Critical Contrast: Hillman Solutions (HLMN) and Its Rivals

Hillman Solutions (NASDAQ:HLMN) is one of 40 publicly-traded companies in the “BLDG&CONST – MISC” industry, but how does it weigh in compared to its peers? We will compare Hillman Solutions to related companies based on the strength of its analyst recommendations, dividends, valuation, institutional ownership, risk, profitability and earnings.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Hillman Solutions and its peers top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Hillman Solutions	$1.47 billion	$17.25 million	86.89
Hillman Solutions Competitors	$6.84 billion	$567.85 million	23.89

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

Profitability

This table compares Hillman Solutions and its peers’ 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%

Insider & Institutional 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, 3.8% 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 stock is poised for long-term growth.

Volatility and Risk

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

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current recommendations for Hillman Solutions and its peers, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Hillman Solutions	0	4	4	0	2.50
Hillman Solutions Competitors	245	1573	2295	112	2.54

Hillman Solutions currently has a consensus target price of $10.75, suggesting a potential upside of 37.47%. As a group, “BLDG&CONST – MISC” companies have a potential upside of 7.85%. Given Hillman Solutions’ higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Hillman Solutions is more favorable than its peers.

Summary

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

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