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Canaccord Genuity's Brian McNamara lowered their price target on Hillman Solutions (NASDAQ: HLMN) by 6.7% from $15 to $14 on 2026/02/18. The analyst maintained their Strong Buy rating on the stock.

Hillman Solutions reported its Q4 and FY 2025 earnings.

According to McNamara, the quarter's results were "mixed," with revenue lower than expected, but adjusted EBITDA up, and adjusted EPS in line.

Management's guidance was lower than expected, the analyst said, although probably "conservative."

Earnings Report

Hillman Solutions reported:

For Q4 2025:

• EPS of $0.10, which was in line with the Zacks Consensus Estimate and Q4 2024’s $0.10.
• Revenue of $365.14M, which missed the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 2.37% but beat, by 4.5%, Q4 2024’s $349.56M.

For FY 2025:

• EPS of $0.58, up 18.4% Y/Y.
• Revenue of $1.55B, up 5.4% Y/Y.

For FY 2026, management guided:

• Revenue of $1.6B to $1.7B.

CEO Jon Michael Adinolfi commented: “During 2025, we successfully managed the dynamic tariff environment while driving record top and bottom line results. 

“The Hillman team did a great job this year, taking care of our long-standing partners and winning new business.

"We continued prudent investing into growth opportunities during the year, including our MinuteKey 3.5 fleet, which we expect to generate healthy returns on invested capital during 2026 and beyond.

"Looking to 2026, we are confident we will grow both our top and bottom line, while we seek strategic opportunities to grow via M&A and expand our leading market share position. 

“We remain focused on driving value for shareholders during 2026 and beyond."