Time to Sell Hawkins

A few times this year I highlighted one of my favorite micro-cap stocks, Hawkins (HWKN). This is how I described them earlier this year:

Hawkins is a specialty chemical company based in Minnesota. So if you’re in, say, Fargo and you need a shipment of sodium hydroxide, well…these are the boys to call. They’ve been around for many years and the company is largely in family hands. They do what they do, and they do it well.

The odd thing about Hawkins is that they used to split their stock almost every, but by small amounts. You’d get a 10%, 15% or 20% stock dividend each year. As a result, the nominal share and dividend price didn’t move much, but the stock really did very well.

I’ve watched Hawkins for years, so it’s odd for me to see the stock become so popular lately. The shares closed at a new all-time high of $49.20 — and I say that that is way too much. If I owned the stock (which I don’t), I’d sell it right now. It’s had a good ride, but $50 is simply too expensive.

Posted by on December 16th, 2010 at 5:21 pm


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