Hawkins: Clean Water, Clean Profits (HWKN)Hawkins, Inc., founded in 1938, has evolved from a regional chemical distributor into a national leader in water treatment, industrial chemicals, and specialty ingredients. With a long history of steady expansion, the company now drives growth through strategic acquisitions and a rapidly scaling Water Treatment segment, which grew 23% in FY2025. Looking ahead, Hawkins projects surpassing $1 billion in annual revenue, reinforcing its trajectory as a stable, growth‑oriented operator.
GreenBlue: 280/2500
GreenRed: 12/2712
Morningstar: 3 stars, Narrow Moat
GuruFocus: 85/100
Competitors: LIN, SHW, ECL, APD, ALB
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One more ratio Chart: $HWKN vs $XLBSome say ‘there is no bull market without materials and industrials. Today we looked at a specialty chemicals and material company called Hawkins Inc. This stock is a great compounder and a huge momentum play. The stock has returned more than 500% to its investor. This small material cos., which works in the field of specialty chemicals and provides industrial solutions for waste and water management has outperformed the Select Sector Materials sector ETF ( AMEX:XLB ).
IN the ratio chart of NASDAQ:HWKN vs AMEX:XLB we see the bullish momentum in favor of NASDAQ:HWKN and its relative outperformance against the Material sector. Recently this momentum has stalled, and the Ratio is below the 20-Day, 50-Day and 100-Day SMA and just hanging above the 200-Day SMA. If this holds, we can accumulate NASDAQ:HWKN at this level as one of the strongest momentum stocks within the materials complex.

