Hawkins (HWKN) Competitors $168.08 -3.78 (-2.20%) Closing price 10/16/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$168.05 -0.03 (-0.02%) As of 10/16/2025 04:10 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock HWKN vs. WLK, CBT, KRO, KOP, TG, LYB, SQM, NEU, ESI, and AXTAShould 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 Westlake Cabot Kronos Worldwide Koppers Tredegar LyondellBasell Industries Sociedad Quimica y Minera NewMarket Element Solutions Axalta Coating Systems 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. Do analysts prefer HWKN or WLK? 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) 2.60Westlake 1 Sell rating(s) 7 Hold rating(s) 7 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50 Is HWKN or WLK more profitable? 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% Does the media prefer HWKN or WLK? 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 Do institutionals & insiders believe in HWKN or WLK? 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. Is HWKN or WLK a better dividend stock? 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. Which has preferable earnings & valuation, HWKN or WLK? 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 RatioHawkins$974.43M3.60$84.35M$4.0641.40Westlake$12.14B0.80$602M-$0.53-143.38 Which has more volatility & risk, HWKN or WLK? 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. SummaryHawkins and Westlake tied by winning 10 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Hawkins News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for HWKN and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Subscribe Now View SMS TermsBy entering your phone number and clicking the sign-up button, you agree to receive periodic text messages from MarketBeat at the phone number you submitted, including texts that may be sent using an automatic telephone dialing system. Message and data rates may apply. 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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.Skip Chart HWKN vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricHawkinsCHEM IndustryMaterials SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$3.59B$14.94B$3.85B$10.55BDividend Yield0.44%1.93%5.05%4.78%P/E Ratio41.4049.96160.1027.19Price / Sales3.602.9726,677.62132.96Price / Cash28.9412.8626.8362.13Price / Book7.643.117.406.65Net Income$84.35M$424.10M$148.99M$276.79M7 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 Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)HWKNHawkins3.2979 of 5 stars$168.08-2.2%$162.50-3.3%+25.2%$3.59B$974.43M41.401,035Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastWLKWestlake4.3518 of 5 stars$77.67+2.7%$91.79+18.2%-46.5%$9.70B$12.14B-146.5515,540Analyst ForecastCBTCabot4.6988 of 5 stars$69.59+0.6%$85.00+22.1%-40.5%$3.68B$3.99B9.104,200KROKronos Worldwide3.4377 of 5 stars$5.25+2.2%$7.75+47.8%-59.3%$590.22M$1.89B9.042,524KOPKoppers4.4904 of 5 stars$26.73+1.4%$52.50+96.4%-28.8%$519.50M$2.09B37.132,082TGTredegar0.2682 of 5 stars$7.68+1.5%N/A-7.6%$264.14M$598.03M-4.061,500High Trading VolumeLYBLyondellBasell Industries4.7523 of 5 stars$46.24+3.0%$60.07+29.9%-50.1%$14.45B$40.30B60.0620,000Analyst ForecastSQMSociedad Quimica y Minera1.8919 of 5 stars$43.28+6.2%$45.79+5.8%+13.5%$11.65B$4.53B25.928,344Positive NewsNEUNewMarket2.5387 of 5 stars$789.88+0.8%N/A+47.5%$7.36B$2.79B15.662,060ESIElement Solutions4.7157 of 5 stars$25.10+4.8%$27.88+11.1%-0.4%$5.78B$2.46B25.105,300News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst ForecastAXTAAxalta Coating Systems4.5098 of 5 stars$26.78+1.5%$36.43+36.0%-24.8%$5.72B$5.28B13.1312,800Analyst ForecastGap Up Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Westlake Alternatives Cabot Alternatives Kronos Worldwide Alternatives Koppers Alternatives Tredegar Alternatives LyondellBasell Industries Alternatives Sociedad Quimica y Minera Alternatives NewMarket Alternatives Element Solutions Alternatives Axalta Coating Systems Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:HWKN) was last updated on 10/17/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersINVESTOR ALERT: Tiny “$3 AI Wonder Stock” on the Verge of Blasting OffRight now, we’re witnessing a monumental shift in the world.Traders Agency | SponsoredArizona-made nanochips the new millionaire maker?George Gilder handed President Reagan the first microchip that helped create $6.5 trillion in wealth over the ...Banyan Hill Publishing | Sponsored$15 Fund: Turn Gold Boom into Real IncomeIf you've been watching gold's historic run and wondering if it's too late… I've got good news. 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