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$38.60 +0.22 (+0.57%)
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ANDE vs. HWKN, AGI, AXTA, CRS, KOP, DNN, CHEF, UNFI, SPTN, and SYY

Should you be buying Andersons stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Andersons include Hawkins (HWKN), Alamos Gold (AGI), Axalta Coating Systems (AXTA), Carpenter Technology (CRS), Koppers (KOP), Denison Mine (DNN), Chefs' Warehouse (CHEF), United Natural Foods (UNFI), SpartanNash (SPTN), and Sysco (SYY).

Andersons vs. Its 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.

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.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Hawkins$974.43M3.67$84.35M$4.0642.21
Andersons$11.54B0.11$114.01M$2.3516.43

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.

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
Hawkins8.37% 18.35% 10.73%
Andersons 0.70%5.28%2.26%

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.

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.

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

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.

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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ANDE vs. The Competition

MetricAndersonsAgriculture/Products IndustryMaterials SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$1.31B$3.67B$3.66B$10.51B
Dividend Yield2.02%4.31%5.06%4.57%
P/E Ratio16.435.45159.9926.62
Price / Sales0.111.2317,450.91112.55
Price / Cash5.355.4325.8961.85
Price / Book0.820.936.766.45
Net Income$114.01M$509.68M$149.17M$271.57M
7 Day Performance-2.18%-0.33%3.14%2.61%
1 Month Performance-5.74%-4.65%12.26%7.28%
1 Year Performance-23.12%13.08%47.12%29.60%

Andersons Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
ANDE
Andersons
4.5315 of 5 stars
$38.60
+0.6%
$51.67
+33.9%
-22.4%$1.31B$11.54B16.432,299
HWKN
Hawkins
3.8727 of 5 stars
$174.21
+0.5%
$162.50
-6.7%
+42.8%$3.62B$974.43M42.911,035
AGI
Alamos Gold
3.7887 of 5 stars
$33.48
+1.6%
$30.38
-9.3%
+60.8%$13.86B$1.35B40.332,400
AXTA
Axalta Coating Systems
4.4884 of 5 stars
$30.92
-0.8%
$37.71
+22.0%
-19.7%$6.75B$5.28B12.8812,800Positive News
CRS
Carpenter Technology
4.3247 of 5 stars
$241.68
+0.7%
$278.33
+15.2%
+51.4%$11.97B$2.88B32.574,500Positive News
KOP
Koppers
4.3549 of 5 stars
$28.68
-0.2%
$52.50
+83.1%
-21.1%$566.82M$2.09B39.832,082Positive News
DNN
Denison Mine
1.4329 of 5 stars
$2.58
+8.9%
$3.00
+16.3%
N/A$2.12B$2.88M-43.0093
CHEF
Chefs' Warehouse
3.2219 of 5 stars
$66.62
+0.7%
$69.67
+4.6%
+54.3%$2.70B$3.79B41.645,029
UNFI
United Natural Foods
3.2454 of 5 stars
$28.02
-4.0%
$28.13
+0.4%
+74.2%$1.77B$30.98B-24.3728,333Positive News
SPTN
SpartanNash
2.1767 of 5 stars
$26.29
-0.7%
$18.45
-29.8%
N/A$896.56M$9.55B-54.7719,000
SYY
Sysco
4.7466 of 5 stars
$79.91
-1.7%
$85.69
+7.2%
+7.9%$39.41B$81.37B21.4275,000Positive News

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This page (NASDAQ:ANDE) was last updated on 9/24/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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