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HWKN · Hawkins Inc

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$124.22 -0.58 (-0.46%) At close · Aug 19
Market Cap
$2.59B
Shares
20.88M

Price & Indicators

20d MA 50d MA 200d MA Earnings Filing Insider Congress Investor day
Close$124.80 Open$131.14 Day$124.02–131.55 52W close$120.17–183.58 Avg vol 30d159K Short int1.0M · 5.0% float · 5.5d Short vol35% Last earningsJul 29, 2026 DataMar 2021–Aug 2026 Filing10-Q · Jul 29

Raw chart and full-history price indicators begin at the captured split on Mar 2, 2021; bars on opposite sides are not compared.

Up next

FQ2-27 quarter ends
~Sep 28, 2026 Est
filed Jul 29, 2026

Equibles Rating

blended score · not investment advice
Overall
Sell
SellHoldBuy
Technical Strong Sell Momentum Very Weak Sentiment Bullish Fundamentals Fair Quant / Vol High
Market backdrop VIX 14.9 · calm Equity put/call 0.52
Technical
price trend
Strong Sell
50 / 200-day cross No cross
Price vs 200-day avg −14%
below
Price vs 50-day avg −12%
below
RSI (14) 34
neutral
MACD trend Negative
52-week position 7%
near low
Volume (OBV) Confirms
volume backs price
Momentum
relative strength
Very Weak
1-month return −13%
trailing
6-month return −15%
trailing
YTD return −12%
this year
Relative strength −26%
vs S&P · 6-mo
Sentiment
smart money
Bullish
Trend (MA cross) No cross
50d $143 › 200d $146 — 200d above 50d
Institutional flow Accumulating
+6% holders QoQ · +54 funds added
Insider flow Flat
No net insider activity over 90 days
Short interest Falling
5.03% of float · ▼ -6.5% MoM · 5.5 days cover
Volume signal Normal
Volume near normal
Institution breadth Multi-yr high
335 holders — near 3-yr high, broad support
Squeeze score 58
elevated · 0–100
Fundamentals
Fair
Revenue growth +11%
Y/Y
Gross margin 23%
contracting
EPS growth −3%
Y/Y
Free cash flow $86.1M
Valuation P/E 32.1
in line
Balance sheet $250.0M
net debt
Quant / Vol
risk profile
High
Volatility 39%
annualized · 1-yr
Max drawdown −35%
past year
ATR 4.4%
of price · 14-day

Blended from price, momentum, positioning, fundamentals & volatility · daily-close · not investment advice. Market backdrop is context, not part of the score.

Guidance & track record

Latest guidance · from the 8-K filed Oct 29, 2025
full year
Effective income tax rate 26% – 27%
fiscal 2026
Annualized expense related to the WaterSurplus acquisition Initiated $17M

Guidance from company 8-Ks · delivered figures from as-reported statements · no analyst estimates involved.

Technicals

trend & momentum for long-term holders Strong Sell
4 · 3 · 0
50 / 200-day cross
No cross Neutral
Price vs 200-day avg
−14% Bearish
Price vs 50-day avg
−12% Bearish
RSI (14)
34 Neutral
MACD trend
Negative Bearish
52-week position
7% Bearish
Volume (OBV)
Confirms Neutral
Market signals — smart money & positioning
Bullish · 3 of 6
Trend (MA cross) No cross
50d $143 › 200d $146 — 200d above 50d
Institutional flow Accumulating
+6% holders QoQ · +54 funds added
Insider flow Flat
No net insider activity over 90 days
Short interest Falling
5.03% of float · ▼ -6.5% MoM · 5.5 days cover
Volume signal Normal
Volume near normal
Institution breadth Multi-yr high
335 holders — near 3-yr high, broad support
Price context
position in its 52-week range
Range low $120 Now $125 · 7% Range high $184
vs 200-day avg -14% vs 50-day avg -12%

Illustrative technical + ownership context — a signal mix, not investment advice.

Key metrics

the company's own KPIs, from written earnings releases and filings
Metric Latest Period YoY
Free cash flow non-GAAP $23.5M first quarter of fiscal 2027
Trailing twelve-month adjusted EBITDA non-GAAP $179.8M trailing twelve months ended June 28, 2026
operating cash flow $144.3M full-year fiscal 2026
employees 1,100 As of January 28, 2026
facilities 65 As of January 28, 2026
leverage ratio non-GAAP 1.47 As of December 28, 2025
trailing 12-month Adjusted EBITDA non-GAAP $179M Trailing 12-months ended December 28, 2025

Figures exactly as the company stated them in writing · click a metric with a to chart its history · period links open the stating document · "filing" marks figures stated in the 10-K/10-Q · YoY needs an exactly comparable prior-year period

Versus peers

Specialty Chemicals — same industry group
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Company Mkt cap YTD Rev growth Y/Y P/E Short % shares
HWKN
Hawkins Inc
this stock
$2.59B -12.1% +11.2% 32.1 5.0%
LIN
Linde PLC
$218.66B +12.3% +3.0% 30.6 1.2%
AIQUF
L Air Liquide SA /Fi
$122.12B +4.3% 0.0%
SHW
Sherwin Williams Co
$84.62B +6.6% +2.1% 32.2 2.6%
ECL
Ecolab Inc.
$79.62B +8.8% +2.2% 38.1 1.1%

Peers by industry group · P/E from as-reported trailing EPS · short % is of shares outstanding

At a glance

key data from every section
Ownership
Institutional Holders Reducing
Holders
335
% held
77.9%
Net QoQ
-182.2K sh
Top holder
BlackRock, Inc.
Held Float
View
Held by Funds
Fund positions
306
View
Short & Settlement
Short Interest Falling
Shares short
1.0M
Days to cover
5.5d
Change
-73.6K sh
View
Short Volume
Short vol %
35%
As of
Aug 19, 2026
Short Total
View
Fails to Deliver
FTD shares
6
Value
$775
As of
Jul 31, 2026
View
Off-Exchange
Off-exchange %
34.9%
Week of
Jul 13, 2026
Off-exch Lit
View
Financials
Financials
Revenue (FY)
$1.1B
Net income (FY)
$81.5M
EPS diluted
$3.91
View
Buybacks
Authorized
shares 2.6M
Remaining
shares 686.3K
Spent Remaining
View
Filings
SEC Filings
Latest
8-K
Filed
Aug 14, 2026
This year
10
View
Proposed Sales
Value
$454.0K
Shares
3.5K
Filed
Feb 2, 2026
View
Earnings & Events
Earnings Calls
Last call
Jul 29, 2026
View

Performance

Raw-price comparisons begin at the captured split on Mar 2, 2021; windows that need an earlier baseline remain unavailable.

5D 20D 120D MTD YTD
HWKN -3.8% -13.2% -14.9% -2.5% -12.2%
SPY -0.4% +2.6% +10.7% +2.7% +12.5%
vs SPY -3.4% -15.8% -25.6% -5.3% -24.7%

Capital returns

Latest dividend
$0.20 / share · ex Aug 14, 2026
Raised 5.3%
Paid (TTM)
$0.77 / share · 4 payouts
Dividend yield (TTM, derived)
0.62%
Buyback program · as of Jun 28, 2026
Authorized
shares 2.60M
Spent (derived)
shares 1.91M
Remaining
shares 686,348
Spent Remaining

Dividends per share over the trailing 365 days by ex-date · buyback figures as last reported in SEC filings ("spent" derived as authorized − remaining; when several programs run concurrently, authorized is their combined total per the newest filing) · components shown separately — trailing-year buyback spend isn't tracked, so no combined shareholder yield is derived.

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