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HAYW vs. POOL, FBIN, PNR, SITE, SPXC, ZWS, ESAB, JBTM, MOG.B, and GTES

Should you be buying Hayward stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Hayward include Pool (POOL), Fortune Brands Innovations (FBIN), Pentair (PNR), SiteOne Landscape Supply (SITE), SPX Technologies (SPXC), Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Cor (ZWS), ESAB (ESAB), JBT Marel (JBTM), Moog (MOG.B), and Gates Industrial (GTES).

Hayward vs. Its Competitors

Pool (NASDAQ:POOL) and Hayward (NYSE:HAYW) are related companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, earnings, valuation, risk, profitability and dividends.

In the previous week, Pool had 31 more articles in the media than Hayward. MarketBeat recorded 40 mentions for Pool and 9 mentions for Hayward. Pool's average media sentiment score of 0.51 beat Hayward's score of 0.02 indicating that Pool is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Pool
17 Very Positive mention(s)
8 Positive mention(s)
8 Neutral mention(s)
3 Negative mention(s)
4 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Hayward
1 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
5 Neutral mention(s)
2 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

Pool currently has a consensus price target of $342.14, suggesting a potential upside of 14.97%. Hayward has a consensus price target of $17.50, suggesting a potential upside of 16.16%. Given Hayward's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Hayward is more favorable than Pool.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Pool
0 Sell rating(s)
9 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.18
Hayward
0 Sell rating(s)
5 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.17

Pool has higher revenue and earnings than Hayward. Hayward is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Pool, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Pool$5.28B2.10$434.33M$10.8427.45
Hayward$1.05B3.10$118.65M$0.5825.97

Hayward has a net margin of 12.04% compared to Pool's net margin of 7.79%. Pool's return on equity of 30.99% beat Hayward's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Pool7.79% 30.99% 11.51%
Hayward 12.04%11.07%5.34%

Pool has a beta of 1.11, indicating that its stock price is 11% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Hayward has a beta of 1.11, indicating that its stock price is 11% more volatile than the S&P 500.

99.0% of Pool shares are held by institutional investors. 3.0% of Pool shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 5.1% of Hayward shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Pool beats Hayward on 11 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding HAYW and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period.
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Media Sentiment Over Time

This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.
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HAYW vs. The Competition

MetricHaywardELEC PRODS IndustryComputer SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$3.26B$10.24B$32.88B$21.83B
Dividend YieldN/A1.55%3.22%3.61%
P/E Ratio25.9720.72726.1132.47
Price / Sales3.10146.441,389.7685.68
Price / Cash16.0220.8738.1324.48
Price / Book2.286.047.344.60
Net Income$118.65M$283.48M$819.73M$1.02B
7 Day Performance-2.65%-7.42%530.08%-0.71%
1 Month Performance1.45%16.32%628.37%-0.62%
1 Year Performance-0.95%18.12%24,399.08%10.38%

Hayward Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
HAYW
Hayward
3.5425 of 5 stars
$15.07
-3.1%
$17.50
+16.2%
+1.6%$3.26B$1.05B25.972,080
POOL
Pool
4.5813 of 5 stars
$291.73
+0.6%
$342.14
+17.3%
-15.7%$10.82B$5.31B26.916,000Trending News
Upcoming Earnings
FBIN
Fortune Brands Innovations
4.528 of 5 stars
$48.21
+0.0%
$71.90
+49.1%
-40.6%$5.79B$4.61B15.1611,000Positive News
Analyst Forecast
PNR
Pentair
4.6968 of 5 stars
$108.83
+1.5%
$115.50
+6.1%
+10.9%$17.58B$4.08B29.749,750Trending News
Earnings Report
Analyst Forecast
SITE
SiteOne Landscape Supply
3.6473 of 5 stars
$120.22
+2.8%
$148.50
+23.5%
-13.6%$5.22B$4.54B43.888,760News Coverage
Upcoming Earnings
SPXC
SPX Technologies
3.2054 of 5 stars
$180.48
-2.3%
$196.33
+8.8%
+19.7%$8.64B$1.98B40.564,300Analyst Forecast
ZWS
Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Cor
2.1547 of 5 stars
$45.93
+0.8%
$40.50
-11.8%
+27.7%$7.64B$1.61B45.472,500Upcoming Earnings
ESAB
ESAB
4.4651 of 5 stars
$115.94
0.0%
$141.44
+22.0%
+9.5%$7.04B$2.74B27.749,300News Coverage
Upcoming Earnings
Analyst Forecast
JBTM
JBT Marel
2.6371 of 5 stars
$138.70
+2.6%
$156.00
+12.5%
N/A$7.02B$1.72B-60.5712,200Positive News
MOG.B
Moog
N/A$211.65
+2.7%
N/A+3.0%$6.61B$3.61B32.1214,000High Trading Volume
GTES
Gates Industrial
3.8453 of 5 stars
$24.60
+0.6%
$28.18
+14.6%
+40.1%$6.30B$3.41B31.5414,100Upcoming Earnings

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This page (NYSE:HAYW) was last updated on 10/22/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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