Hayward (NYSE:HAYW) CFO Sells $218,550.00 in Stock

Hayward Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:HAYW) CFO Eifion Jones sold 15,000 shares of Hayward stock in a transaction on Monday, March 9th. The stock was sold at an average price of $14.57, for a total transaction of $218,550.00. Following the sale, the chief financial officer directly owned 316,100 shares in the company, valued at $4,605,577. This trade represents a 4.53% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link.

Hayward Stock Performance

Shares of HAYW stock opened at $14.27 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.59, a current ratio of 2.94 and a quick ratio of 2.29. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $16.08 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $15.86. The firm has a market capitalization of $3.10 billion, a P/E ratio of 20.98, a P/E/G ratio of 1.46 and a beta of 1.13. Hayward Holdings, Inc. has a 12 month low of $11.10 and a 12 month high of $17.73.

Hayward (NYSE:HAYW) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, February 25th. The company reported $0.29 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.28 by $0.01. Hayward had a return on equity of 11.27% and a net margin of 13.51%.The business had revenue of $349.38 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $332.84 million. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned $0.27 earnings per share. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 6.8% compared to the same quarter last year. Hayward has set its FY 2026 guidance at 0.820-0.860 EPS. On average, research analysts anticipate that Hayward Holdings, Inc. will post 0.6 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in HAYW. Vanguard Group Inc. raised its position in shares of Hayward by 0.5% during the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 20,933,077 shares of the company’s stock valued at $323,416,000 after acquiring an additional 105,472 shares in the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased its stake in Hayward by 2.0% during the fourth quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 11,911,977 shares of the company’s stock valued at $184,040,000 after purchasing an additional 228,397 shares during the last quarter. Fiduciary Management Inc. WI raised its holdings in shares of Hayward by 13.2% during the fourth quarter. Fiduciary Management Inc. WI now owns 9,089,866 shares of the company’s stock worth $140,438,000 after purchasing an additional 1,063,380 shares during the period. Wellington Management Group LLP raised its holdings in shares of Hayward by 9.1% during the third quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP now owns 7,546,816 shares of the company’s stock worth $114,108,000 after purchasing an additional 627,866 shares during the period. Finally, Victory Capital Management Inc. lifted its position in shares of Hayward by 4.1% in the 3rd quarter. Victory Capital Management Inc. now owns 6,830,474 shares of the company’s stock worth $103,277,000 after buying an additional 271,402 shares during the last quarter.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

HAYW has been the topic of a number of recent analyst reports. Stifel Nicolaus reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a $19.50 target price (up from $19.00) on shares of Hayward in a research report on Thursday, February 26th. Zacks Research upgraded shares of Hayward from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, March 5th. Bank of America raised shares of Hayward from an “underperform” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $19.00 price target on the stock in a report on Friday, March 6th. Finally, Weiss Ratings upgraded shares of Hayward from a “hold (c)” rating to a “buy (b-)” rating in a research note on Thursday, February 26th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, three have given a Buy rating and one has issued a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $19.25.

About Hayward

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.