Boston Partners Has $2.86 Million Stock Holdings in Hillman Solutions Corp. $HLMN

Boston Partners boosted its position in Hillman Solutions Corp. (NASDAQ:HLMN) by 302.4% in the second quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 400,208 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 300,744 shares during the period. Boston Partners owned approximately 0.20% of Hillman Solutions worth $2,864,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Tectonic Advisors LLC bought a new position in shares of Hillman Solutions in the second quarter valued at $833,000. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Hillman Solutions by 1.7% in the 1st quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 2,530,800 shares of the company’s stock worth $22,246,000 after acquiring an additional 41,690 shares during the last quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its position in Hillman Solutions by 0.7% in the 1st quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 19,575,307 shares of the company’s stock valued at $172,067,000 after acquiring an additional 134,830 shares in the last quarter. Russell Investments Group Ltd. lifted its position in Hillman Solutions by 124.4% in the 1st quarter. Russell Investments Group Ltd. now owns 330,517 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,905,000 after acquiring an additional 183,223 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Punch & Associates Investment Management Inc. boosted its stake in Hillman Solutions by 1.7% during the 1st quarter. Punch & Associates Investment Management Inc. now owns 1,730,251 shares of the company’s stock valued at $15,209,000 after purchasing an additional 29,249 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 98.11% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several analysts have recently commented on HLMN shares. Canaccord Genuity Group reissued a “buy” rating and issued a $15.00 price objective on shares of Hillman Solutions in a research note on Monday, November 24th. Stifel Nicolaus upped their price target on Hillman Solutions from $10.75 to $12.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, August 29th. Barclays increased their price target on Hillman Solutions from $8.00 to $10.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, August 6th. Wall Street Zen cut Hillman Solutions from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Saturday, November 8th. Finally, Weiss Ratings reiterated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Hillman Solutions in a research note on Tuesday, October 14th. Four analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and five have issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $11.83.

Hillman Solutions Stock Down 1.3%

HLMN opened at $8.75 on Friday. Hillman Solutions Corp. has a twelve month low of $6.55 and a twelve month high of $11.55. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $9.07 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $8.61. The stock has a market cap of $1.73 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 79.51 and a beta of 1.65. The company has a quick ratio of 0.72, a current ratio of 2.28 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.57.

Hillman Solutions (NASDAQ:HLMN) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, November 4th. The company reported $0.22 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.18 by $0.04. Hillman Solutions had a net margin of 1.44% and a return on equity of 8.86%. The company had revenue of $424.94 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $425.00 million. Hillman Solutions has set its FY 2025 guidance at EPS. As a group, equities analysts expect that Hillman Solutions Corp. will post 0.58 earnings per share for the current year.

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.