Head to head
Hawkins Inc vs Linde
Side-by-side on the measures that matter, with a plain-English read. Full detail: HWKN · LIN
HWKN
Hawkins Inc
132.38+0.10%
1-year price shape — -24% over the period
Quant Rating E · 13/100
vs
LIN
Linde
483.98-1.22%
1-year price shape — +4% over the period
Quant Rating D · 45/100
1-year performance, rebased to 100
Linde edges it on the scoreable measures. Linde has the highest Quant Rating (45); Linde has done best over the past year (+4%); Linde trades cheapest on trailing earnings.
| HWKN | LIN | |
|---|---|---|
| Snapshot | ||
| Sector | -- | Specialty Chemicals |
| Last price | 132.38 | 483.98 |
| Change today | +0.10% | -1.22% |
| 1-year return | -24.4% | +4.3% |
| Market cap | $2.76B | $223.11B |
| 52-week range | 116.05 – 175.60 | 384.00 – 546.40 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E (TTM) | 34.30 | 31.22 |
| P/E percentile, own 5-yr range | 79th | 8th |
| P/B | 5.04 | 5.71 |
| Dividend yield | 0.57% | 1.28% |
| Profitability & growth | ||
| EPS (TTM) | 3.91 | 14.61 |
| Net profit (TTM) | $81.62M | $6.73B |
| Revenue (TTM) | $1.11B | $35.45B |
| Revenue growth (YoY) | +7.6% | +9.3% |
| Gross margin | 22.3% | 48.3% |
| Operating margin | 10.7% | 27.1% |
| Net margin | 7.3% | 20.4% |
| Free cash flow (TTM) | $91.69M | $4.98B |
| Ownership & sentiment | ||
| Institutional ownership | 79.2% | 88.0% |
| Insider activity (12mo) | 34 buy / 15 sell | 33 buy / 13 sell |
| Short interest (% of float) | 6.3% | 1.3% |
| Analyst consensus | 50% buy / 50% hold (2) | 87% buy / 13% hold (15) |
| Analyst price target | $171 (+29%) | $557 (+15%) |
| StockVane view | ||
| StockVane Quant Rating | E (13) | D (45) |
| Company | ||
| Employees | 1,200 | 65,177 |
| Founded | 1938 | 2017 |
▲ marks the more favourable stock(s) on measures with a clear direction (lower P/E, higher yield, higher Quant Rating, better 1-year return). Analyst consensus counts each covering institution once, at its most recent rating. Not a recommendation. Quant Rating method: Data & Methodology.