BWS Financial Analysts Lift Earnings Estimates for Hawkins

Hawkins, Inc. (NASDAQ:HWKN - Free Report) - BWS Financial boosted their Q2 2025 earnings per share estimates for Hawkins in a report issued on Wednesday, October 16th. BWS Financial analyst H. Khorsand now expects that the specialty chemicals company will post earnings of $1.17 per share for the quarter, up from their prior forecast of $1.15. BWS Financial currently has a "Neutral" rating and a $122.00 target price on the stock. The consensus estimate for Hawkins' current full-year earnings is $4.14 per share. BWS Financial also issued estimates for Hawkins' FY2025 earnings at $4.20 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $1.51 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $1.40 EPS and Q4 2026 earnings at $1.09 EPS.

Hawkins (NASDAQ:HWKN - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, July 31st. The specialty chemicals company reported $1.38 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.01 by $0.37. The firm had revenue of $255.88 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $254.30 million. Hawkins had a return on equity of 20.16% and a net margin of 8.75%.

Hawkins Stock Down 1.6 %

HWKN traded down $2.03 during trading on Monday, reaching $124.52. 112,422 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 128,380. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.29, a quick ratio of 1.44 and a current ratio of 2.27. The stock's 50 day moving average price is $123.10 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $101.32. Hawkins has a twelve month low of $53.64 and a twelve month high of $135.61. The stock has a market cap of $2.61 billion, a P/E ratio of 34.88, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 4.54 and a beta of 0.74.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Hawkins

Several hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of HWKN. GAMMA Investing LLC increased its position in Hawkins by 71.8% during the third quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 402 shares of the specialty chemicals company's stock worth $51,000 after buying an additional 168 shares during the last quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC acquired a new position in shares of Hawkins during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $100,000. USA Financial Formulas raised its stake in Hawkins by 35.1% in the 3rd quarter. USA Financial Formulas now owns 885 shares of the specialty chemicals company's stock valued at $113,000 after acquiring an additional 230 shares during the period. Shell Asset Management Co. lifted its holdings in Hawkins by 36.9% during the 1st quarter. Shell Asset Management Co. now owns 2,342 shares of the specialty chemicals company's stock valued at $180,000 after purchasing an additional 631 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Meeder Asset Management Inc. bought a new position in Hawkins during the first quarter worth $212,000. 69.71% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Hawkins Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, August 30th. Stockholders of record on Friday, August 16th were paid a dividend of $0.18 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, August 16th. This is a positive change from Hawkins's previous quarterly dividend of $0.16. This represents a $0.72 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.58%. Hawkins's payout ratio is currently 20.06%.

Hawkins Company Profile

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.