NASDAQ:HWKNHawkins Stock Price, Forecast & News

$42.90

+0.36 (+0.85 %)

(As of 05/29/2020 04:00 PM ET)

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Today's Range

$41.61

Now: $42.90▼

$43.13

50-Day Range

$32.82

MA: $36.10▼

$43.23

52-Week Range

$26.82

Now: $42.90▼

$47.94

Volume40,475 shs

Average Volume39,483 shs

Market Capitalization$456.89 million

P/E Ratio16.07

Dividend Yield2.19%

Beta0.74

Hawkins, Inc. blends, manufactures, and distributes chemicals and other specialty ingredients in the United States and internationaly. It operates in three segments: Industrial, Water Treatment, and Health and Nutrition. It provides industrial chemicals, products, and services to agriculture, chemical processing, electronics, energy, food, pharmaceutical, and plating industries. This segment primarily provides acids, alkalis, and industrial and food-grade salts. It also receives, stores, and distributes various chemicals in bulk quantities, such as liquid caustic soda, sulfuric acid, hydrochloric acid, urea, phosphoric acid, aqua ammonia, and potassium hydroxide. In addition, this segment manufactures sodium hypochlorite and agricultural products, as well as various food-grade products that include liquid phosphates, lactates, and other blended products; repackages bulk industrial chemicals; and performs custom blending of certain chemicals, and contract and private label bleach packaging. The Water Treatment segment provides chemicals, equipment, and solutions for potable water, municipal and industrial wastewater, industrial process water, and non-residential swimming pool water. The Health and Nutrition segment offers ingredient distribution, processing, and formulation solutions to manufacturers of nutraceutical, functional food and beverage, personal care, dietary supplement and other nutritional food, and health and wellness products. Its products portfolio includes minerals, botanicals and herbs, vitamins and amino acids, excipients, joint products, sweeteners, and enzymes. The company was founded in 1938 and is headquartered in Roseville, Minnesota.

Beat the Market (BTM) Rank^™

1.5 Analyst's Opinion

Consensus Rating
Hawkins has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.00, and is based on 1 buy rating, no hold ratings, and no sell ratings.
Price Target Upside/Downside
According to analysts' consensus price target of $44.00, Hawkins has a potential upside of 2.6% from its current price of $42.90.
Amount of Analyst Coverage
Hawkins has only been the subject of 1 research reports in the past 90 days.

2.1 Community Rank

Outperform Votes
Hawkins has received 178 “outperform” votes. (Add your “outperform” vote.)
Underperform Votes
Hawkins has received 237 “underperform” votes. (Add your “underperform” vote.)
Community Sentiment
Hawkins has received 57.11% “underperform” votes from our community.

MarketBeat's community ratings are surveys of what our community members think about Hawkins and other stocks. Vote “Outperform” if you believe HWKN will outperform the S&P 500 over the long term. Vote “Underperform” if you believe HWKN will underperform the S&P 500 over the long term. You may vote once every thirty days.

4.2 Dividend Strength

Dividend Leadership
Hawkins is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 2.19%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.
Dividend Growth
Hawkins has been increasing its dividend for 15 years.
Dividend Coverage
The dividend payout ratio of Hawkins is 34.96 %. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

1.0 Company Ownership

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling
In the past three months, Hawkins insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.
Percentage Held by Insiders
Only 4.30% of the stock of Hawkins is held by insiders.
Percentage Held by Institutions
59.47% of the stock of Hawkins is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

0.6 Earnings and Valuation

Earnings Growth
Earnings for Hawkins are expected to decrease by -100.00% in the coming year, from $2.96 to $0.00 per share.
Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market
The P/E ratio of Hawkins is 16.07, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 14.98.
Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector
The P/E ratio of Hawkins is 16.07, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Basic Materials sector average P/E ratio of about 20.55.
Price to Book Value per Share Ratio
Hawkins has a P/B Ratio of 1.96. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Overall Beat the Market Rank^™

1.88 out of 5 stars

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange NASDAQ

Industry Chemicals & allied products

Sub-IndustryCommodity Chemicals

SectorBasic Materials

Current SymbolNASDAQ:HWKN

Previous Symbol

CUSIP42026110

CIK46250

Webwww.hawkinsinc.com

Phone612-331-6910

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio0.25

Current Ratio2.11

Quick Ratio1.23

Price-To-Earnings

Trailing P/E Ratio16.07

Forward P/E Ratio14.49

P/E GrowthN/A

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales$540.20 million

Price / Sales0.85

Cash Flow$4.74 per share

Price / Cash Flow9.05

Book Value$21.93 per share

Price / Book1.96

Profitability

EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year)$2.66

Net Income$28.37 million

Net Margins5.25%

Return on Equity12.35%

Return on Assets7.24%

Miscellaneous

Employees653

Outstanding Shares10,650,000

Market Cap$456.89 million

Next Earnings Date7/29/2020 (Estimated)

OptionableOptionable

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Hawkins (NASDAQ:HWKN) Frequently Asked Questions

How has Hawkins' stock been impacted by COVID-19 (Coronavirus)?

Hawkins' stock was trading at $37.93 on March 11th, 2020 when COVID-19 (Coronavirus) reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization. Since then, HWKN stock has increased by 13.1% and is now trading at $42.90. View which stocks have been most impacted by Coronavirus.

Do Wall Street analysts recommend investors buy shares of Hawkins?

1 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Hawkins in the last year. There are currently 1 buy rating for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy." View analyst ratings for Hawkins.

When is Hawkins' next earnings date?

Hawkins is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, July 29th 2020. View our earnings forecast for Hawkins.

How were Hawkins' earnings last quarter?

Hawkins, Inc. (NASDAQ:HWKN) announced its earnings results on Wednesday, May, 20th. The specialty chemicals company reported $0.45 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the Zacks' consensus estimate of $0.25 by $0.20. The specialty chemicals company earned $132.41 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $126.64 million. Hawkins had a net margin of 5.25% and a return on equity of 12.35%. View Hawkins' earnings history.

How often does Hawkins pay dividends? What is the dividend yield for Hawkins?

Hawkins declared a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, May 20th. Investors of record on Friday, June 5th will be given a dividend of $0.233 per share on Friday, June 19th. This represents a $0.93 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.17%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, June 4th. View Hawkins' dividend history.

What price target have analysts set for HWKN?

1 brokerages have issued 12 month price targets for Hawkins' shares. Their forecasts range from $44.00 to $44.00. On average, they expect Hawkins' share price to reach $44.00 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 2.6% from the stock's current price. View analysts' price targets for Hawkins.

Has Hawkins been receiving favorable news coverage?

Media coverage about HWKN stock has been trending negative on Saturday, according to InfoTrie Sentiment. The research firm scores the sentiment of news coverage by analyzing more than six thousand blog and news sources. The firm ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of -5 to 5, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. Hawkins earned a media sentiment score of -2.4 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave press coverage about the specialty chemicals company a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, meaning that recent news coverage is extremely unlikely to have an impact on the company's share price in the near term. View the latest news aboutHawkins.

Are investors shorting Hawkins?

Hawkins saw a increase in short interest during the month of May. As of May 15th, there was short interest totaling 86,400 shares, an increase of 20.3% from the April 30th total of 71,800 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 35,800 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 2.4 days. Approximately 0.9% of the company's shares are short sold. View Hawkins' Current Options Chain.

Who are some of Hawkins' key competitors?

Some companies that are related to Hawkins include LyondellBasell Industries (LYB), Clarivate Analytics (CCC), Westlake Chemical (WLK), Cabot (CBT), Kronos Worldwide (KRO), Tredegar (TG), Koppers (KOP) and Trecora Resources (TREC). View all competitors.

What other stocks do shareholders of Hawkins own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other Hawkins investors own include CA (CA), Endologix (ELGX), BlackRock (BLK), Athabasca Oil (ATH), Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG), Aegean Marine Petroleum Network (ANW), Honeywell International (HON), Accenture (ACN), Apollo Commercial Real Est. Finance (ARI) and NN (NNBR).

Who are Hawkins' key executives?

Hawkins' management team includes the following people:

Mr. Patrick H. Hawkins, CEO, Pres & Director (Age 48)
Mr. Jeffrey P. Oldenkamp, VP, CFO & Treasurer (Age 47)
Mr. Richard G. Erstad, VP, Gen. Counsel & Sec. (Age 55)
Mr. Thomas J. Keller, VP of Water Treatment Group (Age 60)
Mr. Drew M. Grahek, VP of Operations

What is Hawkins' stock symbol?

Hawkins trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "HWKN."

Who are Hawkins' major shareholders?

Hawkins' stock is owned by a number of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include BlackRock Inc. (14.09%), State Street Corp (3.07%), Geode Capital Management LLC (1.32%), Bank of New York Mellon Corp (1.29%), Wells Fargo & Company MN (1.27%) and Martingale Asset Management L P (0.87%). Company insiders that own Hawkins stock include Daniel J Stauber, Jeffrey P Oldenkamp and Patrick H Hawkins. View institutional ownership trends for Hawkins.

Which institutional investors are selling Hawkins stock?

HWKN stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including BlackRock Inc., JPMorgan Chase & Co., THB Asset Management, Wells Fargo & Company MN, Morgan Stanley, GW&K Investment Management LLC, IndexIQ Advisors LLC, and Mackay Shields LLC. View insider buying and selling activity for Hawkins.

Which institutional investors are buying Hawkins stock?

HWKN stock was acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Dalton Greiner Hartman Maher & Co., State Street Corp, Advisor Group Holdings Inc., Assenagon Asset Management S.A., Geode Capital Management LLC, GSA Capital Partners LLP, Aperio Group LLC, and Raymond James & Associates. Company insiders that have bought Hawkins stock in the last two years include Daniel J Stauber, Jeffrey P Oldenkamp, and Patrick H Hawkins. View insider buying and selling activity for Hawkins.

How do I buy shares of Hawkins?

Shares of HWKN can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab.

What is Hawkins' stock price today?

One share of HWKN stock can currently be purchased for approximately $42.90.

How big of a company is Hawkins?

Hawkins has a market capitalization of $456.89 million and generates $540.20 million in revenue each year. The specialty chemicals company earns $28.37 million in net income (profit) each year or $2.66 on an earnings per share basis. Hawkins employs 653 workers across the globe.

What is Hawkins' official website?

The official website for Hawkins is www.hawkinsinc.com.

How can I contact Hawkins?

Hawkins' mailing address is 2381 ROSEGATE, ROSEVILLE MN, 55113. The specialty chemicals company can be reached via phone at 612-331-6910 or via email at [email protected]

This page was last updated on 5/30/2020 by MarketBeat.com Staff