Hillman Solutions (HLMN) vs. Its Rivals Head-To-Head Review

Hillman Solutions (NASDAQ:HLMN) is one of 39 publicly-traded companies in the “BLDG&CONST – MISC” industry, but how does it weigh in compared to its competitors? We will compare Hillman Solutions to similar companies based on the strength of its analyst recommendations, valuation, dividends, risk, institutional ownership, profitability and earnings.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

98.1% of Hillman Solutions shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 91.0% of shares of all “BLDG&CONST – MISC” companies are owned by institutional investors. 4.9% of Hillman Solutions shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 3.6% of shares of all “BLDG&CONST – MISC” companies are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Risk & Volatility

Hillman Solutions has a beta of 1.65, suggesting that its share price is 65% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Hillman Solutions’ competitors have a beta of 0.97, suggesting that their average share price is 3% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current ratings and target prices for Hillman Solutions and its competitors, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Hillman Solutions	0	4	3	0	2.43
Hillman Solutions Competitors	243	1411	2273	111	2.56

Hillman Solutions currently has a consensus price target of $11.00, suggesting a potential upside of 48.85%. As a group, “BLDG&CONST – MISC” companies have a potential upside of 8.59%. Given Hillman Solutions’ higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Hillman Solutions is more favorable than its competitors.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Hillman Solutions and its competitors top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Hillman Solutions	$1.47 billion	$17.25 million	82.11
Hillman Solutions Competitors	$6.81 billion	$567.85 million	23.87

Hillman Solutions’ competitors have higher revenue and earnings than Hillman Solutions. Hillman Solutions is trading at a higher price-to-earnings ratio than its competitors, indicating that it is currently more expensive than other companies in its industry.

Profitability

This table compares Hillman Solutions and its competitors’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Hillman Solutions	1.24%	8.73%	4.36%
Hillman Solutions Competitors	-11.01%	65.74%	4.94%

Summary

Hillman Solutions competitors beat Hillman Solutions on 7 of the 13 factors compared.

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. Leveraging a world-class distribution and sales network, Hillman delivers a “small business” experience with “big business” efficiency.