Hillman Solutions (NASDAQ:HLMN) Announces Earnings Results, Misses Estimates By $0.01 EPS

Hillman Solutions (NASDAQ:HLMN) issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday. The company reported $0.10 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.11 by ($0.01), Zacks reports. Hillman Solutions had a return on equity of 8.81% and a net margin of 0.57%. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $0.10 earnings per share. Hillman Solutions updated its FY 2025 guidance to EPS.

Hillman Solutions Stock Performance

Shares of HLMN stock opened at $10.14 on Wednesday. The business’s fifty day simple moving average is $10.05 and its 200-day simple moving average is $10.25. The company has a market cap of $1.99 billion, a PE ratio of 253.56 and a beta of 1.68. The company has a current ratio of 2.32, a quick ratio of 0.76 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.62. Hillman Solutions has a 12-month low of $8.43 and a 12-month high of $12.08.

Insider Transactions at Hillman Solutions

In related news, Director Philip Woodlief sold 19,779 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Friday, December 6th. The stock was sold at an average price of $11.18, for a total value of $221,129.22. Following the transaction, the director now directly owns 55,811 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $623,966.98. This represents a 26.17 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. Insiders own 5.10% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of equities analysts recently commented on the stock. Barclays reduced their price objective on shares of Hillman Solutions from $12.00 to $11.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, January 16th. Robert W. Baird reduced their price objective on shares of Hillman Solutions from $14.00 to $12.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday. William Blair downgraded shares of Hillman Solutions from an “outperform” rating to a “market perform” rating in a research note on Thursday, January 2nd. Finally, Benchmark upped their price target on Hillman Solutions from $13.00 to $16.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, December 13th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and four have issued a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Hillman Solutions presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $13.60.

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.