Hawkins (HWKN) Competitors

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

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, CBT or HWKN?

Cabot has higher revenue and earnings than Hawkins. Cabot 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
Cabot	$3.99B	1.05	$380M	$7.53	10.29
Hawkins	$952.13M	2.64	$75.36M	$3.92	30.62

Does the media favor CBT or HWKN?

In the previous week, Hawkins had 6 more articles in the media than Cabot. MarketBeat recorded 23 mentions for Hawkins and 17 mentions for Cabot. Cabot's average media sentiment score of 1.47 beat Hawkins' score of 0.90 indicating that Cabot is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Cabot	16 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Hawkins	10 Very Positive mention(s)	6 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more volatility and risk, CBT or HWKN?

Cabot has a beta of 1.04, meaning that its stock price is 4% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Hawkins has a beta of 0.82, meaning that its stock price is 18% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is CBT or HWKN more profitable?

Cabot has a net margin of 10.60% compared to Hawkins' net margin of 8.60%. Cabot's return on equity of 26.79% beat Hawkins' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Cabot	10.60%	26.79%	11.24%
Hawkins	8.60%	18.95%	11.87%

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer CBT or HWKN?

Cabot received 176 more outperform votes than Hawkins when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 61.50% of users gave Cabot an outperform vote while only 59.13% of users gave Hawkins an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Cabot	Outperform Votes 393 61.50%	Underperform Votes 246 38.50%
Hawkins	Outperform Votes 217 59.13%	Underperform Votes 150 40.87%

Is CBT or HWKN a better dividend stock?

Cabot pays an annual dividend of $1.72 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.2%. Hawkins pays an annual dividend of $0.72 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.6%. Cabot pays out 22.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Hawkins pays out 18.4% 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. Cabot has increased its dividend for 13 consecutive years and Hawkins has increased its dividend for 20 consecutive years.

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in CBT or HWKN?

93.2% of Cabot shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 69.7% of Hawkins shares are held by institutional investors. 3.0% of Cabot shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.8% of Hawkins shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts recommend CBT or HWKN?

Cabot currently has a consensus price target of $92.67, suggesting a potential upside of 19.60%. Hawkins has a consensus price target of $142.50, suggesting a potential upside of 18.71%. Given Cabot's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Cabot is more favorable than Hawkins.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Cabot	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Hawkins	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Summary

Cabot beats Hawkins on 12 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.