Hayward (HAYW) Competitors

BWX Technologies (NYSE:BWXT) and Hayward (NYSE:HAYW) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, community ranking, valuation, analyst recommendations, dividends, media sentiment, institutional ownership, risk and earnings.

Do analysts prefer BWXT or HAYW?

BWX Technologies currently has a consensus target price of $129.84, suggesting a potential upside of 3.52%. Hayward has a consensus target price of $17.13, suggesting a potential upside of 22.67%. Given Hayward's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Hayward is more favorable than BWX Technologies.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
BWX Technologies	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.82
Hayward	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.20

Which has more risk & volatility, BWXT or HAYW?

BWX Technologies has a beta of 0.66, meaning that its stock price is 34% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Hayward has a beta of 1.15, meaning that its stock price is 15% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media favor BWXT or HAYW?

In the previous week, BWX Technologies had 1 more articles in the media than Hayward. MarketBeat recorded 28 mentions for BWX Technologies and 27 mentions for Hayward. BWX Technologies' average media sentiment score of 1.11 beat Hayward's score of 0.46 indicating that BWX Technologies is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
BWX Technologies	17 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Hayward	14 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	7 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	4 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in BWXT or HAYW?

BWX Technologies received 342 more outperform votes than Hayward when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 60.13% of users gave BWX Technologies an outperform vote while only 45.56% of users gave Hayward an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
BWX Technologies	Outperform Votes 383 60.13%	Underperform Votes 254 39.87%
Hayward	Outperform Votes 41 45.56%	Underperform Votes 49 54.44%

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in BWXT or HAYW?

94.4% of BWX Technologies shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.5% of BWX Technologies shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 5.1% of Hayward shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, BWXT or HAYW?

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

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
BWX Technologies	$2.78B	4.12	$245.85M	$3.14	39.95
Hayward	$1.07B	2.83	$80.69M	$0.55	25.38

Is BWXT or HAYW more profitable?

BWX Technologies has a net margin of 10.32% compared to Hayward's net margin of 9.47%. BWX Technologies' return on equity of 31.95% beat Hayward's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
BWX Technologies	10.32%	31.95%	11.11%
Hayward	9.47%	9.93%	4.58%

Summary

BWX Technologies beats Hayward on 16 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.