47,693 Shares in Hawkins, Inc. (NASDAQ:HWKN) Bought by Segall Bryant & Hamill LLC

Segall Bryant & Hamill LLC purchased a new position in shares of Hawkins, Inc. (NASDAQ:HWKN - Free Report) in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm purchased 47,693 shares of the specialty chemicals company's stock, valued at approximately $5,850,000. Segall Bryant & Hamill LLC owned about 0.23% of Hawkins as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

A number of other large investors also recently bought and sold shares of the business. Cannon Global Investment Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of Hawkins during the fourth quarter worth $282,000. KLP Kapitalforvaltning AS bought a new stake in Hawkins during the 4th quarter valued at about $503,000. Intech Investment Management LLC lifted its holdings in Hawkins by 763.6% during the 4th quarter. Intech Investment Management LLC now owns 36,451 shares of the specialty chemicals company's stock valued at $4,471,000 after buying an additional 32,230 shares in the last quarter. Cibc World Markets Corp purchased a new stake in Hawkins in the 4th quarter valued at about $222,000. Finally, Natixis Advisors LLC grew its stake in Hawkins by 151.2% in the 4th quarter. Natixis Advisors LLC now owns 49,179 shares of the specialty chemicals company's stock worth $6,032,000 after acquiring an additional 29,604 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 69.71% of the company's stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

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

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Hawkins Stock Down 0.2 %

Shares of HWKN stock traded down $0.22 during mid-day trading on Monday, hitting $105.92. The stock had a trading volume of 85,680 shares, compared to its average volume of 123,897. The firm has a market capitalization of $2.22 billion, a P/E ratio of 27.02, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.80 and a beta of 0.77. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.23, a current ratio of 2.50 and a quick ratio of 1.53. Hawkins, Inc. has a 12-month low of $71.98 and a 12-month high of $139.55. The firm's 50-day moving average is $108.74 and its two-hundred day moving average is $118.67.

Hawkins (NASDAQ:HWKN - Get Free Report) last released 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 return on equity of 18.95% and a net margin of 8.60%. On average, analysts predict that Hawkins, Inc. will post 4 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Hawkins Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed 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. The ex-dividend date was Friday, February 14th. This represents a $0.72 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.68%. Hawkins's dividend payout ratio is presently 18.37%.

Hawkins 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.