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Yorktown Management & Research Co Inc Makes New Investment in Hawkins, Inc. (NASDAQ:HWKN)

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Yorktown Management & Research Co Inc acquired a new position in shares of Hawkins, Inc. (NASDAQ:HWKN - Free Report) during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The fund acquired 5,150 shares of the specialty chemicals company's stock, valued at approximately $632,000.

A number of other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in HWKN. Larson Financial Group LLC raised its position in shares of Hawkins by 8,633.3% during the 3rd quarter. Larson Financial Group LLC now owns 262 shares of the specialty chemicals company's stock worth $33,000 after purchasing an additional 259 shares during the period. Blue Trust Inc. increased its position in Hawkins by 168.3% in the fourth quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 373 shares of the specialty chemicals company's stock worth $48,000 after buying an additional 234 shares during the period. GAMMA Investing LLC lifted its stake in Hawkins by 71.8% in the third quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 402 shares of the specialty chemicals company's stock valued at $51,000 after buying an additional 168 shares during the last quarter. TD Private Client Wealth LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Hawkins by 242.5% during the third quarter. TD Private Client Wealth LLC now owns 459 shares of the specialty chemicals company's stock valued at $59,000 after acquiring an additional 325 shares during the period. Finally, Farther Finance Advisors LLC grew its position in shares of Hawkins by 289.2% during the third quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC now owns 467 shares of the specialty chemicals company's stock worth $59,000 after acquiring an additional 347 shares during the last quarter. 69.71% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Separately, BWS Financial reissued a "neutral" rating and set a $122.00 target price on shares of Hawkins in a research note on Friday, January 31st.

Read Our Latest Analysis on Hawkins

Hawkins Stock Performance

HWKN traded down $2.30 during trading hours on Friday, hitting $112.67. The company's stock had a trading volume of 144,346 shares, compared to its average volume of 187,060. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $121.10 and a 200 day simple moving average of $121.27. The company has a current ratio of 2.50, a quick ratio of 1.53 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.23. The firm has a market capitalization of $2.36 billion, a PE ratio of 28.74, a PEG ratio of 3.96 and a beta of 0.82. Hawkins, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $60.01 and a fifty-two week high of $139.55.

Hawkins (NASDAQ:HWKN - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, January 29th. The specialty chemicals company reported $0.72 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.77 by ($0.05). Hawkins had a net margin of 8.60% and a return on equity of 18.95%. As a group, sell-side analysts expect that Hawkins, Inc. will post 4.14 EPS for the current year.

Hawkins Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, February 28th. Stockholders of record on Friday, February 14th will be paid a $0.18 dividend. This represents a $0.72 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.64%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, February 14th. Hawkins's dividend payout ratio is currently 18.37%.

About Hawkins

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Hawkins, Inc operates as a specialty chemical and ingredients company in the United States. It operates through three segments: Industrial, Water Treatment, and Health and Nutrition. The Industrial segment offers industrial chemicals, products, and services to agriculture, chemical processing, electronics, energy, food, pharmaceutical, and plating industries.

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