Which has stronger earnings & valuation, HWKN or WLK?

Hawkins has higher earnings, but lower revenue 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 Hawkins $1.08B 3.14 $81.55M $3.91 41.75 Westlake $11.17B 0.88 -$1.51B -$12.70 N/A

Is HWKN or WLK 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 Hawkins 7.53% 16.08% 8.35% Westlake -14.91% -1.89% -0.92%

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, 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 3.14 $81.55M $3.91 41.75 Cabot $3.71B 1.23 $331M $5.29 16.68

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 preferable earnings and valuation, HWKN or KOP?

Hawkins has higher earnings, but lower revenue 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 Hawkins $1.08B 3.14 $81.55M $3.91 41.75 Koppers $1.88B 0.44 $56M $3.80 11.33

Is HWKN or KOP 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 Hawkins 7.53% 16.08% 8.35% Koppers 4.10% 14.53% 4.20%

Do analysts recommend TG or HWKN?

Hawkins has a consensus target price of $200.00, suggesting a potential upside of 22.51%. Given Hawkins' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Hawkins is more favorable than Tredegar. Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Tredegar 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00 Hawkins 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.25

Which has better earnings and valuation, TG or HWKN?

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 Tredegar $744.62M 0.38 $33.48M $0.84 9.57 Hawkins $1.08B 3.14 $81.55M $3.91 41.75

Is TG or HWKN 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 Tredegar 3.89% 12.91% 7.08% Hawkins 7.53% 16.08% 8.35%

Hawkins (HWKN) Competitors

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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?

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

Hawkins presently has a consensus target price of $200.00, suggesting a potential upside of 22.51%. Westlake has a consensus target price of $107.36, suggesting a potential upside of 39.62%. Given Westlake's stronger consensus rating and 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)	3 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.25
Westlake	1 Sell rating(s)	10 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.31

Hawkins has higher earnings, but lower revenue 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
Hawkins	$1.08B	3.14	$81.55M	$3.91	41.75
Westlake	$11.17B	0.88	-$1.51B	-$12.70	N/A

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 19.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Westlake pays out -16.7% 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 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.

Hawkins has a beta of 0.76, meaning that its share price is 24% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Westlake has a beta of 0.58, meaning that its share price is 42% less volatile than the broader market.

69.7% of Hawkins shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 28.4% of Westlake shares are owned by institutional investors. 4.1% of Hawkins shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.4% of Westlake shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

In the previous week, Westlake had 1 more articles in the media than Hawkins. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Westlake and 0 mentions for Hawkins. Westlake's average media sentiment score of 0.45 beat Hawkins' score of 0.00 indicating that Westlake is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Hawkins	Neutral
Westlake	Neutral

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
Hawkins	7.53%	16.08%	8.35%
Westlake	-14.91%	-1.89%	-0.92%

Summary

Hawkins and Westlake tied by winning 10 of the 20 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 better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, risk, earnings, institutional ownership, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, profitability and dividends.

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 has a beta of 0.76, meaning that its share price is 24% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Cabot has a beta of 0.82, meaning that its share price is 18% 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	3.14	$81.55M	$3.91	41.75
Cabot	$3.71B	1.23	$331M	$5.29	16.68

Hawkins pays an annual dividend of $0.76 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.5%. Cabot pays an annual dividend of $1.89 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.1%. 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.

Hawkins presently has a consensus target price of $200.00, suggesting a potential upside of 22.51%. Cabot has a consensus target price of $83.80, suggesting a potential downside of 5.05%. Given Hawkins' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities 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)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.25
Cabot	1 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.14

In the previous week, Cabot had 5 more articles in the media than Hawkins. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Cabot and 0 mentions for Hawkins. Cabot's average media sentiment score of 0.18 beat Hawkins' score of 0.00 indicating that Cabot is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Hawkins	Neutral
Cabot	Neutral

69.7% of Hawkins shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 93.2% of Cabot shares are owned by institutional investors. 4.1% of Hawkins shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.1% of Cabot shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Cabot beats Hawkins on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Hawkins compare to Koppers?

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

69.7% of Hawkins shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 92.8% of Koppers shares are owned by institutional investors. 4.1% of Hawkins shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 7.3% of Koppers shares are owned by 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.

Hawkins has higher earnings, but lower revenue 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
Hawkins	$1.08B	3.14	$81.55M	$3.91	41.75
Koppers	$1.88B	0.44	$56M	$3.80	11.33

In the previous week, Koppers had 2 more articles in the media than Hawkins. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Koppers and 0 mentions for Hawkins. Koppers' average media sentiment score of 0.60 beat Hawkins' score of 0.00 indicating that Koppers is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Hawkins	Neutral
Koppers	Positive

Hawkins pays an annual dividend of $0.76 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.5%. Koppers pays an annual dividend of $0.36 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.8%. Hawkins pays out 19.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Koppers pays out 9.5% 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 Koppers has raised its dividend for 2 consecutive years. Koppers is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

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
Hawkins	7.53%	16.08%	8.35%
Koppers	4.10%	14.53%	4.20%

Hawkins presently has a consensus target price of $200.00, suggesting a potential upside of 22.51%. Koppers has a consensus target price of $52.50, suggesting a potential upside of 21.95%. Given Hawkins' higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Hawkins is more favorable than Koppers.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Hawkins	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.25
Koppers	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.80

Hawkins has a beta of 0.76, meaning that its stock price is 24% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Koppers has a beta of 1.26, meaning that its stock price is 26% more volatile than the broader market.

Summary

Koppers beats Hawkins on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Hawkins compare to Kronos Worldwide?

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

In the previous week, Kronos Worldwide had 2 more articles in the media than Hawkins. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Kronos Worldwide and 0 mentions for Hawkins. Kronos Worldwide's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Hawkins'average media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Kronos Worldwide	Neutral
Hawkins	Neutral

15.1% of Kronos Worldwide shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 69.7% of Hawkins shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.2% of Kronos Worldwide shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 4.1% of Hawkins shares are owned by 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.

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
Kronos Worldwide	-7.12%	-15.01%	-6.33%
Hawkins	7.53%	16.08%	8.35%

Kronos Worldwide has a beta of 0.98, suggesting that its stock price is 2% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Hawkins has a beta of 0.76, suggesting that its stock price is 24% less volatile than the broader market.

Kronos Worldwide presently has a consensus target price of $5.00, indicating a potential downside of 24.13%. Hawkins has a consensus target price of $200.00, indicating a potential upside of 22.51%. Given Hawkins' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Hawkins is more favorable than Kronos Worldwide.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Kronos Worldwide	2 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.33
Hawkins	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.25

Kronos Worldwide pays an annual dividend of $0.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.0%. Hawkins pays an annual dividend of $0.76 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.5%. Kronos Worldwide pays out -17.2% 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. Hawkins has raised its dividend for 20 consecutive years. Kronos Worldwide is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Hawkins has lower revenue, but higher earnings 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
Kronos Worldwide	$1.88B	0.40	-$110.90M	-$1.16	N/A
Hawkins	$1.08B	3.14	$81.55M	$3.91	41.75

Summary

Hawkins beats Kronos Worldwide on 13 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Hawkins compare to Tredegar?

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

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
Tredegar	3.89%	12.91%	7.08%
Hawkins	7.53%	16.08%	8.35%

Tredegar has a beta of 0.74, indicating that its stock price is 26% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Hawkins has a beta of 0.76, indicating that its stock price is 24% less volatile than the broader market.

79.2% of Tredegar shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 69.7% of Hawkins shares are held by institutional investors. 2.5% of Tredegar shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 4.1% of Hawkins shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Tredegar pays an annual dividend of $0.52 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.5%. Hawkins pays an annual dividend of $0.76 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.5%. Tredegar pays out 61.9% 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. Hawkins has increased its dividend for 20 consecutive years.

In the previous week, Tredegar's average media sentiment score of 0.91 beat Hawkins' score of 0.00 indicating that Tredegar is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Tredegar	Positive
Hawkins	Neutral

Hawkins has a consensus target price of $200.00, suggesting a potential upside of 22.51%. Given Hawkins' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Hawkins is more favorable than Tredegar.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Tredegar	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Hawkins	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.25

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
Tredegar	$744.62M	0.38	$33.48M	$0.84	9.57
Hawkins	$1.08B	3.14	$81.55M	$3.91	41.75

Summary

Hawkins beats Tredegar on 15 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

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Metric	Hawkins	CHEM Industry	Materials Sector	NASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap	$3.41B	$15.61B	$4.64B	$12.13B
Dividend Yield	0.47%	1.93%	5.00%	5.81%
P/E Ratio	41.75	35.78	22.88	24.01
Price / Sales	3.14	2.54	5,912.90	110.00
Price / Cash	25.17	14.83	24.30	37.84
Price / Book	6.39	4.95	8.85	6.53
Net Income	$81.55M	$376.36M	$157.26M	$336.99M
7 Day Performance	1.80%	-1.44%	-3.54%	-0.18%
1 Month Performance	6.60%	1.07%	-4.06%	0.83%
1 Year Performance	16.70%	18.60%	52.07%	31.55%

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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	2.4673 of 5 stars	$163.69 +1.0%	$200.00 +22.2%	+18.0%	$3.42B	$1.08B	41.86	1,200
WLK Westlake	3.7425 of 5 stars	$77.77 -3.1%	$107.36 +38.0%	+7.9%	$10.29B	$11.17B	N/A	14,600
CBT Cabot	3.3157 of 5 stars	$90.81 -1.1%	$83.80 -7.7%	+24.1%	$4.74B	$3.71B	17.17	4,100	News Coverage
KOP Koppers	4.0627 of 5 stars	$44.26 +1.2%	$52.50 +18.6%	+41.6%	$841.02M	$1.88B	11.65	1,859
KRO Kronos Worldwide	1.017 of 5 stars	$6.82 -0.3%	$5.00 -26.7%	+13.6%	$786.96M	$1.86B	N/A	2,263	News Coverage Gap Down

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