BWS Financial Has Positive Estimate for Hawkins Q4 Earnings

Hawkins, Inc. (NASDAQ:HWKN - Free Report) - Analysts at BWS Financial increased their Q4 2025 earnings per share estimates for Hawkins in a report issued on Monday, April 14th. BWS Financial analyst H. Khorsand now forecasts that the specialty chemicals company will post earnings of $0.73 per share for the quarter, up from their previous estimate of $0.70. BWS Financial has a "Buy" rating and a $160.00 price target on the stock. The consensus estimate for Hawkins' current full-year earnings is $4.00 per share. BWS Financial also issued estimates for Hawkins' Q1 2026 earnings at $1.32 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $1.25 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.95 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $1.09 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $4.62 EPS.

Separately, CJS Securities initiated coverage on Hawkins in a research report on Tuesday, April 1st. They set a "market outperform" rating and a $125.00 price target for the company.

Hawkins Price Performance

Shares of HWKN traded down $1.70 during mid-day trading on Thursday, reaching $119.93. 80,535 shares of the company's stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 122,761. The company has a quick ratio of 1.53, a current ratio of 2.50 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.23. Hawkins has a 52-week low of $71.98 and a 52-week high of $139.55. The company has a market cap of $2.51 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 30.59, a PEG ratio of 3.80 and a beta of 0.82. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $108.45 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $117.62.

Hawkins (NASDAQ:HWKN - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data 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%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Hawkins

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the company. GAMMA Investing LLC raised its holdings in Hawkins by 20.4% in the 1st quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 531 shares of the specialty chemicals company's stock valued at $56,000 after acquiring an additional 90 shares during the last quarter. Summit Investment Advisors Inc. increased its stake in Hawkins by 5.1% in the fourth quarter. Summit Investment Advisors Inc. now owns 2,023 shares of the specialty chemicals company's stock valued at $248,000 after purchasing an additional 99 shares during the last quarter. New York State Teachers Retirement System lifted its position in Hawkins by 0.7% during the fourth quarter. New York State Teachers Retirement System now owns 13,527 shares of the specialty chemicals company's stock worth $1,659,000 after buying an additional 100 shares during the period. Mariner LLC grew its holdings in Hawkins by 7.4% in the 4th quarter. Mariner LLC now owns 1,956 shares of the specialty chemicals company's stock valued at $240,000 after buying an additional 135 shares during the period. Finally, Cetera Investment Advisers increased its stake in shares of Hawkins by 3.4% during the 4th quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 5,035 shares of the specialty chemicals company's stock valued at $618,000 after acquiring an additional 165 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 69.71% of the company's stock.

Hawkins Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, February 28th. Stockholders of record on Friday, February 14th were issued a dividend of $0.18 per share. The ex-dividend date was Friday, February 14th. This represents a $0.72 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.60%. Hawkins's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 18.37%.

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.