Sidoti Csr Issues Positive Forecast for Hawkins Earnings

Hawkins, Inc. (NASDAQ:HWKN) – Equities researchers at Sidoti Csr upped their Q1 2026 earnings estimates for shares of Hawkins in a research report issued to clients and investors on Friday, May 16th. Sidoti Csr analyst D. Harriman now forecasts that the specialty chemicals company will post earnings per share of $1.37 for the quarter, up from their prior forecast of $1.35. The consensus estimate for Hawkins’ current full-year earnings is $4.00 per share.

Hawkins (NASDAQ:HWKN) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, May 14th. The specialty chemicals company reported $0.78 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.74 by $0.04. Hawkins had a net margin of 8.60% and a return on equity of 18.95%. The firm had revenue of $245.32 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $230.69 million.

Other analysts also recently issued research reports about the stock. CJS Securities started coverage on shares of Hawkins in a research report on Tuesday, April 1st. They set a “market outperform” rating and a $125.00 price objective for the company. BWS Financial reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a $160.00 price objective on shares of Hawkins in a research report on Thursday, May 15th.

Hawkins Stock Up 0.6%

Hawkins stock opened at $126.57 on Monday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.23, a quick ratio of 1.53 and a current ratio of 2.50. Hawkins has a 52-week low of $83.88 and a 52-week high of $139.55. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $115.24 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $117.34. The firm has a market cap of $2.63 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 32.29, a PEG ratio of 3.80 and a beta of 0.87.

Hawkins Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, June 13th. Shareholders of record on Friday, May 30th will be paid a $0.18 dividend. This represents a $0.72 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.57%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, May 30th. Hawkins’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 17.82%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. SkyOak Wealth LLC lifted its stake in shares of Hawkins by 3.8% in the first quarter. SkyOak Wealth LLC now owns 2,374 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock valued at $251,000 after buying an additional 88 shares in the last quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC lifted 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. Summit Investment Advisors Inc. lifted its position in shares of Hawkins by 5.1% during the fourth quarter. Summit Investment Advisors Inc. now owns 2,023 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock valued at $248,000 after purchasing an additional 99 shares in the last quarter. New York State Teachers Retirement System lifted its position in shares of Hawkins by 0.7% during the fourth quarter. New York State Teachers Retirement System now owns 13,527 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock valued at $1,659,000 after purchasing an additional 100 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Hsbc Holdings PLC lifted its position in shares of Hawkins by 3.7% during the first quarter. Hsbc Holdings PLC now owns 2,976 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock valued at $313,000 after purchasing an additional 105 shares in the last quarter. 69.71% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

About Hawkins

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.