Comparing Hillman Solutions (NASDAQ:HLMN) & Bellway (OTCMKTS:BLWYY)

Hillman Solutions (NASDAQ:HLMN) and Bellway (OTCMKTS:BLWYY) are both construction companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, risk, analyst recommendations, profitability, dividends, valuation and earnings.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Hillman Solutions and Bellway”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Hillman Solutions	$1.55 billion	0.91	$40.31 million	$0.19	37.89
Bellway	$3.62 billion	0.99	$204.69 million	N/A	N/A

Bellway has higher revenue and earnings than Hillman Solutions.

Profitability

This table compares Hillman Solutions and Bellway’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Hillman Solutions	2.30%	9.15%	4.71%
Bellway	N/A	N/A	N/A

Insider & Institutional Ownership

98.1% of Hillman Solutions shares are held by institutional investors. 4.9% of Hillman Solutions shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current recommendations for Hillman Solutions and Bellway, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Hillman Solutions	1	1	3	0	2.40
Bellway	0	4	0	0	2.00

Hillman Solutions presently has a consensus price target of $12.50, indicating a potential upside of 73.61%. Given Hillman Solutions’ stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Hillman Solutions is more favorable than Bellway.

Risk & Volatility

Hillman Solutions has a beta of 1.42, meaning that its stock price is 42% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Bellway has a beta of 0.14, meaning that its stock price is 86% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Hillman Solutions beats Bellway on 9 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Hillman Solutions

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. Leveraging a world-class distribution and sales network, Hillman delivers a “small business” experience with “big business” efficiency.

About Bellway

Bellway p.l.c., together with its subsidiaries, engages in the home building business in the United Kingdom. The company builds and sells homes ranging from one-bedroom apartments to six-bedroom family homes, as well as provides homes to housing associations for social housing. It offers homes under Bellway and Ashberry brands. Bellway p.l.c. was incorporated in 1978 and is headquartered in Newcastle upon Tyne, the United Kingdom.