Insider Selling: Hayward (NYSE:HAYW) SVP Sells $44,940.00 in Stock

Hayward Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:HAYW) SVP Susan Canning sold 3,500 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, September 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of $12.84, for a total transaction of $44,940.00. Following the transaction, the senior vice president owned 167,911 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $2,155,977.24. This trade represents a 2.04% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan.

Hayward Trading Down 0.1%

Hayward stock traded down $0.01 during trading hours on Thursday, hitting $12.91. The stock had a trading volume of 3,642,867 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,399,853. The business’s 50 day simple moving average is $14.60 and its 200-day simple moving average is $14.64. Hayward Holdings, Inc. has a one year low of $12.63 and a one year high of $17.73. The stock has a market cap of $2.74 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 17.45, a P/E/G ratio of 1.17 and a beta of 1.10. The company has a quick ratio of 2.49, a current ratio of 3.33 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.59.

Hayward (NYSE:HAYW) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, July 29th. The company reported $0.26 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.24 by $0.02. The company had revenue of $318.38 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $303.35 million. Hayward had a return on equity of 11.61% and a net margin of 13.83%.The business’s quarterly revenue was up 6.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted $0.24 earnings per share. Hayward has set its FY 2026 guidance at 0.840-0.870 EPS. On average, equities analysts predict that Hayward Holdings, Inc. will post 0.87 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Institutional Trading of Hayward

Institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. BlackRock Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Hayward in the 2nd quarter valued at about $422,455,000. Fiduciary Management Inc. WI grew its position in shares of Hayward by 13.2% during the 4th 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 during the period. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP grew its position in shares of Hayward by 11.4% during the 1st quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 7,453,736 shares of the company’s stock worth $99,726,000 after buying an additional 761,145 shares during the period. Jennison Associates LLC increased its stake in shares of Hayward by 1.9% in the 1st quarter. Jennison Associates LLC now owns 4,798,842 shares of the company’s stock valued at $64,209,000 after acquiring an additional 90,733 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership increased its stake in shares of Hayward by 25.6% in the 1st quarter. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership now owns 2,975,392 shares of the company’s stock valued at $39,811,000 after acquiring an additional 605,743 shares in the last quarter.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several equities analysts have recently issued reports on the stock. Wolfe Research assumed coverage on shares of Hayward in a research note on Tuesday. They set a “peer perform” rating for the company. The Goldman Sachs Group restated a “neutral” rating on shares of Hayward in a report on Wednesday, July 29th. Weiss Ratings downgraded Hayward from a “hold (c+)” rating to a “hold (c)” rating in a report on Monday. KeyCorp reissued a “sector weight” rating on shares of Hayward in a research note on Monday, July 20th. Finally, Cantor Fitzgerald reaffirmed a “neutral” rating on shares of Hayward in a research note on Monday, July 6th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and seven have issued a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Hayward has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $17.50.

Hayward Company Profile

Hayward Holdings, Inc designs, manufactures and sells equipment and systems used in residential and commercial swimming pools. Its product portfolio includes pumps, filters, heaters, heat pumps, automatic cleaners, lighting, salt chlorination systems and pool automation and controls.

The company’s products are intended to help pool owners and professionals circulate, filter, heat, sanitize and manage pool water. Hayward sells through distributors, retailers, pool builders and service professionals, serving customers primarily in North America as well as selected international markets.

Hayward’s business traces its history to 1925 and has developed from a pool-equipment manufacturer into a provider of connected and energy-efficient pool solutions.