Hayward (HAYW) Competitors $14.94 -0.29 (-1.90%) Closing price 07/11/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$14.92 -0.01 (-0.10%) As of 07/11/2025 05:23 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock HAYW vs. POOL, FBIN, PNR, SPXC, ESAB, JBTM, ZWS, GTES, MOG.B, and CHXShould you be buying Hayward stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Hayward include Pool (POOL), Fortune Brands Innovations (FBIN), Pentair (PNR), SPX Technologies (SPXC), ESAB (ESAB), JBT Marel (JBTM), Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Cor (ZWS), Gates Industrial (GTES), Moog (MOG.B), and ChampionX (CHX). Hayward vs. Its Competitors Pool Fortune Brands Innovations Pentair SPX Technologies ESAB JBT Marel Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Cor Gates Industrial Moog ChampionX Pool (NASDAQ:POOL) and Hayward (NYSE:HAYW) are related companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, valuation, dividends, media sentiment, risk, profitability, earnings and institutional ownership. Do analysts recommend POOL or HAYW? Pool presently has a consensus target price of $344.50, suggesting a potential upside of 12.46%. Hayward has a consensus target price of $17.13, suggesting a potential upside of 14.63%. Given Hayward's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Hayward is more favorable than Pool.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Pool 0 Sell rating(s) 5 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.38Hayward 0 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.20 Which has preferable valuation and earnings, POOL or HAYW? 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 RatioPool$5.31B2.17$434.33M$10.6628.74Hayward$1.05B3.07$118.65M$0.5527.16 Which has more volatility and risk, POOL or HAYW? Pool has a beta of 1.1, indicating that its stock price is 10% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Hayward has a beta of 1.12, indicating that its stock price is 12% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media refer more to POOL or HAYW? In the previous week, Pool had 39 more articles in the media than Hayward. MarketBeat recorded 57 mentions for Pool and 18 mentions for Hayward. Pool's average media sentiment score of 0.31 beat Hayward's score of 0.03 indicating that Pool is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Pool 12 Very Positive mention(s) 8 Positive mention(s) 26 Neutral mention(s) 6 Negative mention(s) 3 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Hayward 4 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 7 Neutral mention(s) 3 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of POOL or HAYW? 99.0% of Pool shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.0% of Pool shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 5.1% of Hayward shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Is POOL or HAYW 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 Pool7.77% 30.11% 11.47% Hayward 11.53%10.94%5.22% SummaryPool beats Hayward on 11 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Hayward News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for HAYW and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?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. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?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.Skip Chart HAYW vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricHaywardELEC PRODS IndustryComputer SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$3.29B$8.81B$27.76B$20.79BDividend YieldN/A1.76%3.11%3.71%P/E Ratio27.1613.3736.8327.89Price / Sales3.0735.171,883.2542.50Price / Cash15.8115.8038.1522.63Price / Book2.269.117.274.57Net Income$118.65M$255.60M$767.31M$988.81M7 Day Performance5.21%1.73%-0.22%0.20%1 Month Performance7.25%3.49%4.07%3.93%1 Year Performance13.01%-5.69%52,050.70%10.27% Hayward Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)HAYWHayward3.2457 of 5 stars$14.94-1.9%$17.13+14.6%+15.1%$3.29B$1.05B27.162,080POOLPool4.2609 of 5 stars$296.18-1.9%$342.00+15.5%-3.5%$11.35B$5.31B27.786,000Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastFBINFortune Brands Innovations4.0995 of 5 stars$52.48-1.8%$77.17+47.0%-21.5%$6.43B$4.61B13.5011,000Positive NewsPNRPentair4.6007 of 5 stars$105.05-1.7%$107.14+2.0%+36.5%$17.58B$4.08B27.149,750Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastSPXCSPX Technologies2.9883 of 5 stars$169.53-2.0%$183.20+8.1%+12.8%$8.08B$1.98B30.364,300Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastESABESAB2.3418 of 5 stars$124.94-0.4%$137.22+9.8%+33.0%$7.61B$2.74B24.609,300News CoveragePositive NewsJBTMJBT Marel1.3448 of 5 stars$123.73-2.2%$143.00+15.6%N/A$6.57B$1.72B-87.7512,200News CoveragePositive NewsZWSZurn Elkay Water Solutions Cor2.1828 of 5 stars$36.98-1.5%$36.29-1.9%+26.0%$6.32B$1.57B28.892,500News CoveragePositive NewsGTESGates Industrial3.7251 of 5 stars$23.70-1.3%$23.22-2.0%+53.6%$6.19B$3.41B28.9014,100News CoverageAnalyst ForecastMOG.BMoogN/A$183.45-0.3%N/A+6.1%$5.61B$3.61B28.4014,000News CoverageGap UpCHXChampionX3.6906 of 5 stars$25.63-2.0%$37.67+47.0%-16.0%$5.00B$3.63B14.447,100Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Pool Competitors Fortune Brands Innovations Competitors Pentair Competitors SPX Technologies Competitors ESAB Competitors JBT Marel Competitors Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Cor Competitors Gates Industrial Competitors Moog Competitors ChampionX Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:HAYW) was last updated on 7/12/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our Partners3..2..1.. 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