Which has stronger valuation and earnings, WLK or HWKN?

Hawkins has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Westlake. Westlake 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 Westlake $11.17B 0.87 -$1.51B -$12.70 N/A Hawkins $1.08B 2.58 $81.55M $3.91 34.24

Is WLK or HWKN more profitable?

Hawkins has a net margin of 7.53% compared to Westlake's net margin of -14.91%. Hawkins' return on equity of 16.08% beat Westlake's return on equity. Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Westlake -14.91% -1.89% -0.92% Hawkins 7.53% 16.08% 8.35%

Which has higher valuation and earnings, HWKN or CBT?

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 Hawkins $1.08B 2.58 $81.55M $3.91 34.24 Cabot $3.71B 1.22 $331M $5.29 16.60

Is HWKN or CBT more profitable?

Cabot has a net margin of 7.97% compared to Hawkins' net margin of 7.53%. Cabot's return on equity of 21.33% beat Hawkins' return on equity. Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Hawkins 7.53% 16.08% 8.35% Cabot 7.97% 21.33% 9.48%

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, KOP or HWKN?

Hawkins has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Koppers. Koppers 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 Koppers $1.88B 0.49 $56M $3.80 12.59 Hawkins $1.08B 2.58 $81.55M $3.91 34.24

Is KOP or HWKN more profitable?

Hawkins has a net margin of 7.53% compared to Koppers' net margin of 4.10%. Hawkins' return on equity of 16.08% beat Koppers' return on equity. Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Koppers 4.10% 14.53% 4.20% Hawkins 7.53% 16.08% 8.35%

Do analysts recommend HWKN or TG?

Hawkins presently has a consensus price target of $185.00, suggesting a potential upside of 38.19%. Given Hawkins' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Hawkins is more favorable than Tredegar. Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Hawkins 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.40 Tredegar 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, HWKN or TG?

Hawkins has higher revenue and earnings than Tredegar. Tredegar 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 Hawkins $1.08B 2.58 $81.55M $3.91 34.24 Tredegar $722.86M 0.36 $33.48M $0.84 8.82

Is HWKN or TG more profitable?

Hawkins has a net margin of 7.53% compared to Tredegar's net margin of 3.89%. Hawkins' return on equity of 16.08% beat Tredegar's return on equity. Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Hawkins 7.53% 16.08% 8.35% Tredegar 3.89% 12.91% 7.08%

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HWKN vs. WLK, CBT, KOP, KRO, and TG

Should you buy Hawkins stock or one of its competitors? MarketBeat compares Hawkins with other companies and stocks that may be similar based on industry, sector, market capitalization, business model, investor interest, or shared news coverage. Companies and stocks commonly compared with Hawkins include Westlake (WLK), Cabot (CBT), Koppers (KOP), Kronos Worldwide (KRO), and Tredegar (TG). These companies are all part of the "commodity chemicals" industry.

How does Hawkins compare to Westlake?

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

28.4% of Westlake shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 69.7% of Hawkins shares are held by institutional investors. 1.4% of Westlake shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 3.7% of Hawkins shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Hawkins has a net margin of 7.53% compared to Westlake's net margin of -14.91%. Hawkins' return on equity of 16.08% beat Westlake's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Westlake	-14.91%	-1.89%	-0.92%
Hawkins	7.53%	16.08%	8.35%

Westlake pays an annual dividend of $2.12 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.8%. Hawkins pays an annual dividend of $0.76 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.6%. Westlake pays out -16.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Hawkins pays out 19.4% 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. Westlake has raised its dividend for 21 consecutive years and Hawkins has raised its dividend for 20 consecutive years. Westlake is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Hawkins has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Westlake. Westlake 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
Westlake	$11.17B	0.87	-$1.51B	-$12.70	N/A
Hawkins	$1.08B	2.58	$81.55M	$3.91	34.24

Westlake has a beta of 0.62, meaning that its stock price is 38% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Hawkins has a beta of 0.78, meaning that its stock price is 22% less volatile than the broader market.

Westlake currently has a consensus target price of $98.79, suggesting a potential upside of 29.84%. Hawkins has a consensus target price of $185.00, suggesting a potential upside of 38.19%. Given Hawkins' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Hawkins is more favorable than Westlake.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Westlake	1 Sell rating(s)	11 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.25
Hawkins	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.40

In the previous week, Westlake and Westlake both had 1 articles in the media. Hawkins' average media sentiment score of 1.89 beat Westlake's score of 0.20 indicating that Hawkins is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Westlake	Neutral
Hawkins	Very Positive

Summary

Hawkins beats Westlake on 13 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Hawkins compare to Cabot?

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

Hawkins pays an annual dividend of $0.76 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.6%. Cabot pays an annual dividend of $1.89 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.2%. Hawkins pays out 19.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Cabot pays out 35.7% 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 Cabot has increased its dividend for 14 consecutive years.

69.7% of Hawkins shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 93.2% of Cabot shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.7% of Hawkins shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 3.1% of Cabot shares are owned 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.

Cabot has a net margin of 7.97% compared to Hawkins' net margin of 7.53%. Cabot's return on equity of 21.33% beat Hawkins' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Hawkins	7.53%	16.08%	8.35%
Cabot	7.97%	21.33%	9.48%

Hawkins presently has a consensus price target of $185.00, indicating a potential upside of 38.19%. Cabot has a consensus price target of $85.80, indicating a potential downside of 2.27%. Given Hawkins' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Hawkins is more favorable than Cabot.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Hawkins	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.40
Cabot	1 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.14

Hawkins has a beta of 0.78, meaning that its stock price is 22% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Cabot has a beta of 0.83, meaning that its stock price is 17% less volatile than the broader market.

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
Hawkins	$1.08B	2.58	$81.55M	$3.91	34.24
Cabot	$3.71B	1.22	$331M	$5.29	16.60

In the previous week, Cabot had 3 more articles in the media than Hawkins. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Cabot and 1 mentions for Hawkins. Hawkins' average media sentiment score of 1.89 beat Cabot's score of 0.57 indicating that Hawkins is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Hawkins	Very Positive
Cabot	Positive

Summary

Cabot beats Hawkins on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Hawkins compare to Koppers?

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

92.8% of Koppers shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 69.7% of Hawkins shares are held by institutional investors. 7.3% of Koppers shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 3.7% of Hawkins 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.

Koppers has a beta of 1.25, indicating that its share price is 25% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Hawkins has a beta of 0.78, indicating that its share price is 22% less volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, Koppers had 1 more articles in the media than Hawkins. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Koppers and 1 mentions for Hawkins. Hawkins' average media sentiment score of 1.89 beat Koppers' score of 0.88 indicating that Hawkins is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Koppers	Positive
Hawkins	Very Positive

Koppers presently has a consensus target price of $52.50, suggesting a potential upside of 9.75%. Hawkins has a consensus target price of $185.00, suggesting a potential upside of 38.19%. Given Hawkins' higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Hawkins is more favorable than Koppers.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Koppers	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.80
Hawkins	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.40

Hawkins has a net margin of 7.53% compared to Koppers' net margin of 4.10%. Hawkins' return on equity of 16.08% beat Koppers' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Koppers	4.10%	14.53%	4.20%
Hawkins	7.53%	16.08%	8.35%

Hawkins has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Koppers. Koppers 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
Koppers	$1.88B	0.49	$56M	$3.80	12.59
Hawkins	$1.08B	2.58	$81.55M	$3.91	34.24

Koppers pays an annual dividend of $0.36 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.8%. Hawkins pays an annual dividend of $0.76 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.6%. Koppers pays out 9.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Hawkins pays out 19.4% 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. Koppers has increased its dividend for 2 consecutive years and Hawkins has increased its dividend for 20 consecutive years. Koppers is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Summary

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

How does Hawkins compare to Kronos Worldwide?

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

In the previous week, Kronos Worldwide had 4 more articles in the media than Hawkins. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Kronos Worldwide and 1 mentions for Hawkins. Hawkins' average media sentiment score of 1.89 beat Kronos Worldwide's score of 0.38 indicating that Hawkins is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Hawkins	Very Positive
Kronos Worldwide	Neutral

Hawkins presently has a consensus target price of $185.00, suggesting a potential upside of 38.19%. Kronos Worldwide has a consensus target price of $5.00, suggesting a potential downside of 23.02%. Given Hawkins' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Hawkins is more favorable than Kronos Worldwide.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Hawkins	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.40
Kronos Worldwide	2 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Hawkins has a beta of 0.78, suggesting that its share price is 22% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Kronos Worldwide has a beta of 1, suggesting that its share price has a similar volatility profile to the broader market.

Hawkins has a net margin of 7.53% compared to Kronos Worldwide's net margin of -7.12%. Hawkins' return on equity of 16.08% beat Kronos Worldwide's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Hawkins	7.53%	16.08%	8.35%
Kronos Worldwide	-7.12%	-15.01%	-6.33%

Hawkins pays an annual dividend of $0.76 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.6%. Kronos Worldwide pays an annual dividend of $0.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.1%. Hawkins pays out 19.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Kronos Worldwide pays out -17.2% 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 increased its dividend for 20 consecutive years. Kronos Worldwide is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Hawkins has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Kronos Worldwide. Kronos Worldwide 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
Hawkins	$1.08B	2.58	$81.55M	$3.91	34.24
Kronos Worldwide	$1.86B	0.40	-$110.90M	-$1.16	N/A

69.7% of Hawkins shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 15.1% of Kronos Worldwide shares are held by institutional investors. 3.7% of Hawkins shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of Kronos Worldwide shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Hawkins beats Kronos Worldwide on 14 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Hawkins compare to Tredegar?

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

Hawkins has higher revenue and earnings than Tredegar. Tredegar 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
Hawkins	$1.08B	2.58	$81.55M	$3.91	34.24
Tredegar	$722.86M	0.36	$33.48M	$0.84	8.82

69.7% of Hawkins shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 79.2% of Tredegar shares are held by institutional investors. 3.7% of Hawkins shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 2.5% of Tredegar shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Hawkins has a net margin of 7.53% compared to Tredegar's net margin of 3.89%. Hawkins' return on equity of 16.08% beat Tredegar's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Hawkins	7.53%	16.08%	8.35%
Tredegar	3.89%	12.91%	7.08%

Hawkins presently has a consensus price target of $185.00, suggesting a potential upside of 38.19%. Given Hawkins' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Hawkins is more favorable than Tredegar.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Hawkins	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.40
Tredegar	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Hawkins has a beta of 0.78, meaning that its stock price is 22% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Tredegar has a beta of 0.75, meaning that its stock price is 25% less volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, Hawkins had 1 more articles in the media than Tredegar. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Hawkins and 0 mentions for Tredegar. Hawkins' average media sentiment score of 1.89 beat Tredegar's score of 0.00 indicating that Hawkins is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Hawkins	Very Positive
Tredegar	Neutral

Summary

Hawkins beats Tredegar on 15 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

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HWKN vs. The Competition

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Metric	Hawkins	CHEM Industry	Materials Sector	NASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap	$2.80B	$15.87B	$4.58B	$12.61B
Dividend Yield	0.57%	2.04%	5.02%	8.00%
P/E Ratio	34.24	35.12	20.85	24.26
Price / Sales	2.58	2.49	5,824.19	117.88
Price / Cash	20.85	14.57	24.17	49.36
Price / Book	5.24	4.86	8.68	6.29
Net Income	$81.55M	$376.31M	$157.11M	$330.66M
7 Day Performance	-1.75%	-1.58%	-1.22%	-1.32%
1 Month Performance	-15.45%	-3.70%	-4.46%	-0.64%
1 Year Performance	-15.30%	6.87%	37.26%	19.08%

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Company	MarketRank	Share Price	Analysts' Price Target	1Y Price Performance	Market Cap	Revenue	P/E Ratio	Employee Count	Indicator(s)
HWKN Hawkins	4.1456 of 5 stars	$133.87 +0.1%	$185.00 +38.2%	-13.8%	$2.80B	$1.08B	34.24	1,200	Positive News
WLK Westlake	3.894 of 5 stars	$74.95 +0.2%	$98.79 +31.8%	-11.0%	$9.58B	$11.17B	N/A	14,600
CBT Cabot	3.4197 of 5 stars	$87.65 +1.5%	$85.80 -2.1%	+12.0%	$4.46B	$3.71B	16.57	4,100	Positive News Dividend Announcement
KOP Koppers	4.2236 of 5 stars	$47.21 +2.2%	$52.50 +11.2%	+40.8%	$888.70M	$1.88B	12.42	1,859
KRO Kronos Worldwide	1.7136 of 5 stars	$5.84 -2.2%	$5.00 -14.4%	+0.5%	$686.87M	$1.86B	N/A	2,263	Analyst Upgrade

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