BWS Financial Issues Positive Forecast for Hawkins Earnings

Hawkins, Inc. (NASDAQ:HWKN) – Research analysts at BWS Financial boosted their Q4 2025 earnings per share 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 earn $0.73 per share for the quarter, up from their prior estimate of $0.70. BWS Financial currently has a “Buy” rating and a $160.00 target price on the stock. The consensus estimate for Hawkins’ current full-year earnings is $4.00 per share. BWS Financial also issued estimates for Hawkins’ Q1 2026 earnings at $1.32 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $1.25 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.95 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $1.09 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $4.62 EPS.

Hawkins (NASDAQ:HWKN) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, January 29th. The specialty chemicals company reported $0.72 EPS 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%.

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

Hawkins Trading Up 0.3 %

Shares of Hawkins stock opened at $121.63 on Thursday. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $108.45 and a 200-day simple moving average of $117.73. The company has a current ratio of 2.50, a quick ratio of 1.53 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.23. Hawkins has a 12-month low of $71.98 and a 12-month high of $139.55. The stock has a market cap of $2.55 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 31.03, a PEG ratio of 3.80 and a beta of 0.82.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Hawkins

A number of institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Vermillion Wealth Management Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Hawkins during the 4th quarter worth approximately $34,000. Blue Trust Inc. grew its position in Hawkins by 155.4% during the fourth quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 355 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock valued at $44,000 after acquiring an additional 216 shares during the period. NewEdge Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in Hawkins during the 4th quarter worth approximately $53,000. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC boosted its position in Hawkins by 262.3% during the 4th quarter. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC now owns 442 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock worth $55,000 after purchasing an additional 320 shares during the period. Finally, GAMMA Investing LLC grew its stake in shares of Hawkins by 20.4% in the first quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 531 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock valued at $56,000 after buying an additional 90 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 69.71% of the company’s stock.

Hawkins Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, February 28th. Shareholders of record on Friday, February 14th were given a dividend of $0.18 per share. The ex-dividend date was Friday, February 14th. This represents a $0.72 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.59%. Hawkins’s 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.