Hawkins, Inc. (NASDAQ:HWKN) Shares Sold by Uniplan Investment Counsel Inc.

Uniplan Investment Counsel Inc. lessened its stake in Hawkins, Inc. (NASDAQ:HWKN - Free Report) by 20.3% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 35,852 shares of the specialty chemicals company's stock after selling 9,124 shares during the quarter. Uniplan Investment Counsel Inc. owned 0.17% of Hawkins worth $4,398,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Summit Investment Advisors Inc. increased its stake in shares of Hawkins by 5.1% in the 4th quarter. Summit Investment Advisors Inc. now owns 2,023 shares of the specialty chemicals company's stock worth $248,000 after acquiring an additional 99 shares during the last quarter. New York State Teachers Retirement System grew its position in shares of 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 in the last quarter. Mariner LLC lifted its position in shares of Hawkins by 7.4% during the 4th quarter. Mariner LLC now owns 1,956 shares of the specialty chemicals company's stock worth $240,000 after purchasing an additional 135 shares during the last quarter. Values First Advisors Inc. boosted its position in shares of Hawkins by 1.4% during the 4th quarter. Values First Advisors Inc. now owns 12,056 shares of the specialty chemicals company's stock worth $1,479,000 after acquiring an additional 170 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Ellsworth Advisors LLC increased its stake in Hawkins by 2.5% in the fourth quarter. Ellsworth Advisors LLC now owns 7,747 shares of the specialty chemicals company's stock valued at $950,000 after purchasing an additional 187 shares during the last quarter. 69.71% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

HWKN has been the subject of several research reports. BWS Financial upgraded shares of Hawkins from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating and set a $160.00 price target for the company in a research report on Monday, April 14th. CJS Securities initiated coverage on shares of Hawkins in a report on Tuesday, April 1st. They issued a "market outperform" rating and a $125.00 target price on the stock.

Hawkins Trading Down 0.8 %

NASDAQ:HWKN traded down $0.99 on Friday, reaching $124.50. The stock had a trading volume of 111,616 shares, compared to its average volume of 122,898. Hawkins, Inc. has a 12-month low of $71.98 and a 12-month high of $139.55. The company has a market cap of $2.61 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 31.76, a P/E/G ratio of 3.80 and a beta of 0.82. The firm's fifty day moving average is $109.40 and its two-hundred day moving average is $117.64. 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 (NASDAQ:HWKN - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results 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%. Equities analysts expect that Hawkins, Inc. will post 4 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Hawkins Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, February 28th. Investors of record on Friday, February 14th were issued a $0.18 dividend. This represents a $0.72 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.58%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, February 14th. Hawkins's dividend payout ratio is currently 18.37%.

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.