Tower Research Capital LLC TRC decreased its holdings in shares of Hawkins, Inc. (NASDAQ:HWKN - Free Report) by 92.5% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 568 shares of the specialty chemicals company's stock after selling 6,997 shares during the period. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC's holdings in Hawkins were worth $70,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.
A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in HWKN. Blue Trust Inc. grew its stake in shares of Hawkins by 155.4% in the 4th quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 355 shares of the specialty chemicals company's stock valued at $44,000 after purchasing an additional 216 shares during the last quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC acquired a new position in Hawkins in the 4th quarter valued at $53,000. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC increased its stake in Hawkins by 262.3% in the 4th quarter. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC now owns 442 shares of the specialty chemicals company's stock valued at $55,000 after buying an additional 320 shares during the period. KBC Group NV raised its position in Hawkins by 37.0% during the 4th quarter. KBC Group NV now owns 948 shares of the specialty chemicals company's stock worth $116,000 after buying an additional 256 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Defined Financial Planning LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Hawkins in the 4th quarter worth $205,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 69.71% of the company's stock.
Analyst Ratings Changes
A number of brokerages have recently issued reports on HWKN. BWS Financial upgraded shares of Hawkins from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating and set a $160.00 price target on the stock in a research note on Monday, April 14th. CJS Securities started coverage on Hawkins in a research note on Tuesday, April 1st. They set a "market outperform" rating and a $125.00 target price for the company.
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Shares of NASDAQ HWKN opened at $119.41 on Friday. The company has a quick ratio of 1.53, a current ratio of 2.50 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.23. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $112.77 and a 200 day moving average price of $116.98. Hawkins, Inc. has a 52 week low of $71.98 and a 52 week high of $139.55. The stock has a market capitalization of $2.50 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 30.46, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.80 and a beta of 0.87.
About Hawkins
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Hawkins, Inc operates as a specialty chemical and ingredients company in the United States. It operates through three segments: Industrial, Water Treatment, and Health and Nutrition. The Industrial segment offers industrial chemicals, products, and services to agriculture, chemical processing, electronics, energy, food, pharmaceutical, and plating industries.
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