William Blair Comments on Hillman Solutions Corp’s FY2025 Earnings (NASDAQ:HLMN)

Hillman Solutions Corp (NASDAQ:HLMN) – Investment analysts at William Blair dropped their FY2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Hillman Solutions in a research report issued to clients and investors on Tuesday, July 9th. William Blair analyst R. Merkel now forecasts that the company will post earnings of $0.50 per share for the year, down from their prior forecast of $0.55. The consensus estimate for Hillman Solutions’ current full-year earnings is $0.45 per share.

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

A number of other research firms have also recently weighed in on HLMN. Robert W. Baird boosted their target price on shares of Hillman Solutions from $10.00 to $11.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Wednesday, May 8th. Stifel Nicolaus reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a $16.00 price objective (up previously from $14.00) on shares of Hillman Solutions in a research note on Monday, April 1st. Finally, Barclays decreased their target price on Hillman Solutions from $10.00 to $9.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a research report on Friday. One analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating and five have issued a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $11.58.

Hillman Solutions Price Performance

Shares of 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 company’s 50-day moving average is $9.06 and its 200 day moving average is $9.34. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.65, a quick ratio of 0.78 and a current ratio of 2.49. The company has a market capitalization of $1.76 billion, a P/E ratio of -900.00 and a beta of 1.66.

Institutional Trading of Hillman Solutions

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Benjamin F. Edwards & Company Inc. bought a new position in Hillman Solutions in the 1st quarter worth about $46,000. Counterpoint Mutual Funds LLC purchased a new position in shares of Hillman Solutions during the first quarter worth about $140,000. Envestnet Portfolio Solutions Inc. bought a new position in shares of Hillman Solutions in the first quarter worth approximately $143,000. SG Americas Securities LLC purchased a new stake in Hillman Solutions in the first quarter valued at approximately $153,000. Finally, Capstone Investment Advisors LLC bought a new stake in Hillman Solutions during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $160,000. Institutional investors own 98.11% of the company’s stock.

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 stock was sold at an average price of $9.04, for a total transaction of $447,000.88. Following the sale, the director now owns 197,031 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,781,160.24. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. 5.10% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

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.