Hayward (HAYW) Competitors

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

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, HAYW or POOL?

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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Hayward	$1.05B	3.04	$118.65M	$0.55	26.88
Pool	$5.31B	2.13	$434.33M	$10.66	28.28

Is HAYW or POOL more profitable?

Hayward has a net margin of 11.53% compared to Pool's net margin of 7.77%. Pool's return on equity of 30.11% beat Hayward's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Hayward	11.53%	10.94%	5.22%
Pool	7.77%	30.11%	11.47%

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of HAYW or POOL?

99.0% of Pool shares are held by institutional investors. 5.1% of Hayward shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.0% of Pool shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more volatility and risk, HAYW or POOL?

Hayward has a beta of 1.12, meaning that its stock price is 12% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Pool has a beta of 1.1, meaning that its stock price is 10% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media refer more to HAYW or POOL?

In the previous week, Pool had 41 more articles in the media than Hayward. MarketBeat recorded 50 mentions for Pool and 9 mentions for Hayward. Pool's average media sentiment score of 0.41 beat Hayward's score of 0.12 indicating that Pool is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Hayward	4 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Pool	17 Very Positive mention(s)	6 Positive mention(s)	20 Neutral mention(s)	4 Negative mention(s)	3 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do analysts recommend HAYW or POOL?

Hayward currently has a consensus price target of $17.13, suggesting a potential upside of 15.84%. Pool has a consensus price target of $344.50, suggesting a potential upside of 14.29%. Given Hayward's higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Hayward is more favorable than Pool.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Hayward	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.20
Pool	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.38

Summary

Pool beats Hayward on 11 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.