Andersons (ANDE) Competitors

Andersons (NASDAQ:ANDE) and Hawkins (NASDAQ:HWKN) are both basic materials companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, media sentiment, earnings, dividends, profitability, analyst recommendations, valuation and risk.

Which has better earnings & valuation, ANDE or HWKN?

Andersons has higher revenue and earnings than Hawkins. Andersons is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Hawkins, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Andersons	$11.20B	0.11	$114.01M	$3.17	10.94
Hawkins	$974.43M	3.40	$84.35M	$4.06	39.12

Do insiders & institutionals believe in ANDE or HWKN?

87.1% of Andersons shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 69.7% of Hawkins shares are owned by institutional investors. 4.3% of Andersons shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 4.1% of Hawkins shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Is ANDE or HWKN a better dividend stock?

Andersons pays an annual dividend of $0.78 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.2%. Hawkins pays an annual dividend of $0.72 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.5%. Andersons pays out 24.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Hawkins pays out 17.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Andersons has increased its dividend for 28 consecutive years and Hawkins has increased its dividend for 20 consecutive years. Andersons is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Do analysts recommend ANDE or HWKN?

Andersons presently has a consensus target price of $51.67, indicating a potential upside of 48.94%. Hawkins has a consensus target price of $162.50, indicating a potential upside of 2.31%. Given Andersons' higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Andersons is more favorable than Hawkins.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Andersons	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67
Hawkins	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67

Does the media favor ANDE or HWKN?

In the previous week, Hawkins had 2 more articles in the media than Andersons. MarketBeat recorded 20 mentions for Hawkins and 18 mentions for Andersons. Hawkins' average media sentiment score of 0.95 beat Andersons' score of 0.63 indicating that Hawkins is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Andersons	7 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	8 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Hawkins	9 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	8 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is ANDE or HWKN more profitable?

Hawkins has a net margin of 8.37% compared to Andersons' net margin of 0.97%. Hawkins' return on equity of 18.35% beat Andersons' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Andersons	0.97%	7.35%	3.14%
Hawkins	8.37%	18.35%	10.73%

Which has more volatility and risk, ANDE or HWKN?

Andersons has a beta of 0.75, suggesting that its stock price is 25% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Hawkins has a beta of 0.81, suggesting that its stock price is 19% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Hawkins beats Andersons on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.