Focus Partners Wealth Has $39.81 Million Stock Holdings in Hayward Holdings, Inc. $HAYW

Focus Partners Wealth lifted its stake in shares of Hayward Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:HAYW) by 17,180.8% during the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The firm owned 2,576,737 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 2,561,826 shares during the quarter. Focus Partners Wealth’s holdings in Hayward were worth $39,811,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of the company. Hantz Financial Services Inc. raised its position in shares of Hayward by 80.2% during the fourth quarter. Hantz Financial Services Inc. now owns 2,058 shares of the company’s stock worth $32,000 after purchasing an additional 916 shares during the period. GAMMA Investing LLC raised its position in shares of Hayward by 82.4% during the fourth quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 2,183 shares of the company’s stock worth $34,000 after purchasing an additional 986 shares during the period. IFP Advisors Inc raised its position in shares of Hayward by 103.9% during the fourth quarter. IFP Advisors Inc now owns 2,482 shares of the company’s stock worth $38,000 after purchasing an additional 1,265 shares during the period. Farther Finance Advisors LLC raised its position in shares of Hayward by 669.4% during the fourth quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC now owns 3,716 shares of the company’s stock worth $57,000 after purchasing an additional 3,233 shares during the period. Finally, Allworth Financial LP raised its position in shares of Hayward by 209.0% during the fourth quarter. Allworth Financial LP now owns 4,474 shares of the company’s stock worth $69,000 after purchasing an additional 3,026 shares during the period.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Hayward news, CEO Kevin Holleran sold 52,389 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, June 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $13.79, for a total value of $722,444.31. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer owned 701,234 shares in the company, valued at $9,670,016.86. This represents a 6.95% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, SVP Susan M. Canning bought 2,242 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, April 30th. The stock was bought at an average price of $12.76 per share, with a total value of $28,607.92. Following the transaction, the senior vice president owned 103,837 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,324,960.12. This represents a 2.21% increase in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this purchase are available in the official SEC disclosure. 4.73% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several equities research analysts recently commented on the stock. Bank of America reduced their price target on shares of Hayward from $19.00 to $18.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Monday, April 20th. Weiss Ratings downgraded shares of Hayward from a “hold (c+)” rating to a “hold (c)” rating in a research report on Monday, June 8th. Zacks Research downgraded shares of Hayward from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, April 27th. Jefferies Financial Group restated a “hold” rating and issued a $15.00 price target (down from $16.00) on shares of Hayward in a research report on Tuesday, March 31st. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus restated a “buy” rating and issued a $19.50 price target (up from $19.00) on shares of Hayward in a research report on Thursday, February 26th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have given a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $17.50.

Hayward Stock Down 0.2%

HAYW stock opened at $14.58 on Tuesday. Hayward Holdings, Inc. has a 12-month low of $12.93 and a 12-month high of $17.73. The company has a quick ratio of 2.47, a current ratio of 3.26 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.58. The company has a market cap of $3.16 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 19.97, a PEG ratio of 1.53 and a beta of 1.12. The company has a 50 day moving average of $14.39 and a two-hundred day moving average of $15.22.

Hayward (NYSE:HAYW) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, April 29th. The company reported $0.13 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.11 by $0.02. Hayward had a net margin of 13.98% and a return on equity of 11.45%. The company had revenue of $255.22 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $239.13 million. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $0.10 EPS. The company’s revenue was up 11.5% compared to the same quarter last year. Hayward has set its FY 2026 guidance at 0.840-0.870 EPS. On average, equities analysts anticipate that Hayward Holdings, Inc. will post 0.86 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Hayward Company Profile

Hayward Holdings, Inc is a leading manufacturer and marketer of residential and commercial swimming pool equipment and related outdoor living products. The company designs, engineers and produces a comprehensive range of products that address water circulation, filtration, heating, sanitation, automation, lighting and cleaning needs for pools and spas. Hayward’s offerings include pumps, filters, heaters, salt and chemical sanitization systems, automation controls, lights, robotic cleaners and various accessories that serve both new pool construction and aftermarket renovation markets.

Hayward’s product portfolio is organized into several core categories.