair Cuts Earnings Estimates for Hillman Solutions

Hillman Solutions Corp (NASDAQ:HLMN) – Equities research analysts at William Blair lowered their Q4 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Hillman Solutions in a research note issued to investors on Wednesday, April 9th. William Blair analyst R. Merkel now anticipates that the company will post earnings of $0.12 per share for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $0.13. William Blair 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’ FY2026 earnings at $0.64 EPS.

HLMN has been the topic of a number of other reports. Benchmark reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a $16.00 target price on shares of Hillman Solutions in a research report on Wednesday, February 19th. Barclays cut their price objective on 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, Robert W. Baird decreased their target price on shares of Hillman Solutions from $14.00 to $12.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, February 19th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and three have assigned a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $12.25.

Hillman Solutions Price Performance

NASDAQ HLMN opened at $7.71 on Friday. Hillman Solutions has a 1 year low of $7.24 and a 1 year high of $12.08. The business’s fifty day moving average is $9.25 and its two-hundred day moving average is $10.05. The stock has a market capitalization of $1.52 billion, a P/E ratio of 96.39 and a beta of 1.67. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.62, a quick ratio of 0.76 and a current ratio of 2.32.

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 return on equity of 8.79% and a net margin of 1.17%. The business had revenue of $349.56 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $350.45 million. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $0.10 earnings per share.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. T. Rowe Price Investment Management Inc. purchased a new position in Hillman Solutions during the 4th quarter valued at about $17,290,000. Raymond James Financial Inc. purchased a new position in Hillman Solutions during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $11,318,000. Reinhart Partners LLC. increased its stake in Hillman Solutions by 13.8% in the 1st quarter. Reinhart Partners LLC. now owns 8,659,239 shares of the company’s stock valued at $76,115,000 after buying an additional 1,046,765 shares during the period. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP boosted its stake in shares of Hillman Solutions by 10.4% during the 4th quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 6,419,079 shares of the company’s stock valued at $62,521,000 after buying an additional 605,049 shares during the period. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. grew its holdings in shares of Hillman Solutions by 5.9% during the 4th quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 9,158,013 shares of the company’s stock valued at $89,199,000 after acquiring an additional 509,016 shares in the last quarter. 98.11% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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.