Yousif Capital Management LLC Decreases Stock Position in Hawkins, Inc. (NASDAQ:HWKN)

Yousif Capital Management LLC cut its holdings in Hawkins, Inc. (NASDAQ:HWKN) by 7.5% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 10,628 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock after selling 866 shares during the quarter. Yousif Capital Management LLC owned 0.05% of Hawkins worth $748,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Linden Thomas Advisory Services LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Hawkins by 37.9% during the fourth quarter. Linden Thomas Advisory Services LLC now owns 10,802 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock valued at $761,000 after purchasing an additional 2,967 shares in the last quarter. Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund boosted its holdings in shares of Hawkins by 3.7% during the 4th quarter. Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund now owns 11,236 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock valued at $791,000 after acquiring an additional 398 shares during the last quarter. First Interstate Bank bought a new stake in shares of Hawkins in the fourth quarter worth approximately $211,000. Louisiana State Employees Retirement System purchased a new position in shares of Hawkins during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $669,000. Finally, Cerity Partners LLC bought a new position in Hawkins during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $7,093,000. 69.71% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Hawkins Stock Down 0.8 %

HWKN stock opened at $76.60 on Monday. The company has a market cap of $1.60 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 22.01 and a beta of 0.76. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.28, a quick ratio of 1.58 and a current ratio of 2.45. The business’s 50-day moving average is $74.61 and its two-hundred day moving average is $68.05. Hawkins, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $39.20 and a fifty-two week high of $79.30.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Separately, StockNews.com lowered shares of Hawkins from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Friday, February 9th.

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.