For Immediate Release Chicago, IL – September 18, 2024 – Today, Zacks Equity Research discusses Axalta Coating Systems Ltd. (AXTA) , Hawkins, Inc. (HWKN) and AdvanSix Inc. (ASIX) . Industry: Specialty Chemicals Link: https://www.zacks.com/commentary/2336896/3-chemical-specialty-stocks-to-watch-amid-industrychallenges The Zacks Chemicals Specialty industry is mired with challenges from sluggish demand, largely due to the slowdown in Europe and a slow economic recovery in China. Margins of companies in this s ...

Hawkins, Inc.'s (HWKN) shares have surged 59.5% in the past six months against the industry's decline of 24.1%. The S&P 500 rose 9.1% during the said time frame. Image Source: Zacks Investment Research Let's look at the factors driving the stock's price appreciation. What's Driving Hawkins? HWKN's shares rallied on the back of strong fiscal first-quarter results and a positive outlook for its Water Treatment division. In first-quarter fiscal 2025, the company reported a solid 25% year-over-year sales growth ...

Hawkins, Inc. (HWKN) has seen a remarkable 76.2% increase in its stock value over the past six months, driven by strong earnings and strategic expansion within the company's Water Treatment division. The stock presents an attractive investment opportunity, highlighted by its Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy) and promising growth prospects. Hawkins' Positive Earnings Performance HWKN has exceeded the Zacks Consensus Estimate in three of the last four quarters, with an average earnings surprise of 15%. Hawkins' Stro ...

Growth investors focus on stocks that are seeing above-average financial growth, as this feature helps these securities garner the market's attention and deliver solid returns. However, it isn't easy to find a great growth stock. That's because, these stocks usually carry above-average risk and volatility. In fact, betting on a stock for which the growth story is actually over or nearing its end could lead to significant loss. However, the task of finding cutting-edge growth stocks is made easy with the hel ...

Hawkins, Inc.'s (HWKN) shares reached a fresh 52-week high of $123.87 on Aug 22 before closing at $121.22. In the past year, the stock has appreciated 110.2% against the industry's 9.3% decline in the same period. Image Source: Zacks Investment Research What's Driving Hawkins? HWKN's shares rallied on the back of strong results in the fiscal first quarter and a positive outlook for its Water Treatment division. In first-quarter fiscal 2025, the company reported a solid 25% year-over-year sales growth in the ...

Hawkins, Inc.'s (HWKN) shares have rallied 33.9% in the past three months. The company also outperformed the industry's rise of 1.1% and topped the S&P 500's 4.5% rise over the same period. Image Source: Zacks Investment Research Let's look at the factors driving the stock's price appreciation. What's Driving Hawkins? Strong results in the fiscal first quarter and upbeat prospects in Water Treatment have contributed to the rally in HWKN's shares. In first-quarter fiscal 2025, Hawkins' Water Treatment divisi ...

Growth investors focus on stocks that are seeing above-average financial growth, as this feature helps these securities garner the market's attention and deliver solid returns. But finding a great growth stock is not easy at all. By their very nature, these stocks carry above-average risk and volatility. Moreover, if a company's growth story is over or nearing its end, betting on it could lead to significant loss. However, the Zacks Growth Style Score (part of the Zacks Style Scores system), which looks bey ...

Investors interested in Basic Materials stocks should always be looking to find the best-performing companies in the group. Is Hawkins (HWKN) one of those stocks right now? Let's take a closer look at the stock's year-todate performance to find out. Hawkins is one of 236 companies in the Basic Materials group. The Basic Materials group currently sits at #13 within the Zacks Sector Rank. The Zacks Sector Rank includes 16 different groups and is listed in order from best to worst in terms of the average Zacks ...

Investors might want to bet on Hawkins (HWKN) , as earnings estimates for this company have been showing solid improvement lately. The stock has already gained solid short-term price momentum, and this trend might continue with its still improving earnings outlook. The rising trend in estimate revisions, which is a result of growing analyst optimism on the earnings prospects of this chemical maker, should get reflected in its stock price. After all, empirical research shows a strong correlation between tren ...

Here are three stocks with buy rank and strong momentum characteristics for investors to consider today, August 6th: Hawkins (HWKN) : This company which distributes, blends and manufactures bulk and specialty chemicals and other health and nutrition products for its customers in a wide variety of industries, has a Zacks Rank #1(Strong Buy), and witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 12.8% over the last 60 days. Hawkins' shares gained 46.4% over the last three month c ...