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$173.73 +3.16 (+1.85%)
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HWKN vs. WLK, CBT, KOP, KRO, TG, LYB, SQM, NEU, AXTA, and ESI

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

Hawkins vs. Its Competitors

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

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$974.43M3.72$84.35M$4.0642.79
Westlake$11.76B0.89$602M-$0.53-154.81

Hawkins has a beta of 0.81, suggesting that its share price is 19% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Westlake has a beta of 0.92, suggesting that its share price is 8% less volatile than the S&P 500.

In the previous week, Westlake had 10 more articles in the media than Hawkins. MarketBeat recorded 27 mentions for Westlake and 17 mentions for Hawkins. Hawkins' average media sentiment score of 0.64 beat Westlake's score of 0.38 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)
7 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
1 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Westlake
8 Very Positive mention(s)
4 Positive mention(s)
6 Neutral mention(s)
3 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

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 endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

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%

Hawkins currently has a consensus target price of $162.50, indicating a potential downside of 6.46%. Westlake has a consensus target price of $92.93, indicating a potential upside of 13.26%. Given Westlake's higher possible 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)
1 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.67
Westlake
0 Sell rating(s)
6 Hold rating(s)
8 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.67

Hawkins pays an annual dividend of $0.72 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.4%. Westlake pays an annual dividend of $2.10 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.6%. Hawkins pays out 17.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Westlake pays out -396.2% 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 raised its dividend for 20 consecutive years and Westlake has raised its dividend for 21 consecutive years. Westlake is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Summary

Westlake beats Hawkins on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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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$3.56B$15.34B$3.27B$9.57B
Dividend Yield0.42%2.12%5.19%4.18%
P/E Ratio42.7948.99105.7925.14
Price / Sales3.723.0635,179,415,501,968,300.0097.17
Price / Cash28.7212.8923.9258.58
Price / Book7.493.155.995.59
Net Income$84.35M$423.39M$148.72M$265.48M
7 Day Performance9.38%3.81%3.18%1.22%
1 Month Performance13.92%-2.74%4.07%0.39%
1 Year Performance46.82%8.05%36.52%23.47%

Hawkins Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
HWKN
Hawkins
3.1667 of 5 stars
$173.73
+1.9%
$162.50
-6.5%
+48.4%$3.56B$974.43M42.791,035
WLK
Westlake
4.0378 of 5 stars
$76.27
+1.1%
$93.77
+22.9%
-42.8%$9.67B$12.14B25.5915,540Trending News
Earnings Report
Analyst Upgrade
Gap Up
CBT
Cabot
4.0255 of 5 stars
$73.79
+2.5%
$92.67
+25.6%
-19.6%$3.87B$3.99B9.554,200Earnings Report
Analyst Forecast
KOP
Koppers
4.5124 of 5 stars
$31.78
-0.4%
$64.00
+101.4%
-6.0%$638.12M$2.09B27.392,082News Coverage
Positive News
Dividend Announcement
KRO
Kronos Worldwide
3.5958 of 5 stars
$5.44
+4.5%
$7.75
+42.6%
-51.1%$598.19M$1.89B6.552,524Trending News
Earnings Report
Dividend Announcement
Gap Down
TG
Tredegar
0.494 of 5 stars
$8.26
-1.7%
N/A+51.0%$293.34M$598.03M-4.911,500
LYB
LyondellBasell Industries
4.803 of 5 stars
$50.89
-4.7%
$64.38
+26.5%
-47.1%$17.17B$40.30B66.1020,000Trending News
Earnings Report
Dividend Announcement
Analyst Forecast
Gap Up
High Trading Volume
SQM
Sociedad Quimica y Minera
2.1012 of 5 stars
$36.35
+1.5%
$42.50
+16.9%
+11.1%$10.23B$4.53B17.238,344Positive News
Gap Up
NEU
NewMarket
2.4211 of 5 stars
$706.70
+1.0%
N/A+33.8%$6.58B$2.79B14.012,060Positive News
Dividend Announcement
AXTA
Axalta Coating Systems
4.4607 of 5 stars
$28.10
+1.0%
$37.71
+34.2%
-15.0%$6.03B$5.28B11.5012,800Analyst Revision
ESI
Element Solutions
4.1285 of 5 stars
$23.36
+0.8%
$27.38
+17.2%
-2.7%$5.60B$2.46B15.985,300

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This page (NASDAQ:HWKN) was last updated on 8/8/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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