Benzinga · Oct 29, 2026
Barclays Maintains Equal-Weight on Hawkins, Raises Price Target to $157
Barclays analyst William Grippin maintains Hawkins (NASDAQ:HWKN) with a Equal-Weight and raises the price target from $141 to $157.
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NASDAQ · HWKN
Hawkins, Inc.
Basic Materials · Chemicals - Specialty
$150.37
Down-$1.76 (-1.16%)
Updated Nov 13, 2026, 1:14 PM
SID Score
5.9/10
Composite research score
Smart Money
58/100
Neutral
- Market cap
- 2.95B
- P/E ratio
- 35.27
- Dividend yield
- 0.49%
- 52-week range
- $116.05 – $174.12
- Volume
- 64.4K
- Avg. volume
- 162.61K
Price performance · HWKN
HWKN price history
1M range · 21 trading sessions · Daily adjusted prices
Prices through Nov 12, 2026
HWKN closed at $150.37 after 21 trading sessions, up 14.07% for the selected period.
- Last close
- $150.37
- Period change
- +14.07%
- Period low
- $130.30
- Period high
- $155.97
Daily close
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| Date | Open | High | Low | Close | Volume |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 12, 2026 | $153.13 | $153.13 | $150.14 | $150.37 | 64.4K |
| Nov 11, 2026 | $154.33 | $154.33 | $151.51 | $152.13 | 92.62K |
| Nov 10, 2026 | $153.39 | $154.49 | $151.37 | $153.00 | 76.85K |
| Nov 9, 2026 | $154.01 | $155.58 | $152.84 | $154.76 | 66.08K |
| Nov 6, 2026 | $152.22 | $153.32 | $148.69 | $150.95 | 101.77K |
| Nov 5, 2026 | $155.21 | $156.495 | $150.99 | $152.00 | 147.5K |
| Nov 4, 2026 | $156.75 | $158.40 | $154.55 | $155.97 | 135.74K |
| Nov 3, 2026 | $154.16 | $156.13 | $152.13 | $152.85 | 153.54K |
| Nov 2, 2026 | $154.19 | $157.74 | $151.65 | $152.11 | 133.78K |
| Oct 30, 2026 | $153.84 | $155.475 | $150.70 | $152.53 | 129.39K |
| Oct 29, 2026 | $156.12 | $156.63 | $153.35 | $153.73 | 103.61K |
| Oct 28, 2026 | $152.30 | $154.45 | $150.95 | $154.06 | 205.15K |
| Oct 27, 2026 | $156.24 | $158.205 | $148.33 | $153.85 | 424.26K |
| Oct 26, 2026 | $132.68 | $138.27 | $132.52 | $135.44 | 136.31K |
| Oct 23, 2026 | $132.81 | $134.33 | $131.38 | $132.32 | 118.16K |
| Oct 22, 2026 | $130.28 | $133.44 | $128.17 | $133.17 | 222.19K |
| Oct 21, 2026 | $130.91 | $132.13 | $128.8544 | $130.30 | 120.36K |
| Oct 20, 2026 | $131.70 | $133.10 | $130.38 | $130.99 | 153.38K |
| Oct 19, 2026 | $131.97 | $133.06 | $130.91 | $131.42 | 96.78K |
| Oct 16, 2026 | $131.98 | $133.74 | $130.26 | $131.66 | 133.04K |
| Oct 15, 2026 | $131.28 | $132.90 | $128.9846 | $131.82 | 112.64K |
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Hawkins Inc manufactures and sells a variety of chemicals and ingredients. The firm organizes itself into three segments based on the product type. The industrial segment, which generates the majority of revenue, sells private label bleach, caustic soda, sulfuric acid, hydrochloric acid, phosphoric acid, potassium hydroxide, and aqua ammonia. The water treatment segment sells chemicals and equipment used to treat potable water, municipal and industrial wastewater, industrial process water, and non-residential swimming pool water. The health and nutrition segment sells ingredients to food, beverage, personal care, and dietary supplement producers. The majority of revenue is gained from Water Treatment.
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| Date | Firm | Rating | Target |
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| Oct 29, 2026 | Barclays | Equal-Weight | — |
| Oct 27, 2026 | BWS Financial | Buy | — |
| Oct 13, 2026 | Barclays | Equal-Weight | — |
| Aug 3, 2026 | BWS Financial | Buy | — |
| Jul 31, 2026 | Barclays | Equal-Weight | — |
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Yahoo · Oct 28, 2026
Can Hawkins (HWKN) Stock Sustain Its Q2 Earnings Rally?
Hawkins stock exploded higher on Wednesday, jumping about 13.6% to roughly $153.85 after investors digested fresh Q2 2027 results. The immediate trigger was simple: the specialty chemicals group put up quarterly basic earnings per share of about $1.34 on revenue of roughly $313.8 million, numbers that kept its trailing P/E multiple near a rich 37.3x against US chemicals peers closer to the low 20s. Short term traders focused on the price spike. Longer horizon holders are now asking whether...
Yahoo · Oct 28, 2026
Hawkins (HWKN) Stock Looks Fully Priced On Current Cash Flow
Hawkins, Inc. has delivered a powerful run over the past few years, which now raises a simple but important question for you as an investor: Is the current share price properly supported by the cash the business can generate over time, when you strip away the headlines and just focus on the underlying money coming in the door? Hawkins shares have returned about 346.5% over 5 years, putting a lot of expectation into the price and turning the spotlight onto whether that track record lines up...
Yahoo · Oct 28, 2026
Why Hawkins Stock Crushed the Market on Tuesday
The chemical company is clearly resistant to the current downturn in its industry.
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