FY2025 EPS Estimates for Hawkins Lifted by BWS Financial

Hawkins, Inc. (NASDAQ:HWKN - Free Report) - Research analysts at BWS Financial lifted their FY2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Hawkins in a report issued on Monday, April 14th. BWS Financial analyst H. Khorsand now anticipates that the specialty chemicals company will post earnings per share of $3.99 for the year, up from their previous forecast of $3.96. BWS Financial currently has a "Buy" rating and a $160.00 target price on the stock. The consensus estimate for Hawkins' current full-year earnings is $4.00 per share.

Separately, CJS Securities assumed coverage on shares of Hawkins in a research note on Tuesday, April 1st. They set a "market outperform" rating and a $125.00 target price on the stock.

Hawkins Stock Up 0.3 %

HWKN traded up $0.41 on Wednesday, hitting $121.63. 88,138 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 123,869. 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 company has a market cap of $2.55 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 31.03, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.80 and a beta of 0.82. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $108.45 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $117.73. Hawkins has a twelve month low of $71.98 and a twelve month high of $139.55.

Hawkins (NASDAQ:HWKN - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, January 29th. The specialty chemicals company reported $0.72 earnings per share 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%.

Hawkins Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, February 28th. Stockholders of record on Friday, February 14th were paid a dividend of $0.18 per share. This represents a $0.72 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.59%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, February 14th. Hawkins's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 18.37%.

Institutional Trading of Hawkins

Several hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Vermillion Wealth Management Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Hawkins in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $34,000. Blue Trust Inc. raised its position in Hawkins by 155.4% in the fourth quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 355 shares of the specialty chemicals company's stock worth $44,000 after acquiring an additional 216 shares in the last quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in Hawkins in the fourth quarter valued at $53,000. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC boosted its position in shares of Hawkins by 262.3% during the 4th quarter. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC now owns 442 shares of the specialty chemicals company's stock worth $55,000 after purchasing an additional 320 shares in the last quarter. Finally, GAMMA Investing LLC boosted its position in shares of Hawkins by 20.4% during the 1st quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 531 shares of the specialty chemicals company's stock worth $56,000 after purchasing an additional 90 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 69.71% of the company's stock.

About Hawkins

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.