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$168.08 -3.78 (-2.20%)
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HWKN vs. WLK, CBT, KRO, KOP, TG, LYB, SQM, NEU, ESI, and AXTA

Should you be buying Hawkins stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Hawkins include Westlake (WLK), Cabot (CBT), Kronos Worldwide (KRO), Koppers (KOP), Tredegar (TG), LyondellBasell Industries (LYB), Sociedad Quimica y Minera (SQM), NewMarket (NEU), Element Solutions (ESI), and Axalta Coating Systems (AXTA). These companies are all part of the "basic materials" sector.

Hawkins vs. Its Competitors

Hawkins (NASDAQ:HWKN) and Westlake (NYSE:WLK) are both mid-cap basic materials companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, profitability, earnings, valuation, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, dividends and risk.

Hawkins currently has a consensus target price of $162.50, suggesting a potential downside of 3.32%. Westlake has a consensus target price of $91.64, suggesting a potential upside of 20.60%. Given Westlake's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Westlake is more favorable than Hawkins.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Hawkins
0 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
3 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.60
Westlake
1 Sell rating(s)
7 Hold rating(s)
7 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.50

Hawkins has a net margin of 8.37% compared to Westlake's net margin of -0.57%. Hawkins' return on equity of 18.35% beat Westlake's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Hawkins8.37% 18.35% 10.73%
Westlake -0.57%1.26%0.66%

In the previous week, Westlake had 4 more articles in the media than Hawkins. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for Westlake and 7 mentions for Hawkins. Hawkins' average media sentiment score of 1.06 beat Westlake's score of 0.58 indicating that Hawkins is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Hawkins
3 Very Positive mention(s)
2 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Westlake
3 Very Positive mention(s)
4 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

69.7% of Hawkins shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 28.4% of Westlake shares are held by institutional investors. 4.1% of Hawkins shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.3% of Westlake shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Hawkins pays an annual dividend of $0.76 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.5%. Westlake pays an annual dividend of $2.12 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.8%. Hawkins pays out 18.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Westlake pays out -400.0% 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 Westlake has increased its dividend for 21 consecutive years. Westlake is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Westlake has higher revenue and earnings than Hawkins. Westlake 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$974.43M3.60$84.35M$4.0641.40
Westlake$12.14B0.80$602M-$0.53-143.38

Hawkins has a beta of 0.84, indicating that its stock price is 16% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Westlake has a beta of 0.93, indicating that its stock price is 7% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Hawkins and Westlake tied by winning 10 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding HWKN and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period.
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Media Sentiment Over Time

This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.
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HWKN vs. The Competition

MetricHawkinsCHEM IndustryMaterials SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$3.59B$14.94B$3.85B$10.55B
Dividend Yield0.44%1.93%5.05%4.78%
P/E Ratio41.4049.96160.1027.19
Price / Sales3.602.9726,677.62132.96
Price / Cash28.9412.8626.8362.13
Price / Book7.643.117.406.65
Net Income$84.35M$424.10M$148.99M$276.79M
7 Day Performance0.77%3.23%3.36%1.75%
1 Month Performance-3.24%-2.49%15.16%5.15%
1 Year Performance25.45%1.15%65.30%36.96%

Hawkins Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
HWKN
Hawkins
3.2979 of 5 stars
$168.08
-2.2%
$162.50
-3.3%
+25.2%$3.59B$974.43M41.401,035Positive News
Analyst Forecast
WLK
Westlake
4.3518 of 5 stars
$77.67
+2.7%
$91.79
+18.2%
-46.5%$9.70B$12.14B-146.5515,540Analyst Forecast
CBT
Cabot
4.6988 of 5 stars
$69.59
+0.6%
$85.00
+22.1%
-40.5%$3.68B$3.99B9.104,200
KRO
Kronos Worldwide
3.4377 of 5 stars
$5.25
+2.2%
$7.75
+47.8%
-59.3%$590.22M$1.89B9.042,524
KOP
Koppers
4.4904 of 5 stars
$26.73
+1.4%
$52.50
+96.4%
-28.8%$519.50M$2.09B37.132,082
TG
Tredegar
0.2682 of 5 stars
$7.68
+1.5%
N/A-7.6%$264.14M$598.03M-4.061,500High Trading Volume
LYB
LyondellBasell Industries
4.7523 of 5 stars
$46.24
+3.0%
$60.07
+29.9%
-50.1%$14.45B$40.30B60.0620,000Analyst Forecast
SQM
Sociedad Quimica y Minera
1.8919 of 5 stars
$43.28
+6.2%
$45.79
+5.8%
+13.5%$11.65B$4.53B25.928,344Positive News
NEU
NewMarket
2.5387 of 5 stars
$789.88
+0.8%
N/A+47.5%$7.36B$2.79B15.662,060
ESI
Element Solutions
4.7157 of 5 stars
$25.10
+4.8%
$27.88
+11.1%
-0.4%$5.78B$2.46B25.105,300News Coverage
Positive News
Analyst Forecast
AXTA
Axalta Coating Systems
4.5098 of 5 stars
$26.78
+1.5%
$36.43
+36.0%
-24.8%$5.72B$5.28B13.1312,800Analyst Forecast
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This page (NASDAQ:HWKN) was last updated on 10/17/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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