Hawkins (HWKN) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Hawkins, Inc. is a specialty chemical and ingredient company founded in 1938. It supplies products and services to customers in water treatment, industrial markets, and health and nutrition.

Its water treatment business serves municipal and industrial customers with chemicals and related services for water and wastewater treatment. The industrial business supplies chemicals and services to manufacturers and other commercial customers, while the health and nutrition business provides ingredients used in food, beverage, and other products.

Hawkins serves customers across the United States through a network of facilities and emphasizes product handling, blending, delivery, and technical support alongside chemical and ingredient sales. Patrick Hawkins serves as the company’s president and chief executive officer.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $151.37 to $154.49
• 50-Day Range: $120.67 to $155.97
• 52-Week Range: $116.04 to $174.12
• Volume: 76,842 shs
• Average Volume: 144,456 shs
• Market Capitalization: $3.18 billion
• P/E Ratio: 37.14
• Dividend Yield: 0.52%
• Price Target: $178.50
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Hawkins Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Hawkins scored higher than 88% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 75th out of 228 stocks in the materials sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

Hawkins has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.25, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 1 buy rating, 3 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside Potential

Hawkins has a consensus price target of $178.50, representing about 16.7% upside from its current price of $153.00.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Hawkins has only been the subject of 4 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.3 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 14.80%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Hawkins are expected to grow by 14.80% in the coming year, from $4.19 to $4.81 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Hawkins is 37.14, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 25.18.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Hawkins is 37.14, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Materials sector average P/E ratio of about 27.78.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Hawkins has a PEG Ratio of 3.08. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Hawkins has a P/B Ratio of 5.64. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 2.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

6.45% of the float of Hawkins has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Hawkins has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 7.85.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Hawkins has recently decreased by 2.41%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.

Dividend

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Strong

Dividend Yield

Hawkins has a dividend yield of 0.52%, which is in the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Hawkins has been increasing its dividend for 20 years.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Hawkins is 19.42%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Hawkins will have a dividend payout ratio of 16.63% next year. This indicates that Hawkins will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.6 / 5
• News Sentiment: 1.75

News Sentiment

Hawkins has a news sentiment score of 1.75. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.43 average news sentiment score of Materials companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 3 news articles for Hawkins this week, compared to 3 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

7 people have searched for HWKN on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 600% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 3.7 / 5
• Insider Trading: Acquiring Shares

Cluster Insider Buying

2 insiders have purchased shares of Hawkins in the last three months. Multiple insiders buying is a strong bullish signal.

Net Insider Buying

Over the last three months, insiders have purchased a net $261,572.00 in company stock, which represents 0.0082% of the company's market cap.

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Hawkins insiders have bought more of their company's stock than they have sold. Specifically, they have bought $261,572.00 in company stock and sold $0.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

3.70% of the stock of Hawkins is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

69.71% of the stock of Hawkins is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Record date for 8/28 Dividend: 8/14/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 8/28 Dividend: 8/14/2026
• Dividend Payable: 8/28/2026
• Last Earnings: 10/26/2026
• Today: 11/10/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 11/25 Dividend: 11/10/2026
• Record date for 11/25 Dividend: 11/11/2026
• Dividend Payable: 11/25/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 1/27/2027
• Fiscal Year End: 3/31/2027

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Materials
• Industry: Chemicals
• Sub-Industry: Commodity Chemicals
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:HWKN
• CIK: 46250
• Web: www.hawkinsinc.com
• Phone: (612) 331-6910
• Fax: 612-331-5304
• Employees: 1,200
• Year Founded: 1938

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Hawkins: $178.50
• High Price Target: $200.00
• Low Price Target: $157.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +16.7%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.25
• Research Coverage: 4 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $4.12
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 37.14
• Forward P/E Ratio: 31.81
• P/E Growth: 3.08
• Net Income: $81.55 million
• Net Margins: 7.53%
• Pretax Margin: 10.21%
• Return on Equity: 15.97%
• Return on Assets: 8.68%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.41
• Current Ratio: 2.28
• Quick Ratio: 1.46

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $1.08 billion
• Price / Sales: 2.94
• Cash Flow: $6.34 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 24.12
• Book Value: $27.11 per share
• Price / Book: 5.64

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 20,790,000
• Free Float: 20,023,000
• Market Cap: $3.18 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.72