Sidoti Csr Forecasts Hawkins’ Q1 Earnings (NASDAQ:HWKN)

Hawkins, Inc. (NASDAQ:HWKN) – Sidoti Csr issued their Q1 2027 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Hawkins in a research report issued to clients and investors on Thursday, February 6th. Sidoti Csr analyst D. Harriman expects that the specialty chemicals company will earn $1.26 per share for the quarter. The consensus estimate for Hawkins’ current full-year earnings is $4.14 per share. Sidoti Csr also issued estimates for Hawkins’ Q2 2027 earnings at $1.19 EPS, Q3 2027 earnings at $0.93 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $4.40 EPS.

Hawkins (NASDAQ:HWKN) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, January 29th. The specialty chemicals company reported $0.72 earnings per share 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, BWS Financial reissued a “neutral” rating and issued a $122.00 price target on shares of Hawkins in a research report on Friday, January 31st.

Hawkins Price Performance

Shares of HWKN opened at $113.17 on Monday. Hawkins has a fifty-two week low of $63.23 and a fifty-two week high of $139.55. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $120.63 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $121.54. The stock has a market cap of $2.37 billion, a PE ratio of 28.87, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.96 and a beta of 0.82. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.23, a quick ratio of 1.53 and a current ratio of 2.50.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Hawkins

Hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Larson Financial Group LLC boosted its stake in Hawkins by 8,633.3% during the 3rd quarter. Larson Financial Group LLC now owns 262 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock valued at $33,000 after purchasing an additional 259 shares during the last quarter. Blue Trust Inc. boosted its position in shares of 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 buying an additional 216 shares during the last quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC boosted its position in shares of Hawkins by 71.8% during the third quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 402 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock valued at $51,000 after buying an additional 168 shares during the last quarter. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC raised its position in Hawkins by 262.3% in the 4th quarter. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC now owns 442 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock worth $55,000 after buying an additional 320 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Farther Finance Advisors LLC raised its position in Hawkins by 289.2% in the 3rd quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC now owns 467 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock worth $59,000 after buying an additional 347 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 69.71% of the company’s stock.

Hawkins Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, February 28th. Stockholders of record on Friday, February 14th will be given a $0.18 dividend. This represents a $0.72 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.64%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, February 14th. Hawkins’s dividend payout ratio is presently 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.