Hawkins (HWKN) Competitors

Hawkins (NASDAQ:HWKN) and Cabot (NYSE:CBT) are both mid-cap basic materials companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, community ranking, risk, institutional ownership and dividends.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer HWKN or CBT?

Cabot received 175 more outperform votes than Hawkins when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 61.44% of users gave Cabot an outperform vote while only 59.13% of users gave Hawkins an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Hawkins	Outperform Votes 217 59.13%	Underperform Votes 150 40.87%
Cabot	Outperform Votes 392 61.44%	Underperform Votes 246 38.56%

Do insiders & institutionals believe in HWKN or CBT?

69.7% of Hawkins shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 93.2% of Cabot shares are held by institutional investors. 3.8% of Hawkins shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 3.0% of Cabot shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Is HWKN or CBT more profitable?

Cabot has a net margin of 10.60% compared to Hawkins' net margin of 8.60%. Cabot's return on equity of 26.79% beat Hawkins' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Hawkins	8.60%	18.95%	11.87%
Cabot	10.60%	26.79%	11.24%

Which has more volatility and risk, HWKN or CBT?

Hawkins has a beta of 0.82, suggesting that its stock price is 18% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Cabot has a beta of 1.04, suggesting that its stock price is 4% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has higher valuation and earnings, HWKN or CBT?

Cabot has higher revenue and earnings than Hawkins. Cabot 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
Hawkins	$952.13M	2.68	$75.36M	$3.92	31.06
Cabot	$3.99B	1.07	$380M	$7.53	10.41

Is HWKN or CBT a better dividend stock?

Hawkins pays an annual dividend of $0.72 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.6%. Cabot pays an annual dividend of $1.72 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.2%. Hawkins pays out 18.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Cabot pays out 22.8% 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. Hawkins has raised its dividend for 20 consecutive years and Cabot has raised its dividend for 13 consecutive years.

Does the media favor HWKN or CBT?

In the previous week, Cabot had 5 more articles in the media than Hawkins. MarketBeat recorded 21 mentions for Cabot and 16 mentions for Hawkins. Hawkins' average media sentiment score of 0.75 beat Cabot's score of 0.42 indicating that Hawkins is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Hawkins	9 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	3 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Cabot	6 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	11 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do analysts prefer HWKN or CBT?

Hawkins presently has a consensus price target of $142.50, suggesting a potential upside of 17.04%. Cabot has a consensus price target of $93.25, suggesting a potential upside of 18.93%. Given Cabot's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Cabot is more favorable than Hawkins.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Hawkins	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Cabot	1 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Summary

Cabot beats Hawkins on 12 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.