FY2025 Earnings Forecast for Hawkins Issued By BWS Financial

Hawkins, Inc. (NASDAQ:HWKN) – BWS Financial upped their FY2025 EPS estimates for Hawkins in a research report issued on Monday, April 14th. BWS Financial analyst H. Khorsand now anticipates that the specialty chemicals company will post earnings of $3.99 per share for the year, up from their prior estimate of $3.96. BWS Financial has a “Buy” rating and a $160.00 price target on the stock. The consensus estimate for Hawkins’ current full-year earnings is $4.00 per share.

Separately, CJS Securities assumed coverage on Hawkins in a research note on Tuesday, April 1st. They set a “market outperform” rating and a $125.00 target price for the company.

Hawkins Stock Up 0.3 %

Shares of Hawkins stock opened at $121.63 on Wednesday. The company has a market capitalization of $2.55 billion, a P/E ratio of 31.03, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.80 and a beta of 0.82. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.23, a current ratio of 2.50 and a quick ratio of 1.53. The business has a 50-day moving average of $108.26 and a two-hundred day moving average of $117.76. Hawkins has a 1 year low of $71.98 and a 1 year high of $139.55.

Hawkins (NASDAQ:HWKN) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, January 29th. The specialty chemicals company reported $0.72 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.77 by ($0.05). Hawkins had a net margin of 8.60% and a return on equity of 18.95%.

Hawkins Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, February 28th. Investors of record on Friday, February 14th were paid a $0.18 dividend. This represents a $0.72 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.59%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, February 14th. Hawkins’s payout ratio is presently 18.37%.

Institutional Trading of Hawkins

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of HWKN. State Street Corp grew its holdings in shares of Hawkins by 5.4% during the third quarter. State Street Corp now owns 755,995 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock worth $96,367,000 after buying an additional 38,877 shares in the last quarter. Barclays PLC grew its stake in shares of Hawkins by 180.1% during the 3rd quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 39,728 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock worth $5,064,000 after acquiring an additional 25,545 shares in the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC raised its holdings in shares of Hawkins by 3.6% in the third quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 523,514 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock valued at $66,743,000 after purchasing an additional 18,119 shares during the last quarter. Tidal Investments LLC bought a new stake in shares of Hawkins in the third quarter worth $795,000. Finally, Franklin Resources Inc. boosted its holdings in Hawkins by 5.8% during the third quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. now owns 19,978 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock worth $2,597,000 after purchasing an additional 1,100 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 69.71% of the company’s stock.

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.