FY2025 Earnings Estimate for Hillman Solutions Corp Issued By William Blair (NASDAQ:HLMN)

Hillman Solutions Corp (NASDAQ:HLMN) – Research analysts at William Blair decreased their FY2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Hillman Solutions in a report issued on Tuesday, July 9th. William Blair analyst R. Merkel now expects that the company will post earnings of $0.50 per share for the year, down from their previous estimate of $0.55. The consensus estimate for Hillman Solutions’ current full-year earnings is $0.45 per share.

HLMN has been the subject of several other reports. Stifel Nicolaus restated a “buy” rating and issued a $16.00 target price (up from $14.00) on shares of Hillman Solutions in a report on Monday, April 1st. Barclays reduced their price objective on shares of Hillman Solutions from $10.00 to $9.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a research note on Friday. Finally, Robert W. Baird lifted their target price on shares of Hillman Solutions from $10.00 to $11.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Wednesday, May 8th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating and five have assigned a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $11.58.

Hillman Solutions Price Performance

NASDAQ HLMN opened at $9.00 on Thursday. Hillman Solutions has a fifty-two week low of $6.02 and a fifty-two week high of $10.85. The stock’s 50-day moving average is $9.06 and its two-hundred day moving average is $9.34. The firm has a market cap of $1.76 billion, a P/E ratio of -900.00 and a beta of 1.66. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.65, a current ratio of 2.49 and a quick ratio of 0.78.

Hillman Solutions (NASDAQ:HLMN) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, May 7th. The company reported $0.10 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.08 by $0.02. The company had revenue of $350.31 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $354.47 million. Hillman Solutions had a negative net margin of 0.13% and a positive return on equity of 7.50%. Hillman Solutions’s quarterly revenue was up .2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business posted $0.06 EPS.

Institutional Trading of Hillman Solutions

Several institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Benjamin F. Edwards & Company Inc. acquired a new position in Hillman Solutions during the first quarter worth $46,000. Counterpoint Mutual Funds LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Hillman Solutions during the 1st quarter worth about $140,000. Envestnet Portfolio Solutions Inc. bought a new position in Hillman Solutions during the 1st quarter valued at about $143,000. SG Americas Securities LLC acquired a new position in Hillman Solutions in the first quarter valued at about $153,000. Finally, Capstone Investment Advisors LLC bought a new stake in Hillman Solutions during the fourth quarter worth about $160,000. 98.11% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Activity at Hillman Solutions

In related news, Director Aaron Jagdfeld sold 49,447 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, June 5th. The shares were sold at an average price of $9.04, for a total value of $447,000.88. Following the completion of the sale, the director now owns 197,031 shares in the company, valued at $1,781,160.24. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Corporate insiders own 5.10% 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.