Sidoti Csr Estimates Hawkins' Q1 Earnings (NASDAQ:HWKN)

Hawkins, Inc. (NASDAQ:HWKN - Free Report) - Stock analysts at Sidoti Csr issued their Q1 2027 EPS estimates for shares of Hawkins in a report released on Thursday, February 6th. Sidoti Csr analyst D. Harriman anticipates that the specialty chemicals company will earn $1.26 per share for the quarter. The consensus estimate for Hawkins' current full-year earnings is $4.14 per share. Sidoti Csr also issued estimates for Hawkins' Q2 2027 earnings at $1.19 EPS, Q3 2027 earnings at $0.93 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $4.40 EPS.

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 (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.77 by ($0.05). Hawkins had a net margin of 8.60% and a return on equity of 18.95%.

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

Hawkins Stock Performance

NASDAQ:HWKN traded up $2.63 during mid-day trading on Monday, reaching $112.69. The stock had a trading volume of 70,726 shares, compared to its average volume of 167,094. The firm has a market capitalization of $2.36 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 28.75, a PEG ratio of 3.96 and a beta of 0.82. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $119.17 and a 200 day simple moving average of $121.43. Hawkins has a twelve month low of $64.96 and a twelve month high of $139.55. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.23, a quick ratio of 1.53 and a current ratio of 2.50.

Hawkins Announces Dividend

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

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Hawkins

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company raised its position in shares of Hawkins by 4.6% during the 2nd quarter. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company now owns 10,277 shares of the specialty chemicals company's stock worth $935,000 after purchasing an additional 448 shares during the last quarter. Creative Planning lifted its position in shares of Hawkins by 7.3% in the second quarter. Creative Planning now owns 3,324 shares of the specialty chemicals company's stock valued at $302,000 after acquiring an additional 225 shares in the last quarter. Cubist Systematic Strategies LLC boosted its stake in shares of Hawkins by 24.3% during the second quarter. Cubist Systematic Strategies LLC now owns 5,804 shares of the specialty chemicals company's stock valued at $528,000 after acquiring an additional 1,136 shares during the last quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC purchased a new stake in Hawkins during the 3rd quarter worth about $100,000. Finally, GAMMA Investing LLC raised its stake in Hawkins by 71.8% in the 3rd quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 402 shares of the specialty chemicals company's stock valued at $51,000 after purchasing an additional 168 shares during the last quarter. 69.71% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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.