Hillman Solutions Corp. (HLMN) shares soared 8.3% in the last trading session to close at $10.74. The move was backed by solid volume with far more shares changing hands than in a normal session. This compares to the stock's 5.5% gain over the past four weeks.
The rise reflected growing optimism ahead of the upcoming earnings release. The business continues to show resilience, supported by steady demand for Hillman’s everyday repair and maintenance products, even as broader market volumes face pressure and tariff-related volatility persists.
This company is expected to post quarterly earnings of $0.10 per share in its upcoming report, which represents no change from the year-ago quarter. Revenues are expected to be $374 million, up 7% from the year-ago quarter.
Earnings and revenue growth expectations certainly give a good sense of the potential strength in a stock, but empirical research shows that trends in earnings estimate revisions are strongly correlated with near-term stock price movements.
For Hillman Solutions Corp., the consensus EPS estimate for the quarter has remained unchanged over the last 30 days. And a stock's price usually doesn't keep moving higher in the absence of any trend in earnings estimate revisions. So, make sure to keep an eye on HLMN going forward to see if this recent jump can turn into more strength down the road.
The stock currently carries a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold). You can see the complete list of today's Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy) stocks here >>>>
Hillman Solutions Corp. belongs to the Zacks Building Products - Miscellaneous industry. Another stock from the same industry, Armstrong World Industries (AWI), closed the last trading session 1.8% higher at $191. Over the past month, AWI has returned -4%.
Armstrong World Industries' consensus EPS estimate for the upcoming report has remained unchanged over the past month at $1.67. Compared to the company's year-ago EPS, this represents a change of +11.3%. Armstrong World Industries currently boasts a Zacks Rank of #3 (Hold).
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