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Hawkins Inc. (HWKN) Options Positioning, Max Pain & Unusual Sweeps

$152.53 -0.78% NASDAQ • Live Quote vs Prior Daily Close (Synced Snapshot) EXT / AFTER-HRS: $152.68

Hawkins Inc. (HWKN) earns a Roarable Rating of B- (Buy) with 70/100 RQD Confidence. High-quality cash engine (23% profit margin, 12% return on capital) with steady institutional support. The company’s underlying cash engine and institutional positioning keep the composite score in the Green Buy zone.

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ROARABLE B- • BUY Cap $3.17B

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As of 2026-11-03, Hawkins Inc. (NASDAQ: HWKN) is rated B- (Buy / BUY) by Roarable's 5-pillar RQD engine with a composite confidence score of 70/100 at a spot price of $152.53 (-0.78% 1D, market cap $3.17B). Pillar breakdown: Fundamental Cash Engine 17/20, Institutional 13F & Options Flow 12/20, Executive Insider Alignment 18/20, FRED Macro Regime Fit 11/20, and SEC Balance-Sheet Forensics 12/20. Across 1011 tracked Consumer Discretionary issuers, HWKN ranks #157 in composite RQD confidence.

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Within the Consumer Discretionary sector (Specialty Chemicals), HWKN carries a Roarable B- (70/100 RQD), trailing P/E of 39.2x, gross margin of 22.6%, and ROIC of 12.4%. By comparison, ASH (Ashland Inc.) holds a D+ grade (52/100 RQD, P/E N/A, ROIC -20.7%, cap $3.42B) and CLX (Clorox Company) posts a C grade (65/100 RQD, P/E 13.0x, ROIC 37.2%, cap $10.64B). Among the 5-stock peer group, CLX leads on earnings multiple (13.0x) while CLX leads on capital efficiency (37.2% ROIC).

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🤖 Gideon Ashmere • AI SEC 10-K Forensics (Click for Instant Brief) What are the biggest fundamental strengths and SEC risk factors for HWKN?

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Per HWKN's SEC EDGAR XBRL 10-K filing (FY2025, filed 2026-03-29, CIK 0000046250), Hawkins Inc. generated $1.08B in revenue (+11.2% YoY), $81.5M in net income, and $86.1M in free cash flow against $976.5M in total assets and $253.4M in total debt. Key quantitative strengths: Strong cash generator (23% profit margin)—profits are backed by real money, not accounting tricks.. Primary risk factors monitored: Priced at 39x earnings—high expectations leave less room for a lukewarm quarter.. Institutional options positioning shows a 50% call / 50% put premium split.

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EXT / AFTER-HRS: $152.68 (+0.10%)🧬 Cannibal Buyback (-1.24% YoY Shares)⚙️ Cash Engine: 17/20 (A-) • 7.9% FCF Margin

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📊 Historical Track Record: Scores of 70/100 (B-) historically ranked in the Top 15% of excess returns over the next 90 days (+6.6% avg 90D alpha vs SPY • 68.1% hit rate).

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5-PILLAR SNOWFLAKE RADARRw C+ · Rk B

Each axis scored 0–20

12M PRICE TARGET CONE+5.4% Base Target

WHALE OPTIONS SNAPSHOT: — (No Active Options Snapshot on file for HWKN)Realized 20D OHLCV Swing Band: ±5.9%

Deterministic 5-Pillar Attribution (70/100 Composite)

🔍 WHY HWKN SCORES 70/100 (B-) — TOP 3 DRIVERS2 Bullish Pillars + #1 Risk Drag

▲ #1 Bullish Driver: SEC 10-K Forensic Risk+18/20 pts (26% of score)

Altman Z-Score 6.57 (FORTRESS SAFE (>3.0)) • Piotroski F-Score 7/9

▲ #2 Bullish Driver: Cash Engine Quality+17/20 pts (24% of score)

SEC XBRL FY 2025 (10-K): 7.9% FCF Margin ($86.1M FCF) & 22.6% Gross Margin

▼ #1 Drag / Risk Factor: Macro Regime Fit11/20 pts (-9 pt drag)

Macro rate sensitivity & RSI-14 (75.7) create a -9 pt regime headwind

📈 PAST 4 QUARTERS RQD vs SUBSEQUENT RETURNQ1 → Q2 → Q3 → Current

Q1 (-3Q)

Grade C+$131.89-0.7% Next Q

Q2 (-2Q)

Grade C+$130.99+17.5% Next Q

Q3 (-1Q)

Grade B-$153.85-0.9% Next Q

Current

Grade B-$152.53+6.6% Hist 90D α

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Even with a 70/100 (B-) score, HWKN faces multiple-compression risk if 39.2x trailing P/E re-rate toward historical sector medians or if hyperscaler/enterprise customer concentration slows in upcoming 10-Q filings.

⚠️ Forensic Kill-Switch #1

Priced at 39x earnings—high expectations leave less room for a lukewarm quarter.

⚠️ Forensic Kill-Switch #2

Dilution & Margin Drag: Cannibal Buyback (-1.24% YoY Shares) — any gross margin slip below 20.1% triggers an automatic RQD downgrade.

⚠️ Forensic Kill-Switch #3

Technical & Forensic Kill-Switch: A daily close below the 50D SMA ($130.12) or 200D SMA ($143.26) invalidates the momentum regime and cuts Target Base ($160.77) toward Bear Floor ($125.07).

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CALL VS. PUT WHALE SHARE

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Put/Call Ratio: — (No Active Options Snapshot)

MAX-PAIN EXPIRATION MAGNET

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No active options chain max-pain snapshot on file

HISTORICAL 20D VOLATILITY SWING

±5.9%

Derived from 20D OHLCV bars (No Active Options Snapshot)

Active Strike Call vs. Put Concentration Ladder (HWKN)

— (No Active Options Snapshot) — No unusual CBOE strike concentration anomalies recorded in the current database snapshot for HWKN.

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HWKN // CANDLESTICK & AUTO-TRENDLINE WORKSTATION6M: -7.59%📐 HORIZONTAL RANGE

2026-11-03O $153.7H $153.7L $152.5C $152.5VOL 129.4K

RES: $158.9SUP: $95.99SMA50: $130.1SMA200: $143.3

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Share Count & Dilution Monitor (#25)

Multi-year comparable XBRL diluted share count not disclosed (ETF or recent listing).

Reverse-DCF Expectations Hurdle (#30)

29.9%/yr Implied 5Y Growth

vs. +11.2% actual YoY revenue growth (assuming 9.25% cost of equity & 16.5x terminal multiple).

Ellis Vennor Setup Ledger (#33)

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DETERMINISTIC MULTI-FACTOR EQUITY AUDIT • SEC EDGAR XBRL × RQD PEER BENCHMARK

📊 Quantitative Sector Peer Comparison, SEC Filing Delta & Investment FAQ (HWKN)

Consumer Discretionary Rank #157 of 1011 ⚔️ ASH vs HWKN Full Matrix →

1. Head-to-Head Consumer Discretionary Peer Comparison (HWKN vs. ASH, CLX, NPT, CSL)

Industry: Specialty Chemicals (6 Tracked Issuers)

Across 1011 tracked Consumer Discretionary securities in the Roarable RQD universe, Hawkins Inc. (HWKN) ranks #157 by composite RQD confidence (70/100, grade B-) and #350 by equity capitalization ($3.17B). Within this direct 5-issuer industry benchmark cohort, CLX leads on earnings valuation at 13.0x trailing P/E, while CLX leads on capital efficiency and profitability with 37.2% ROIC and 45.2% gross margin. CSL currently holds the highest overall quantitative score in the immediate peer group at 74/100 (B) compared with HWKN at 70/100 (B-).

Ticker / Company	Roarable Grade	RQD Score	Trailing P/E	Gross Margin	ROIC	1D Change	Market Cap	Head-to-Head
HWKN ACTIVE Hawkins Inc.	B-	70/100	39.2x	22.6%	12.4%	-0.78%	$3.17B	Benchmark Subject
ASH Ashland Inc.	D+	52/100	—	30.1%	-20.7%	+0.40%	$3.42B	/ash-vs-hwkn →
CLX Clorox Company	C	65/100	13.0x	45.2%	37.2%	-0.76%	$10.64B	/clx-vs-hwkn →
NPT Texxon Holding Limited	D-	35/100	—	0.6%	—	-2.70%	$39.9M	/npt-vs-hwkn →
CSL Carlisle Companies Incorporated	B	74/100	19.9x	35.7%	22.2%	+1.33%	$14.54B	/csl-vs-hwkn →

2. Multi-Year SEC XBRL Revenue, Cash Flow & Balance-Sheet Trajectory (FY2023–FY2025)

SEC EDGAR 10-K • FILED 2026-03-29 • CIK 0000046250

In its most recent audited fiscal period (FY2025, filed 2026-03-29), Hawkins Inc. (HWKN) reported GAAP revenue of $1.08B (+11.2% vs. FY2024 revenue of $974.4M , and +17.9% cumulative change since FY2023) , GAAP net income of $81.5M, operating cash flow of $144.3M, and free cash flow of $86.1M (+23.0% YoY). On the balance sheet, HWKN closed FY2025 with $976.5M in total assets against $253.4M in total debt (Altman Z-Score: 6.57, Piotroski F-Score: 7/9).

Fiscal Period	Filing Date	Revenue	Net Income	Operating Cash Flow	Free Cash Flow	Total Assets	Total Debt
FY2025 (FY)	2026-03-29	$1.08B	$81.5M	$144.3M	$86.1M	$976.5M	$253.4M
FY2024 (FY)	2025-03-30	$974.4M	$84.3M	$111.1M	$70.0M	$707.2M	$103.9M
FY2023 (FY)	2024-03-31	$919.2M	$75.4M	$159.5M	$159.5M	—	—

3. HWKN Data-Verified Investor FAQ (RQD Rating, Sector Peers, SEC Forensics & Technicals)

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Is HWKN stock a Buy, Hold, or Sell right now according to Roarable's RQD model?

How does HWKN compare to ASH and CLX in the Consumer Discretionary sector?

What are the biggest fundamental strengths and SEC risk factors for HWKN?

Where is HWKN trading relative to its 50-day, 200-day, and 52-week technical levels?

HWKN last traded at $152.53 (-0.78% on volume of 129,410 shares), positioning the stock +17.22% above its 50-day simple moving average ($130.12) and +6.47% above its 200-day simple moving average ($143.26). Across its 52-week range of $116.05 to $174.12, HWKN sits at the 62.8% percentile with a 14-day RSI of 75.7 (OVERBOUGHT (>70)) and an implied next-earnings move of ±5.9% ($143.53 to $161.53).

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HWKN — Hawkins Inc.: What the Facts Mean to a Prospective Investor

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Roarable Rating Brief: What This Means to a Prospective Investor

Per the Roarable RQD rating, HWKN scores 70 out of 100, a letter grade of B-, with the verdict "Roarable Buy — Sound Institutional Accumulation." The five pillars are: Fundamental Cash Engine at 17 of 20 (ROIC 12.4%; FCF yield 2.69%), Whale 13F Flow at 12 of 20 (institutional accumulation and options positioning), Insider Conviction at 12 of 20 (SEC Form 4 and Congressional PTR cluster flow), Macro Regime Fit at 11 of 20 (Beta 1.0; sector sensitivity), and Forensic Balance Sheet at 18 of 20 (Altman Z 6.57; Piotroski F 7/9; Debt/Equity 0.49). The strongest pillars are the balance sheet and cash-return profile; the weakest is macro regime fit, where the source gives only a beta of 1.0 and a sector-sensitivity reference without further detail. For a prospective investor, the rating points to a financially sturdy company whose valuation is already elevated: the stock trades at 39.2x trailing earnings and 36.5x forward earnings, so the upside case depends on sustained earnings growth rather than multiple expansion. The 2.69% FCF yield and 12.4% ROIC support the quality argument, while the 11 of 20 macro score signals that market-wide moves may pass through to the share price at roughly market-level sensitivity. The rating is an analytical summary of the cited inputs and is not a recommendation.

Business

Hawkins Inc. (HWKN) is a NASDAQ-listed company classified under the Consumer Discretionary sector and the Specialty Chemicals industry. Its market capitalization is $3.2B.

Recent Catalysts & News Wire Analysis

Six news items are provided, all tagged to HWKN. Two are flagged GREEN or YELLOW as catalyst or market-wire items: a Yahoo Finance report on sustaining a Q2 earnings rally (GREEN, CATALYST), a ChartMill piece on returns, cash flow, and valuation discipline (YELLOW), a StockInvest.us forecast piece (YELLOW), a Moomoo analyst-ratings piece (YELLOW), a Yahoo Finance piece describing the shares as fully priced on current cash flow (YELLOW), and a Benzinga report that shares rose 12% after hours (YELLOW). The headlines are the only content available; the source does not supply the underlying article text, so specific earnings figures or the cause of the after-hours move cannot be confirmed. The fully-priced headline is a valuation risk watch item, while the after-hours headline is a short-term price catalyst. The Butterfly Supply-Chain Graph reports no supply-chain links and no proprietary signals.

Butterfly Effect: 2nd-Order Supply-Chain & Sector Ripples

The Butterfly Supply-Chain Graph lists supply chain as NONE, with no butterfly links and no proprietary signals. The only sector context provided is the Consumer Discretionary / Specialty Chemicals classification and a beta of 1.0. An investor should treat any ripple analysis as outside the scope of this dataset.

Analyst View & Smart Money Ownership

Analyst data: —

Holders (SEC Form 4, 13F, Congressional trades): —

The Roarable RQD rating references institutional accumulation and insider cluster flow in its pillar descriptions, but the underlying holder-level records are not included in the source data.

Open Questions

What are the reported EPS and cash balances for FY 2023 through FY 2025, which are marked N/A or missing in the financials?
What specific products and customers generate HWKN's revenue, given that the profile provides only sector and industry labels?
What drove the rise in reported debt from $103.9M to $253.4M between FY 2024 and FY 2025, and how was it deployed?
What is the consensus analyst rating and price target, given that analyst data is absent?
Which institutional holders and insiders are behind the cited 13F and Form 4 flow, and what are the size and timing of those transactions?

HWKN Live News Feed, Press Releases & Catalyst Wire

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🟢 CATALYST Yahoo Finance • 19h ago

Can Hawkins (HWKN) Stock Sustain Its Q2 Earnings Rally?

Yahoo Finance report covering Hawkins Inc. (HWKN) market action, institutional positioning, and fundamental catalysts.

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🟡 MARKET WIRE ChartMill • 22h ago

Hawkins Inc (NASDAQ:HWKN): A Quality Stock Case Built on Returns, Cash Flow, and Valuation Discipline

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🟡 MARKET WIRE StockInvest.us • 1d ago

Hawkins Stock Price Forecast. Should You Buy HWKN?

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🟡 MARKET WIRE Moomoo • 1d ago

Hawkins Inc (HWKN) Stock Forecast & Analyst Ratings

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🟡 MARKET WIRE Yahoo Finance • 1d ago

Hawkins (HWKN) Stock Looks Fully Priced On Current Cash Flow

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🟡 MARKET WIRE Benzinga • 1d ago

Hawkins (HWKN) Shares Rise 12% After-Hours: Here's Why

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🟡 MARKET WIRE Quiver Quantitative • 1d ago

Hawkins (HWKN) Stock Rises on Q2 2026 Earnings

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🟢 CATALYST Simply Wall St • 1d ago

Hawkins (HWKN) Stock Jumps After Q2 Earnings Stir Valuation Debate

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HWKN Bull vs. Bear Conversation Board — What's Your Call at $152.53?

🐂 67% BULLISH CONVICTION COMMUNITY TUG-OF-WAR ON HWKN 🐻 33% BEARISH CONVICTION

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📌 Pinned Debate

Per the Roarable RQD rating, the forensic balance sheet scores 18 of 20 (Altman Z 6.57; Piotroski F 7/9; Debt/Equity 0.49), with FCF of

Long HWKN at $152.53 targeting $201.34. Per the Roarable RQD rating, the forensic balance sheet scores 18 of 20 (Altman Z 6.57; Piotroski F 7/9; Debt/Equity 0.49), with FCF of $86.1M in FY 2025 and ROIC of 12.4%.. Institutional whale score is 12/20 and the risk/reward vs. the $116.05 52-week low is skewed heavily in favor of bulls.

ArenaChamp_24 🐂 BULL

@CreditSpread_Watch Fair point on 39.2x trailing P/E, but you're ignoring the forward operating leverage in Specialty Chemicals. If gross margin (22.6%) holds, EPS grows into the multiple faster than bears think.

CR CreditSpread_Watch Balance Sheet Analyst 🐻 BEARISH 🎯 Target: $131.18 (-14.0%)

Spot @ $152.53

At 39.2x trailing P/E and 20.2x EV/EBITDA, the valuation is elevated, and reported debt rose from $103.9M to $253.4M between FY 2024 an

Fading this rally in HWKN at $152.53. At 39.2x trailing P/E and 20.2x EV/EBITDA, the valuation is elevated, and reported debt rose from $103.9M to $253.4M between FY 2024 and FY 2025.. With a beta of 1.0 and the stock sitting at $152.53 (52-wk range $116.05–$174.12), the easy multiple expansion is already priced in.