Professional Tools and Equipment Stocks Q4 Results: Benchmarking Hillman (NASDAQ:HLMN)

Professional tools and equipment stocks, including Hillman (NASDAQ:HLMN), reported a slower Q4 with revenues missing analysts' consensus estimates by 1%. Share prices have had a rough stretch, down 6.1% on average since the latest earnings results. Hillman's revenue of $365.1 million, up 4.5% YoY, fell short of analysts' expectations. Kennametal (NYSE:KMT) reported revenues of $529.5 million, up 9.8% YoY, outperforming analysts' expectations.