HILLMAN SOLUTIONS CORP (HLMN)
Industrials · Hardware and fastener distribution and retail merchandising services · NASDAQ
North America's leading hardware and fastener distributor to retail, combining extensive product selection with field-based merchandising services and emerging robotics solutions.
What HILLMAN SOLUTIONS CORP does
Hillman Solutions is one of North America's largest providers of hardware-related products and merchandising services to retail markets, distributing thousands of small parts including fasteners, keys, builder's hardware, protective equipment, rope, chain, and identification items. The company operates through three segments: Hardware and Protective Solutions, Robotics and Digital Solutions, and Canada, serving hardware stores, home centers, mass merchants, pet supply stores, and other retail outlets. Hillman complements product sales with design and installation of merchandising systems, in-store inventory management, and maintenance of robotics kiosks. The company operates 24 distribution centers in North America and employs a National Field Service Group of over 1,200 representatives who regularly visit retailers to manage product assortments and provide service.
Themes: Hardware distribution, Retail merchandising services, Field service operations, Personal protective equipment, Robotics and automation solutions
Fundamentals
- Price$8.36 as of 2026-08-21 close
- Market cap$1.6B as of 2026-08-21
- 1-year return-13.7% 2025-08-21 close $9.69 → 2026-08-21 close $8.36
- P/E41.58 as of 2026-08-24
- Net margin+2.6% as of 2026-08-24
- Gross margin+48.0% as of 2026-08-24
- ROE+3.4% as of 2026-08-24
- Debt / equity0.57 as of 2026-08-24
- Revenue growth (YoY)+6.5% as of 2026-08-24
- Revenue CAGR (3y)+1.5% SEC XBRL
- Beta1.43 as of 2026-08-24
- Last reported earnings2026-08-04 SEC EDGAR Form 8-K (Item 2.02)
How HLMN compares in its sector
- price-to-earnings ratiomiddle range 357 covered Industrials peers, as of 2026-08-24
- net profit marginmiddle range 457 covered Industrials peers, as of 2026-08-24
- operating marginmiddle range 457 covered Industrials peers, as of 2026-08-24
- gross margintop 25% 455 covered Industrials peers, as of 2026-08-24
- return on equitymiddle range 460 covered Industrials peers, as of 2026-08-24
- 3-year revenue CAGRmiddle range 426 covered Industrials peers
- free cash flow (absolute dollars, latest fiscal year)middle range 414 covered Industrials peers, as of FY2025
Position among covered Industrials companies that report each metric (minimum 5 peers). A relative position within our covered catalog — not a valuation, quality, or investment judgment. A higher percentile is simply a higher value (for P/E, more expensive on earnings — never "better"). Informational only.
How HILLMAN SOLUTIONS CORP looks technically
HILLMAN SOLUTIONS CORP (HLMN) is trading 2.1% below its 200-day average, the long-term trend line — a long-term downtrend. Its 50-day average crossed below its 200-day average about 96 trading days ago — a "death cross", a bearish long-term signal. A strong uptrend is in place — ADX, a 0–100 trend-strength gauge, is 26, with buyers in control. Momentum is neutral — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 47, neither overbought (above 70) nor oversold (below 30). MACD, a trend-momentum gauge, turned bearish about 5 trading days ago (its momentum flipped negative). It made a new 20-day high about 14 trading days ago. It is 22.9% below its highest point of the past year.
Trend
8
| Distance from the 200-day | it is trading 2.1% below its 200-day average, the long-term trend line — a long-term downtrend | -2.1% |
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| 50-day moving average | its average price over the last 50 trading days — a short-term trend line — is $8.24 | $8.24 |
| 200-day moving average | its average price over the last 200 trading days — the long-term trend line — is $8.54 | $8.54 |
| Swing structure | each recent peak has been higher than the one before it and each dip has been shallower — the pattern chart-watchers call an uptrend, which describes where price has already been and not where it goes next | higher highs and higher lows |
| Last swing turn | its last significant turn was a swing high 16 calendar days ago — the swings before that are what the structure reading is measured on | 16 sessions |
| Wave structure | its recent swings can be read as a completed three-part upward correction — a pullback in the A-B-C shape Elliott-wave chartists use; the labelling fails if price closes above 9.58. It is the only labelling that fits, though not with textbook proportions, and it describes the swings already printed, not what comes next. | possible three-wave upward correction, complete (atypical proportions) |
| Since the 50/200 cross | its 50-day average crossed below its 200-day average about 96 trading days ago — a "death cross", a bearish long-term signal | 96 sessions |
| Trend strength (14-day ADX) | a strong uptrend is in place — ADX, a 0–100 trend-strength gauge, is 26, with buyers in control | 25.7 |
Momentum
3
| 14-day RSI | momentum is neutral — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 47, neither overbought (above 70) nor oversold (below 30) | 47.4 |
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| Position in its 14-day range | it is trading near the bottom of its 14-day range ($8.21 to $9.58) — its "stochastic" reading is 11 out of 100, where 0 would mean closing exactly at the 14-session low and 100 exactly at the high. This measures WHERE the price sits inside its recent range, which is a different question from the RSI beside it: RSI is a momentum gauge, measuring how FAST the price has been moving, so a stock can drift quietly to the bottom of its range with an ordinary RSI, or fall sharply and still sit in the middle. It has been slipping within that range over the last few sessions. | 10.6 |
| Since the MACD crossed zero | MACD, a trend-momentum gauge, turned bearish about 5 trading days ago (its momentum flipped negative) | 5 sessions |
Range
12
| 52-week high | its highest closing price over the past year (about 252 trading days) was $10.85 | $10.85 |
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| From the 52-week high | it is 22.9% below its 52-week high (its highest price of the past year) | -22.9% |
| Above the 52-week low | it is 20.1% above its 52-week low (its lowest price of the past year) | +20.1% |
| Below the 52-week high | it is 22.9% below its highest point of the past year | 22.9% |
| Since a 20-day breakout | it made a new 20-day high about 14 trading days ago | 14 sessions |
| Since a 55-day breakout | it made a new 55-day high about 14 trading days ago | 14 sessions |
| All-time high | its highest closing price on record is $13.46 (set on 2021-08-13) | $13.46 |
| Given back of the 52-week move | over the past year its closes ranged ($7.04 to $10.74), and it has recovered roughly a third of its fall from last year’s high — 36% of it. Chart-watchers call 61.8%-65% given back the "golden pocket" — for this company that is $9.33 to $9.45. It is watched widely enough that orders cluster there, which is the honest reason it matters; it is not a forecast. | 35.7% |
| From the all-time high | it is 37.9% below its all-time high | -37.9% |
| Nearest price level | it is trading 0.7% above a support level at $8.30 — a price it turned at twice since 2025-07-18, most recently on 2025-11-04. Since 2024-08-21 it has 7 such levels below the current price and 7 above. Levels like these describe where the price has reversed or paused before; they are not a forecast of where it will go. | -0.7% |
| All-time low | its lowest closing price on record is $6.02 (set on 2023-11-08) | $6.02 |
| Above the all-time low | it is 38.9% above its all-time low | +38.9% |
Volatility
5
| Band width vs its own 6 months | day-to-day price swings are about average versus its own recent 6-month history | 68th percentile |
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| Typical daily range | in a typical session it travels about $0.333 between its high and its low — about 4.0% of its price. That is its "average true range" over the last 14 sessions, which also counts the distance from the previous close, so a day that opens well away from yesterday counts as the large move it was | $0.333 |
| Bollinger bands (20-day, ±2σ) | most of its recent trading has stayed between about $7.66 and $9.57 — the "Bollinger bands", a range drawn two standard deviations either side of its 20-day average price, which widens when the stock gets more volatile and narrows when it settles | $7.66 – $8.61 – $9.57 |
| Typical daily range (% of price) | its price moves about 4.0% in a typical session — about typical for the companies we cover. This is the average gap between a session's high and low over the last 14 sessions, counting overnight moves, expressed against the current price so it can be compared with companies trading at any price | 4.0% |
| Stretch from the 200-day average | it is trading 0.5 daily ranges below its 200-day average price (2.1% below it in plain percentage terms) — a way of asking how far it has stretched from its own average in units of how far it normally moves in a day, so a calm company and a jumpy one can be compared on the same scale | 0.5 daily ranges below its 200-day average |
Volume
1
| Volume vs its 30-day average | trading volume is about normal versus its 30-day average | 0.61× |
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Analyst
2
| Change in the average price target | analysts' average price target is unchanged from the prior reading | 0.0% |
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| Change in the consensus rating | the analyst consensus rating is unchanged since the prior reading | unchanged |
Candlestick patterns
3
| Since a doji | 2 sessions ago it opened and closed at almost the same price after trading through a wider range — a "doji", the classic picture of buyers and sellers finishing the session level | 2 sessions ago |
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| Since a bullish engulfing | 4 sessions ago it opened below the previous session's close and finished above that session's open — a "bullish engulfing" pair, where one up day more than undid the down day before it | 4 sessions ago |
| Since a bearish engulfing | 9 sessions ago it opened above the previous session's close and finished below that session's open — a "bearish engulfing" pair, where one down day more than undid the up day before it | 9 sessions ago |
Price gaps
3
| Gap at the open | it opened on 2026-08-21 1.1% above the previous session's close — an overnight gap, the part of the move that happened while the market was shut, and traded back through that level before the close | +1.1% |
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| Open gap | it gapped 2.2% above the previous close 14 sessions ago and has not traded back through the level it left behind at 7.87 — an "unfilled gap", which describes a price range no trade has since crossed and is not a forecast that it will be crossed | +2.2% |
| Gap filled | a 8.3% gap up opened on 2026-08-04 has been "filled" 1 session ago — price traded back through the level the gap left behind, and it took 12 sessions to close | 1 session ago |
Price streaks
1
| Closing streak | it closed higher in its latest session, after a session that did not close higher — a single up day rather than a run | 1 session up |
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Relative strength
4
| vs market, 1 month | over the past 1 month this stock beat the market by 3.2 percentage points (the stock gained 5.6% while the market gained 2.3%) | +3.2% |
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| vs market, 3 months | over the past 3 months this stock beat the market by 12.2 percentage points (the stock gained 15.3% while the market gained 3.1%) | +12.2% |
| vs market, 6 months | over the past 6 months this stock lagged the market by 17.7 percentage points (the stock lost 6.6% while the market gained 11.1%) | -17.7% |
| vs market, 12 months | over the past 12 months this stock lagged the market by 34.2 percentage points (the stock lost 13.7% while the market gained 20.5%) | -34.2% |
Signal agreement
2
| Bullish technical signals | 3 of the 9 technical signals we can compute for it are currently in a bullish state: a strong uptrend, with buyers in control, near the bottom of its 14-day range (oversold), trading above the Ichimoku cloud — these describe past price behaviour, not a forecast | 3 of 9 |
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| Bearish technical signals | 4 of the 9 technical signals we can compute for it are currently in a bearish state: a "death cross" — its 50-day average is below its 200-day, trading below its 200-day average, MACD momentum is negative, lagging the market over 6 months — these describe past price behaviour, not a forecast | 4 of 9 |
Trend (Ichimoku cloud)
1
| Vs the Ichimoku cloud | trading 5.0% above the Ichimoku cloud — a band drawn from where its own highs and lows sat up to 2026-07-16 and projected forward over today's price, the side traders read as an established uptrend, with the band below acting as the level that would have to give way. The band itself is moderate, spanning 2.5% of the share price. | +5.0% |
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Volume-weighted price
2
| Vs this year’s average price paid | the price is 2% below the average price paid so far this year, so the typical buyer over that stretch is under water. That average is $8.51 — a volume-weighted average of daily closes over 157 sessions, not a true tick-by-tick VWAP. | -1.8% |
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| Vs the average paid since it last reported | the price is 2% below the average price paid since it last reported on 2026-07-13 (its 8-K), so the typical buyer over that stretch is under water. That average is $8.56 — a volume-weighted average of daily closes over 30 sessions, not a true tick-by-tick VWAP. | -2.3% |
Price levels it has turned at before
HLMN last closed at $8.36 on 2026-08-21. Since 2024-08-21 it has turned at 7 prices below its last close and 7 above; the 3 nearest below and the 3 nearest above are listed, nearest first.
| Level | Side | Distance | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| $8.30 | Support | 0.7% below the last close | turned there twice · 2025-07-18 to 2025-11-04 |
| $8.54 | Resistance | 2.2% above the last close | turned there six times · 2025-05-13 to 2026-07-16 |
| $7.97 | Support | 4.7% below the last close | turned there twice · 2025-04-23 to 2025-11-19 |
| $7.74 | Support | 7.5% below the last close | turned there 7 times · 2025-07-01 to 2026-07-23 |
| $9.21 | Resistance | 10.1% above the last close | turned there six times · 2025-01-13 to 2026-01-29 |
| $9.50 | Resistance | 13.7% above the last close | turned there six times · 2024-09-11 to 2026-08-05 |
A level is a price this company reversed or paused at more than once — they describe past behaviour, not a forecast of where the price will go.
Wave structure
Its recent swings can be read as a three-part upward correction — the A-B-C shape chartists use for a pullback — now complete.
This labelling fails — stops being a possible reading at all — if it closes above $9.58.
It is the only labelling that fits these swings, though its proportions are not the textbook ones.
This reading has stood for 4 trading days, since 2026-08-18.
Read from daily closes as of 2026-08-21.
An Elliott-wave count describes the swings already printed and the level that would disprove it. It is not a forecast, a target, or advice.
Screens: Trading below the 200-day moving average · Pulled back from the 12-month high · MACD just crossed bearish (12/26/9) · in a strong, established uptrend (ADX) · lagging the market · Just filled a gap (5%+ closed in the last week) | Learn: moving average · golden cross · adx · rsi · macd · breakout · fifty two week high low
Based on daily closing prices as of 2026-08-21. Describes past price behavior only — informational, not financial advice.
Analyst consensus
- Consensus ratingBuy (1.86 mean, 1=Strong Buy…5=Strong Sell) — 7 analysts
- Mean price target$12.43 range $11.00 – $14.00; median $12.00
Analyst estimates, as of 2026-08-21. These are third-party analyst opinions and price targets, aggregated — not a recommendation, prediction, or advice from stocks-llm. Informational only.
Analyst EPS estimate for HLMN
- Consensus EPS estimate$0.2085 next reporting period, as of 2026-08-21
Change over time is not available yet: it needs two readings of the same reporting period at least 30 days apart, and we have been recording these estimates since 2026-08-04. An estimate for a DIFFERENT quarter is not a revision, so a reading from before the last report is never compared with one after it.
The consensus estimate for the next reporting period, and how it has moved between readings of that SAME period. A change is measured only between readings estimating one period — when a company reports, the consensus moves to the next quarter and the two numbers are not comparable. Informational only, not a forecast and not advice.
Key risks (from latest filing)
["Dependence on large retail customers (mass merchants and home centers) for significant revenue concentration","Supply chain complexity with reliance on numerous vendors, creating sourcing and vendor quality control risks","High interest expense and debt levels ($714M long-term debt as of Q1 2026) limiting financial flexibility"]
What changed in the latest 10-Q
AI-assisted comparison of HLMN's 10-Q filed 2026-04-28 against the prior one filed 2025-11-04.
Management's Discussion & Analysis (MD&A)
- Added:
- Newer filing (2026-04-28) adds discussion of macroeconomic influences including economic uncertainty, housing affordability concerns, high home prices, and elevated interest rates impacting existing home sales and repair/remodel spending.
- Newer filing adds Cincinnati, Ohio distribution center consolidation project costs ($0.7 million warehouse expense increase in Hardware and Protective Solutions).
- Newer filing adds detail about shift from full-service keys to self-service keys in Robotics and Digital Solutions, with higher variable selling cost impact ($2.9 million increase).
- Newer filing specifies $0.5 million gain on Resharp and Instafob contingent consideration revaluation plus $0.2 million rebate income in Q1 2026, with $0.2 million exchange rate losses.
- Newer filing adds depreciation detail: capital spend on key duplication kiosks in addition to merchandising racks.
- Removed:
- Older filing (2025-11-04) references True Value bankruptcy and $7.5 million accounts receivable write-off, which does not appear in newer filing.
- Older filing references corporate restructuring and severance expenses in Canada segment in Q3 2025, which are not mentioned in newer filing's Q1 2026 discussion.
- Older filing discusses tariff cost timing and expectation of higher tariff expense in Q4 2025; newer filing states tariffs already impacting Q1 2026 costs without forward-looking statements.
- Reworded:
- Newer filing uses 'low double digit volume declines' and 'high single digit' pricing language; older filing used specific dollar amounts ($28.6 million, $7.6 million, etc.) for price and volume impacts.
- Newer filing describes cost of sales increases due to 'increased tariff costs and change in product costs' (Hardware); older filing discussed tariff timing and pricing actions taken.
- Newer filing characterizes Canada segment as having 'mid-single digit volume declines' and 'favorable mid-single digit impact of foreign exchange'; older filing stated Canada net sales 'were comparable to prior year quarter.'
- Older filing refers to 'Other (income) expense, net' with parentheses; newer filing uses 'Other income, net' without parenthetical formatting.
- Notes:
- The two filings cover different fiscal quarters (Q1 2026 vs. Q3 2025), making direct operational comparisons limited; changes may reflect seasonal or period-specific factors rather than policy shifts.
- Older filing discusses 2024 bankruptcy event (True Value) that would not recur; this is a historical item, not a policy change.
- Newer filing uses qualitative ranges ('low double digit,' 'high single digit') instead of specific dollar amounts for some metrics, which may reflect different disclosure practices rather than substantive changes.
Risk Factors
The two filings could not be meaningfully compared for this section.
AI-assisted comparison of two SEC filing sections. It describes wording and theme changes only, makes no materiality, legal, or investment judgement, and is not financial advice. Informational only — not financial advice.
Insider activity (SEC Form 4)
No open-market insider purchases or sales are on record for HLMN — recent Form 4 activity was compensation-related (awards, option exercises, or tax withholding), not open-market buying or selling.
View full insider trading history → View SEC Form 3/4/5 filingsOnly open-market purchases (SEC code P) and sales (code S) are counted here. Option exercises, vesting/awards, gifts, and shares withheld for taxes are excluded — they are compensation or mechanical, not open-market conviction. Sales may be planned and non-discretionary (e.g. a Rule 10b5-1 plan) and are not necessarily bearish; open-market buying is not a recommendation to buy. Informational only — not financial advice.
Congressional trading disclosures
U.S. House members publicly disclose their own, their spouse's, and dependent children's stock transactions under the STOCK Act. We hold 2 matched disclosures for HLMN from U.S. House Clerk Periodic Transaction Report filings.
Congressional trading disclosures →Institutional ownership (13F)
4 institutional 13F filers reported holding HLMN as of 2026-03-31 (quarter-end position, filed within 45 days).
- Distinct 13F filers 4
- Reported shares held 34,860,108
- Reported value $290,036,095
reported quarterly holdings change (2025-12-31 → 2026-03-31): 0 new, 2 increased, 2 decreased, 0 exited. Change counts cover only managers that filed 13F reports in BOTH quarters, derived between two quarter-end snapshots — not same-day trades; a single manager is never said to have "bought" or "sold".
Institutional holdings are quarter-end long positions reported on SEC Form 13F-HR, filed up to 45 days after the quarter ends — they are delayed, are not real-time trades, exclude short positions and most non-US securities, and are not investment advice. Any increase/decrease is a reported change between two quarterly snapshots, not a same-day purchase or sale. These are quarter-end snapshots from the 13F filings on SEC EDGAR, filed within 45 days — not real-time, and any change is a difference between two quarterly reports, not a same-day trade. Informational only — not financial advice.
Short interest (FINRA)
HLMN had 4,364,837 shares of reported short interest as of the 2026-07-31 FINRA settlement date (delayed, bi-monthly; not real-time).
HLMN had 2.24% of its shares outstanding sold short as of the 2026-07-31 FINRA settlement date (percent of FLOAT would be higher — float is not disclosed in the source). FINRA reported 3.86 days to cover at the same settlement.
- Reported short interest (shares) 4,364,837
- Short interest (% of shares outstanding) 2.24%
- Prior settlement (shares) 4,747,510
- Reported change -8.06%
- Days to cover (reported) 3.86
Reported to FINRA as of the 2026-07-31 settlement date. Short interest is reported to FINRA and published on a delayed, bi-monthly schedule (as of a settlement date, disseminated roughly eight business days later) — it is NOT real-time, does not cover every venue or all US trading, and is not a short-squeeze prediction or investment advice. Days-to-cover is the value FINRA reports; percent of float is not shown because the source file carries no share-count denominator — where a percent appears it is of shares OUTSTANDING, the larger base, and is therefore a floor on percent of float. Informational only — not financial advice.
Competitors & peers
- Anixter International
- Tech Data
- Grainger (W.W. Grainger)
- HD Supply Holdings
- ScanSource
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Frequently asked questions
What does HILLMAN SOLUTIONS CORP (HLMN) do?
Hillman Solutions is one of North America's largest providers of hardware-related products and merchandising services to retail markets, distributing thousands of small parts including fasteners, keys, builder's hardware, protective equipment, rope, chain, and identification items. The company operates through three segments: Hardware and Protective Solutions, Robotics and Digital Solutions, and Canada, serving hardware stores, home centers, mass merchants, pet supply stores, and other retail…
What sector is HILLMAN SOLUTIONS CORP (HLMN) in?
HILLMAN SOLUTIONS CORP (HLMN) is classified in the Industrials sector. Its industry is Hardware and fastener distribution and retail merchandising services. It trades on NASDAQ.
Who are HILLMAN SOLUTIONS CORP's (HLMN) competitors?
Notable peers of HILLMAN SOLUTIONS CORP (HLMN) include Anixter International, Tech Data, Grainger (W.W. Grainger), HD Supply Holdings and ScanSource. This peer set is informational only — not financial advice.
Has there been recent Congressional stock trading in HLMN?
Yes — we hold 2 matched STOCK Act disclosures for HLMN from U.S. House Clerk Periodic Transaction Report filings. These are legally-required disclosures (often filed 30–45 days after the trade), may belong to a U.S. House member, their spouse, or a dependent child, and are not an indicator of company performance or investment advice.
Is HILLMAN SOLUTIONS CORP (HLMN) overbought or oversold right now?
HILLMAN SOLUTIONS CORP (HLMN) is currently neither overbought nor oversold — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 47, in the neutral middle (as of 2026-08-21). RSI describes recent price momentum, not a forecast — informational only, not financial advice.
Where does stocks-llm's data on HLMN come from?
Fundamentals and prices come from market data, as of 2026-08-24; company filings and profile facts come from SEC EDGAR. All figures are delayed daily-close data shown with their as-of date — informational only, not financial advice.
Fundamentals: market data, as of 2026-08-24. Filings: SEC EDGAR. Prices are delayed daily-close data.
Last updated 2026-08-21.
Informational only — NOT financial advice. All figures are delayed daily-close data from SEC EDGAR & market data, shown with their as-of date.