Susan Canning Purchases 2,242 Shares of Hayward (NYSE:HAYW) Stock

Hayward Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:HAYW) SVP Susan Canning bought 2,242 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, April 30th. The stock was purchased at an average cost of $12.76 per share, for a total transaction of $28,607.92. Following the completion of the transaction, the senior vice president directly owned 103,837 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,324,960.12. The trade was a 2.21% increase in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink.

Hayward Stock Performance

NYSE:HAYW traded down $0.66 on Monday, hitting $14.40. The stock had a trading volume of 3,139,559 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,104,957. The stock has a market cap of $3.12 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 19.72, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.57 and a beta of 1.14. 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 business’s 50-day simple moving average is $14.63 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $15.58. Hayward Holdings, Inc. has a 52-week low of $13.04 and a 52-week high of $17.73.

Hayward (NYSE:HAYW) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, April 29th. The company reported $0.13 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.11 by $0.02. Hayward had a return on equity of 11.45% and a net margin of 13.98%.The firm had revenue of $255.22 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $239.13 million. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $0.10 EPS. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 11.5% on a year-over-year basis. Hayward has set its FY 2026 guidance at 0.840-0.870 EPS. As a group, research analysts predict that Hayward Holdings, Inc. will post 0.86 earnings per share for the current year.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Hayward

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Hayward by 0.5% in the fourth quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 20,933,077 shares of the company’s stock worth $323,416,000 after buying an additional 105,472 shares in the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted its holdings in shares of Hayward by 2.0% in the fourth quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 11,911,977 shares of the company’s stock worth $184,040,000 after buying an additional 228,397 shares in the last quarter. Fiduciary Management Inc. WI lifted its holdings in shares of Hayward by 13.2% in the fourth quarter. Fiduciary Management Inc. WI now owns 9,089,866 shares of the company’s stock worth $140,438,000 after buying an additional 1,063,380 shares in the last quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP lifted its holdings in shares of Hayward by 9.1% in the third quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP now owns 7,546,816 shares of the company’s stock worth $114,108,000 after buying an additional 627,866 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Victory Capital Management Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Hayward by 4.1% in the third 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 in the last quarter.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of equities analysts have weighed in on HAYW shares. Stifel Nicolaus reiterated 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. Jefferies Financial Group restated a “hold” rating and set a $15.00 price objective (down from $16.00) on shares of Hayward in a research report on Tuesday, March 31st. Weiss Ratings cut shares of Hayward from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a research note on Wednesday, April 8th. Zacks Research downgraded shares of Hayward from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Monday, April 27th. Finally, Bank of America decreased their price target on Hayward from $19.00 to $18.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Monday, April 20th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $17.50.

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.