Hawkins, Inc. (HWKN) Stock Analysis
Basic Materials · Specialty Chemicals
Sell if holding. At $155.67, A.R:R 0.3:1 is below the 1.5:1 minimum. Reward from here is too thin for a buy — the engine flags exit. Additional concerns: Thin upside margin: 3.4%; V7 low-quality RISK_OFF penalty: -0.5 (Q=5.1).
We are a leading water treatment and specialty ingredients company that formulates, manufactures, distributes, and blends products for our Water Treatment, Industrial and Health and Nutrition customers. We believe that we create value for our customers through superb service and... Read more
Sell if holding. At $155.67, A.R:R 0.3:1 is below the 1.5:1 minimum. Reward from here is too thin for a buy — the engine flags exit. Additional concerns: Thin upside margin: 3.4%; V7 low-quality RISK_OFF penalty: -0.5 (Q=5.1). Chart setup: No recognized chart pattern (not a breakout, bounce, continuation, recovery, falling knife, or range) — technicals mixed. Score 4.6/10, moderate confidence.
Passes 5/7 gates (clean insider activity, no SEC red flags, earnings proximity 71d clear, semi cycle peak clear, materials cycle peak clear). Fails on weak momentum and favorable risk/reward ratio. Suitability: aggressive.
Recent Developments — Hawkins, Inc.
Latest news
- Hawkins (HWKN) Q4 Earnings Miss Estimates - Yahoo Finance — Yahoo Finance negative
- HAWKINS ($HWKN) Releases Q4 2026 Earnings - Quiver Quantitative — Quiver Quantitative negative
- Hawkins (HWKN) Projected to Post Quarterly Earnings on Wednesday - MarketBeat — MarketBeat neutral
- Zacks Industry Outlook Highlights Element Solutions, Perimeter Solutions and Hawkins - TradingView — TradingView neutral
- Hawkins (NASDAQ:HWKN) Stock Price Passes Above Two Hundred Day Moving Average - What's Next? - MarketBeat — MarketBeat positive
Generated 2026-05-20T21:06:21Z.
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Rating Breakdown
3 floor-breakers
Ranks in the bottom of its industry peers on the composite signal. Better names in the same sector exist.static
Revenue shrinking — -1.6% YoY. Growth thesis broken unless recovery story develops.static
Momentum below the gate floor. Component breakdown shows what dragged the score down.static
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Sell if holding. At $155.67, A.R:R 0.3:1 is below the 1.5:1 minimum. Reward from here is too thin for a buy — the engine flags exit. Additional concerns: Thin upside margin: 3.4%; V7 low-quality RISK_OFF penalty: -0.5 (Q=5.1). Chart setup: No recognized chart pattern (not a breakout, bounce, continuation, recovery, falling knife, or range) — technicals mixed. Prior stop was $147.44. Score 4.6/10, moderate confidence.
Take-profit target: $160.93 (+3.4% upside). Prior stop was $147.44. Stop-loss: $147.44.
Thin upside margin: 3.4%; V7 low-quality RISK_OFF penalty: -0.5 (Q=5.1); Sector modifier (Basic Materials): -0.1.
Hawkins, Inc. trades at a P/E of 39.7 (forward 28.9). TrendMatrix value score: 4.8/10. Verdict: Sell.
9 analysts cover HWKN with a consensus score of 4.0/5. Average price target: $189.
What does Hawkins, Inc. do?We are a leading water treatment and specialty ingredients company that formulates, manufactures, distributes, and...
We are a leading water treatment and specialty ingredients company that formulates, manufactures, distributes, and blends products for our Water Treatment, Industrial and Health and Nutrition customers. We believe that we create value for our customers through superb service and support, quality products, personalized applications and trustworthy, creative employees.