Hawkins (HWKN)
Blends chemicals and ingredients for water treatment, food, health, and industrial customers.
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Formulates, manufactures, blends, and distributes chemicals and specialty ingredients for water treatment, food and health sciences, and industrial markets. Water treatment is the largest segment, combining chemicals with equipment, engineered systems, rentals, and technician-supported delivery across a growing U.S. branch network.
Formulates, manufactures, blends, and distributes chemicals and specialty ingredients through Water Treatment, Food and Health Sciences, and Industrial Solutions. Water Treatment combines treatment chemicals with filtration media, equipment, engineered systems, rentals, and technician-supported delivery for municipal, industrial, pool, and agricultural water customers, mainly across the eastern two-thirds of the United States.
Food and Health Sciences supplies nutrition, food, pharmaceutical, and agricultural manufacturers with ingredients, formulation, processing, and blending. Industrial Solutions handles acids, alkalis, custom blends, and repackaged bulk chemicals through plants and terminals. Shared raw materials and facilities support purchasing efficiency, while acquisitions broaden the water-treatment footprint. Operations depend on chemical availability, logistics, integration, and environmental, safety, transport, storage, and product regulation.
Company facts
Target rangeAs of Sep 21, 2026
Latest analyst notes
| Date | Firm | Action | Prior | Current |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 31, 2026 | Barclays | Reiterate | Rating: —Target: $170 | Target: $142 |
| Jun 30, 2026 | Barclays | Target | Target: — | Target: $170 |
| Apr 14, 2025 | BWS Financial | Upgrade | ||
| Oct 16, 2024 | BWS Financial | Downgrade |
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RevenueReportedEstimate
Balance sheet, Jun 28, 2026Cash & short-term investments $8.0M · Total debt $260.7M · Total assets $1.01B · Shareholders' equity $548.2M
- Revenue
- $315.7M
- Operating income
- $38.7M
- Net income
- $28.3M
HistoryDividendAnnual yield
| Institutions | 79.11% | 16.51M shares | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 338 holders · as of Jun 30, 2026 | |||
| Insiders | 4.02% | 840.2K shares | |
| 16 holders · as of Aug 31, 2026 | |||
| Other | 16.87% | 3.52M shares | |
| remainder | |||
20.88M company shares as of Sep 22, 2026 · institutions as of Jun 30, 2026 · holders as of their latest filing
Top shareholders13F · 13D/G · Form 4
| Holder | Stake | Shares | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
BlackRock, Inc.Institution | 15.14% | 3.16M | as of Jun 30, 2026 |
Kayne Anderson Rudnick Investment Management LLCInstitution | 6.84% | 1.43M | as of Jun 30, 2026 |
State Street CorpInstitution | 5.09% | 1.06M | as of Jun 30, 2026 |
Vanguard Capital Management LLCInstitution | 4.09% | 854,478 | as of Jun 30, 2026 |
Geode Capital Management, LLCInstitution | 2.62% | 547,510 | as of Jun 30, 2026 |
Insider tradesForm 4
| Date | Insider | Role | Shares | Avg price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 27, 2026 | Jeffrey P. Oldenkamp | officer: EXECUTIVE VP AND CFO | +1,290 | $119.00 |
| Aug 25, 2026 | Douglas A. Lange | officer: VP - WATER TREATMENT GROUP | +910 | $118.75 |
| Feb 4, 2026 | James A. Faulconbridge | director | +1,500 | $129.29 |
| Feb 5, 2026 | James A. Faulconbridge | director | +1,500 | $129.95 |
| Nov 3, 2025 | Drew M. Grahek | officer: VICE PRESIDENT OF OPERATIONS | +1,587 | $126.34 |
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- Ingredion
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- Balchem
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- Sensient Technologies
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Compare
| Company | Price | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hawkins | $126.26 | +0.69% | $2.62B | 32.5 | 30.1 | 2.4 | +7.6% |
| Ecolab | $273.68 | +1.37% | $75.98B | 36.2 | 31.7 | 4.5 | +9.7% |
| Xylem | $107.15 | −0.08% | $25.04B | 25.5 | 18.2 | 2.7 | +1.5% |
| Olin | $16.96 | +2.54% | $1.89B | — | 52.3 | 0.3 | −0.9% |
| Ingredion | $97.83 | +0.82% | $6.12B | 10.6 | 8.8 | 0.8 | +0.9% |
| Balchem | $169.14 | +1.08% | $5.38B | 32.9 | 30.4 | 5.0 | +11.2% |
| Sensient Technologies | $132.09 | +1.88% | $5.52B | 34.9 | 29.8 | 3.2 | +11.6% |
| Median | 32.9 | 30.1 | 3.0 | +5.6% |