Hillman Solutions offers a compelling valuation at roughly 11x forward earnings with 32% upside to the analyst target and a roughly 4.6-to-1 risk/reward in the investor's favor, but the absence of a competitive moat, below-average quality metrics, and a confirmed downtrend despite an overbought near-term rally argue for patience over immediate deployment.
Thesis pillars
- No Moat Below Average Quality→Stable
- Deep Value Large Upside To Target→Stable
- Recovery Momentum Vs Downtrend Conflict↑Improving
- +1 more pillar — see the Why tab for full reasoning
Pillars as of Jul 3, 2026, based on the 10-K filed Feb 17, 2026
Hillman Solutions Corp. (HLMN) Stock Analysis
Recovery setup · Inst Constrain edge
Industrials · Tools & Accessories
Wait for pullback to $7.56. BUY gates pass at $7.80, but v7 low-quality RISK_OFF penalty: -0.5 (Q=5.3) and sector modifier (Industrials): -0.7 argue for a more patient entry. Engine's entry $7.56 (Atr Pullback Sticky) is the shallowest technical level that clears the 2:1 A.R:R minimum.
Hillman Solutions distributes hardware-related products — fasteners, keys, builders hardware, rope and chain, and PPE — to North American retail chains through Hardware and Protective Solutions, Robotics and Digital Solutions, and Canada segments, generating $1,552.2 million in... Read more
Wait for pullback to $7.56. BUY gates pass at $7.80, but v7 low-quality RISK_OFF penalty: -0.5 (Q=5.3) and sector modifier (Industrials): -0.7 argue for a more patient entry. Engine's entry $7.56 (Atr Pullback Sticky) is the shallowest technical level that clears the 2:1 A.R:R minimum. Chart setup: Death cross but MACD improving, RSI 75. Earnings in 3 days. Wait until post-earnings. Score 6.0/10, moderate confidence.
Passes 7/9 gates (positive momentum, favorable risk/reward ratio, clean insider activity, no SEC red flags, news events none recent, semi cycle peak clear, materials cycle peak clear). Fails on earnings proximity 3d<=7d. Suitability: aggressive.
Recent developments
updated 2026-10-30Recent Developments — Hillman Solutions Corp.
Latest news
- NEWS StoneX reiterates Hillman Solutions stock rating on pro channel strength By Investing.com - Investing.com South Africa — Investing.com South Africa neutral
- NEWS I Would Be Crazy To Downgrade Hillman Solutions Here (NASDAQ:HLMN) - Seeking Alpha — Seeking Alpha negative
- NEWS Hillman Solutions Corp.: Earnings Growth Is Falling Short Of Long-Term Growth Targets - Seeking Alpha — Seeking Alpha negative
- NEWS Hillman Solutions Corp. ($HLMN) CEO 2025 Pay Revealed - Quiver Quantitative — Quiver Quantitative neutral
- NEWS HLMN Hillman Solutions posts Q4 2025 earnings above estimates, with stock climbing on solid year-over-year revenue growt — Cổng thông tin điện tử Tỉnh Sơn La positive
Generated 2026-10-30T11:22:45Z.
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Options Flow
Concentration Risks(10-K Item 1A)
- MEDIUMCustomertop two customers43%10-K Item 1: 'the top two of which accounted for approximately $674.3 million, or approximately 43% of our total revenues in 2025'
- LOWCustomerHome Depot23%10-K Item 1: 'Home Depot was the single largest customer, representing approximately $349.9 million or 22.5% of our total revenues'
- LOWCustomerLowe's21%10-K Item 1: 'Lowe’s was the second largest customer at approximately $324.4 million or 20.9% of our total revenues'
- MEDIUMGeographicChina sourcing33%10-K Item 1A: 'We estimate we source approximately 33% of our products from China'
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Rating Breakdown
2 floor-breakers
Technicals below the gate floor. Component breakdown shows what dragged the score down.static
Ranks in the bottom of its industry peers on the composite signal. Better names in the same sector exist.static
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Wait for pullback to $7.56. BUY gates pass at $7.80, but v7 low-quality RISK_OFF penalty: -0.5 (Q=5.3) and sector modifier (Industrials): -0.7 argue for a more patient entry. Engine's entry $7.56 (Atr Pullback Sticky) is the shallowest technical level that clears the 2:1 A.R:R minimum. Chart setup: Death cross but MACD improving, RSI 75. Earnings in 3 days. Wait until post-earnings. Target $10.22 (+31.0%), stop $7.08 (−10.2%), A.R:R 2.4:1. Score 6.0/10, moderate confidence.
Take-profit target: $10.22 (+31.1% upside). Target $10.22 (+31.0%), stop $7.08 (−10.2%), A.R:R 2.4:1. Stop-loss: $7.08.
V7 low-quality RISK_OFF penalty: -0.5 (Q=5.3); Sector modifier (Industrials): -0.7; Below 200-MA, MA slope -3.4%/30d (confirmed downtrend).
Hillman Solutions Corp. trades at a P/E of 39.0 (forward 11.4). TrendMatrix value score: 8.2/10. Verdict: Buy (Wait for Entry).
14 analysts cover HLMN with a consensus score of 4.1/5. Average price target: $12.
What does Hillman Solutions Corp. do?Hillman Solutions distributes hardware-related products — fasteners, keys, builders hardware, rope and chain, and PPE —...
Hillman Solutions distributes hardware-related products — fasteners, keys, builders hardware, rope and chain, and PPE — to North American retail chains through Hardware and Protective Solutions, Robotics and Digital Solutions, and Canada segments, generating $1,552.2 million in net sales in 2025. Home Depot and Lowe's together represent 43% of revenue; proprietary robotic key duplication kiosks (MinuteKey, KeyKrafter) deployed at retailer locations provide a recurring equipment-and-consumables revenue stream.