BlueStem Wealth Partners LLC Makes New $289,000 Investment in Hawkins, Inc. (NASDAQ:HWKN)

BlueStem Wealth Partners LLC bought a new position in Hawkins, Inc. (NASDAQ:HWKN) in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund bought 2,360 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock, valued at approximately $289,000.

Other large investors have also bought and sold shares of the company. New York State Teachers Retirement System boosted its holdings in shares of Hawkins by 0.7% in the fourth quarter. New York State Teachers Retirement System now owns 13,527 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock worth $1,659,000 after buying an additional 100 shares during the last quarter. Values First Advisors Inc. increased its stake in shares of Hawkins by 1.4% in the 4th quarter. Values First Advisors Inc. now owns 12,056 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock worth $1,479,000 after purchasing an additional 170 shares in the last quarter. Ellsworth Advisors LLC raised its holdings in Hawkins by 2.5% in the 4th quarter. Ellsworth Advisors LLC now owns 7,747 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock worth $950,000 after purchasing an additional 187 shares during the period. Anchor Capital Advisors LLC lifted its position in Hawkins by 1.5% during the fourth quarter. Anchor Capital Advisors LLC now owns 14,602 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock valued at $1,791,000 after purchasing an additional 214 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Blue Trust Inc. grew its holdings 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 purchasing an additional 216 shares during the period. 69.71% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Hawkins Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ HWKN opened at $104.99 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of $2.20 billion, a PE ratio of 26.78, 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 firm has a fifty day moving average price of $114.43 and a 200-day moving average price of $120.91. Hawkins, Inc. has a 1 year low of $68.43 and a 1 year high of $139.55.

Hawkins (NASDAQ:HWKN) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, January 29th. The specialty chemicals company reported $0.72 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%. Equities analysts anticipate that Hawkins, Inc. will post 4 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Hawkins Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, February 28th. Shareholders of record on Friday, February 14th were paid a $0.18 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Friday, February 14th. This represents a $0.72 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.69%. Hawkins’s payout ratio is 18.37%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

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

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.