Los Angeles Capital Management LLC acquired a new stake in Hawkins, Inc. (NASDAQ:HWKN - Free Report) in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The firm acquired 13,210 shares of the specialty chemicals company's stock, valued at approximately $930,000. Los Angeles Capital Management LLC owned approximately 0.06% of Hawkins at the end of the most recent quarter.
Other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. Centerpoint Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Hawkins in the third quarter valued at approximately $29,000. First Interstate Bank bought a new stake in shares of Hawkins during the fourth quarter worth $211,000. Russell Investments Group Ltd. bought a new position in Hawkins in the fourth quarter valued at about $224,000. Mutual of America Capital Management LLC bought a new position in Hawkins in the fourth quarter valued at about $233,000. Finally, Panagora Asset Management Inc. acquired a new stake in Hawkins in the third quarter worth about $203,000. 69.71% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.
Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades
Separately, StockNews.com lowered shares of Hawkins from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Friday, February 9th.
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Hawkins Stock Down 0.9 %
Shares of NASDAQ HWKN traded down $0.67 during mid-day trading on Friday, hitting $78.09. The company had a trading volume of 75,016 shares, compared to its average volume of 134,699. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $75.36 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $68.50. Hawkins, Inc. has a one year low of $40.98 and a one year high of $79.81. 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 company has a market capitalization of $1.64 billion, a PE ratio of 22.63 and a beta of 0.76.
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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