Hillman Solutions (NASDAQ:HLMN) Stock Unloaded Rep. Josh Gottheimer

Representative Josh Gottheimer (D-New Jersey) recently sold shares of Hillman Solutions Corp (NASDAQ:HLMN). In a filing disclosed on May 14th, the Representative disclosed that they had sold between $1,001 and $15,000 in Hillman Solutions stock on April 17th. The trade occurred in the Representative’s “MORGAN STANLEY – SELECT UMA ACCOUNT # 1” account.

Representative Josh Gottheimer also recently made the following trade(s):

• Purchased $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of RTX (NYSE:RTX) on 4/23/2025.
• Purchased $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Cheniere Energy (NYSE:LNG) on 4/22/2025.
• Purchased $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Techtronic Industries (OTCMKTS:TTNDY) on 4/21/2025.
• Purchased $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Tri Pointe Homes (NYSE:TPH) on 4/21/2025.
• Purchased $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Perusahaan Perseroan (Persero) PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia Tbk (NYSE:TLK) on 4/21/2025.
• Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of KKR & Co. Inc. (NYSE:KKR) on 4/21/2025.
• Purchased $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of D.R. Horton (NYSE:DHI) on 4/21/2025.
• Purchased $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Home Depot (NYSE:HD) on 4/21/2025.
• Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of AbbVie (NYSE:ABBV) on 4/17/2025.
• Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Cadre (NYSE:CDRE) on 4/17/2025.

Hillman Solutions Stock Down 0.5%

Hillman Solutions stock opened at $8.06 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $1.59 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 100.76 and a beta of 1.70. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.62, a current ratio of 2.32 and a quick ratio of 0.76. Hillman Solutions Corp has a fifty-two week low of $6.64 and a fifty-two week high of $12.08. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $8.09 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $9.56.

Hillman Solutions (NASDAQ:HLMN) last released its earnings results on Tuesday, April 29th. The company reported $0.10 earnings per share for the quarter, hitting analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.10. The firm had revenue of $359.34 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $358.14 million. Hillman Solutions had a net margin of 1.17% and a return on equity of 8.79%. The business’s revenue was up 2.6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $0.10 EPS. As a group, analysts forecast that Hillman Solutions Corp will post 0.58 earnings per share for the current year.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, CFO Robert O. Kraft acquired 140,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, May 1st. The shares were purchased at an average cost of $7.09 per share, with a total value of $992,600.00. Following the completion of the purchase, the chief financial officer now owns 632,752 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $4,486,211.68. This represents a 28.41% increase in their ownership of the stock. The acquisition was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Insiders own 5.10% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several research firms have recently issued reports on HLMN. Baird R W downgraded shares of Hillman Solutions from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Wednesday, April 16th. Raymond James set a $10.00 price objective on shares of Hillman Solutions and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Wednesday, April 30th. Robert W. Baird dropped their price objective on shares of Hillman Solutions from $9.00 to $8.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, April 30th. Barclays dropped their price objective on shares of Hillman Solutions from $11.00 to $8.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, April 8th. Finally, Benchmark restated a “buy” rating and set a $16.00 price objective on shares of Hillman Solutions in a report on Wednesday, February 19th. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and three have assigned a buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Hillman Solutions has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $11.00.

Institutional Trading of Hillman Solutions

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Envestnet Portfolio Solutions Inc. increased its stake in Hillman Solutions by 4.8% in the fourth quarter. Envestnet Portfolio Solutions Inc. now owns 23,330 shares of the company’s stock valued at $227,000 after acquiring an additional 1,061 shares during the period. Xponance Inc. increased its stake in Hillman Solutions by 10.1% in the fourth quarter. Xponance Inc. now owns 14,106 shares of the company’s stock valued at $137,000 after acquiring an additional 1,297 shares during the period. Cetera Investment Advisers increased its stake in Hillman Solutions by 4.1% in the fourth quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 33,743 shares of the company’s stock valued at $329,000 after acquiring an additional 1,325 shares during the period. Principal Financial Group Inc. increased its stake in Hillman Solutions by 12.4% in the first quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. now owns 13,482 shares of the company’s stock valued at $119,000 after acquiring an additional 1,491 shares during the period. Finally, HighTower Advisors LLC increased its stake in Hillman Solutions by 1.1% in the fourth quarter. HighTower Advisors LLC now owns 144,163 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,404,000 after acquiring an additional 1,562 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 98.11% of the company’s stock.

About Representative Gottheimer

Josh Gottheimer (Democratic Party) is a member of the U.S. House, representing New Jersey’s 5th Congressional District. He assumed office on January 3, 2017. His current term ends on January 3, 2027.

Gottheimer (Democratic Party) is running for re-election to the U.S. House to represent New Jersey’s 5th Congressional District. He declared candidacy for the 2026 election.

Gottheimer is also running for election for Governor of New Jersey. He declared candidacy for the Democratic primary scheduled on June 10, 2025.

Gottheimer attended the University of Pennsylvania for his undergraduate degree. He became a Thouron Fellow at Oxford and attended Harvard Law School. Gottheimer worked as a speech writer under former President Bill Clinton (D), assisting with two State of the Union addresses, among other projects. Before running for Congress, he worked for Microsoft as a general manager for corporate strategy.

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.