Hawkins, Inc. (NASDAQ:HWKN) Stock Holdings Raised by Values First Advisors Inc.

Values First Advisors Inc. lifted its stake in shares of Hawkins, Inc. (NASDAQ:HWKN) by 1.4% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 12,056 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock after purchasing an additional 170 shares during the period. Values First Advisors Inc. owned about 0.06% of Hawkins worth $1,479,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Other hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of the company. Larson Financial Group LLC raised its stake in Hawkins by 8,633.3% during the third quarter. Larson Financial Group LLC now owns 262 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock worth $33,000 after acquiring an additional 259 shares during the period. Blue Trust Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Hawkins by 168.3% during the fourth quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 373 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock valued at $48,000 after purchasing an additional 234 shares during the last quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC raised its position in shares of Hawkins by 71.8% during the 3rd quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 402 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock worth $51,000 after purchasing an additional 168 shares during the period. Farther Finance Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in shares of 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 purchasing an additional 347 shares during the last quarter. Finally, TD Private Client Wealth LLC boosted its position in Hawkins by 242.5% during the 3rd quarter. TD Private Client Wealth LLC now owns 459 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock valued at $59,000 after purchasing an additional 325 shares during the period. 69.71% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Hawkins Trading Down 0.9 %

Hawkins stock opened at $112.19 on Wednesday. Hawkins, Inc. has a 12-month low of $63.23 and a 12-month high of $139.55. 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 stock has a market capitalization of $2.35 billion, a PE ratio of 28.62, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.96 and a beta of 0.82. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $120.13 and a 200-day simple moving average of $121.57.

Hawkins (NASDAQ:HWKN) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, January 29th. The specialty chemicals company reported $0.72 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.77 by ($0.05). Hawkins had a net margin of 8.60% and a return on equity of 18.95%. As a group, equities research analysts expect that Hawkins, Inc. will post 4.14 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Hawkins Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, February 28th. Investors of record on Friday, February 14th will be issued a dividend of $0.18 per share. This represents a $0.72 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.64%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, February 14th. Hawkins’s payout ratio is currently 18.37%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Separately, BWS Financial reaffirmed a “neutral” rating and issued a $122.00 target price on shares of Hawkins in a research report on Friday, January 31st.

Hawkins 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.