Hawkins (NASDAQ:HWKN - Get Free Report) will be releasing its earnings data after the market closes on Wednesday, October 30th. Analysts expect Hawkins to post earnings of $1.17 per share for the quarter.
Hawkins (NASDAQ:HWKN - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, July 31st. The specialty chemicals company reported $1.38 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $1.01 by $0.37. Hawkins had a net margin of 8.75% and a return on equity of 20.16%. The company had revenue of $255.88 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $254.30 million. On average, analysts expect Hawkins to post $4 EPS for the current fiscal year and $4 EPS for the next fiscal year.
Hawkins Stock Performance
Shares of HWKN traded down $1.36 during mid-day trading on Wednesday, hitting $121.57. 66,953 shares of the company's stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 127,941. The company has a current ratio of 2.27, a quick ratio of 1.44 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.29. Hawkins has a fifty-two week low of $53.64 and a fifty-two week high of $135.61. The business's 50 day moving average is $123.31 and its two-hundred day moving average is $101.98. The firm has a market capitalization of $2.55 billion, a P/E ratio of 34.24, a P/E/G ratio of 4.54 and a beta of 0.74.
Hawkins Increases Dividend
The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, August 30th. Stockholders of record on Friday, August 16th were issued a $0.18 dividend. This is a boost from Hawkins's previous quarterly dividend of $0.16. This represents a $0.72 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.59%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, August 16th. Hawkins's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 20.06%.
Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth
Separately, BWS Financial cut Hawkins from a "buy" rating to a "neutral" rating and set a $122.00 price objective for the company. in a report on Wednesday, October 16th.
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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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