Hawkins (NASDAQ:HWKN - Get Free Report) had its price target hoisted by equities researchers at BWS Financial from $74.00 to $96.00 in a report issued on Friday, Benzinga reports. The firm currently has a "buy" rating on the specialty chemicals company's stock. BWS Financial's target price would suggest a potential upside of 12.61% from the stock's current price.
Separately, StockNews.com downgraded shares of Hawkins from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Friday, February 9th.
Check Out Our Latest Stock Analysis on HWKN
Hawkins Stock Up 1.9 %
Shares of HWKN stock traded up $1.55 during trading hours on Friday, reaching $85.25. 130,948 shares of the company's stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 135,980. Hawkins has a 1 year low of $43.86 and a 1 year high of $86.26. The company has a current ratio of 2.45, a quick ratio of 1.58 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.28. The stock has a market cap of $1.79 billion, a PE ratio of 23.75 and a beta of 0.76. The stock's fifty day moving average price is $76.51 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $69.48.
Institutional Investors Weigh In On Hawkins
Large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. AJOVista LLC acquired a new stake in Hawkins during the 4th quarter worth about $26,000. USA Financial Formulas acquired a new position in shares of Hawkins in the 4th quarter valued at about $77,000. Quest Partners LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Hawkins in the fourth quarter worth about $108,000. Shell Asset Management Co. grew its holdings in Hawkins by 36.9% during the first quarter. Shell Asset Management Co. now owns 2,342 shares of the specialty chemicals company's stock worth $180,000 after acquiring an additional 631 shares during the period. Finally, AXS Investments LLC purchased a new position in Hawkins during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $179,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 69.71% of the company's stock.
Hawkins Company Profile
(
Get Free Report)
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.
See Also
Before you consider Hawkins, you'll want to hear this.
MarketBeat keeps track of Wall Street's top-rated and best performing research analysts and the stocks they recommend to their clients on a daily basis. MarketBeat has identified the five stocks that top analysts are quietly whispering to their clients to buy now before the broader market catches on... and Hawkins wasn't on the list.
While Hawkins currently has a "Buy" rating among analysts, top-rated analysts believe these five stocks are better buys.
View The Five Stocks Here
MarketBeat just released its list of 10 cheap stocks that have been overlooked by the market and may be seriously undervalued. Click the link below to see which companies made the list.
Get This Free Report
Like this article? Share it with a colleague.
Link copied to clipboard.
