Andersons (ANDE) Competitors

Hawkins (NASDAQ:HWKN) and Andersons (NASDAQ:ANDE) are both basic materials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, risk, institutional ownership, valuation, analyst recommendations, earnings and media sentiment.

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, HWKN or ANDE?

Andersons has higher revenue and earnings than Hawkins. Andersons is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Hawkins, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Hawkins	$974.43M	3.67	$84.35M	$4.06	42.21
Andersons	$11.54B	0.11	$114.01M	$2.35	16.43

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of HWKN or ANDE?

69.7% of Hawkins shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 87.1% of Andersons shares are owned by institutional investors. 4.1% of Hawkins shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 4.3% of Andersons shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Is HWKN or ANDE more profitable?

Hawkins has a net margin of 8.37% compared to Andersons' net margin of 0.70%. Hawkins' return on equity of 18.35% beat Andersons' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Hawkins	8.37%	18.35%	10.73%
Andersons	0.70%	5.28%	2.26%

Is HWKN or ANDE a better dividend stock?

Hawkins pays an annual dividend of $0.76 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.4%. Andersons pays an annual dividend of $0.78 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.0%. Hawkins pays out 18.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Andersons pays out 33.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Hawkins has increased its dividend for 20 consecutive years and Andersons has increased its dividend for 28 consecutive years. Andersons is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Which has more risk & volatility, HWKN or ANDE?

Hawkins has a beta of 0.86, suggesting that its share price is 14% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Andersons has a beta of 0.67, suggesting that its share price is 33% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate HWKN or ANDE?

Hawkins presently has a consensus price target of $162.50, suggesting a potential downside of 5.18%. Andersons has a consensus price target of $51.67, suggesting a potential upside of 33.85%. Given Andersons' higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Andersons is more favorable than Hawkins.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Hawkins	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Andersons	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67

Does the media favor HWKN or ANDE?

In the previous week, Andersons had 4 more articles in the media than Hawkins. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for Andersons and 10 mentions for Hawkins. Hawkins' average media sentiment score of 0.83 beat Andersons' score of 0.45 indicating that Hawkins is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Hawkins	7 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Andersons	4 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	4 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Summary

Hawkins beats Andersons on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.