Hayward (HAYW) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Hayward Holdings, Inc. designs, manufactures, and markets a portfolio of pool equipment and associated automation systems in North America, Europe, and internationally. The company offers pool equipment, including pumps, filters, robotics, suction and pressure cleaners, gas heaters and heat pumps, water features and landscape lighting, water sanitizers, salt chlorine generators, safety equipment, and in-floor automated cleaning systems, as well as LED illumination solutions. It sells its products through specialty distributors, retailers, and buying groups. The company was founded in 1925 and is headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $14.58 to $14.97
• 50-Day Range: $11.29 to $14.97
• 52-Week Range: $11.10 to $16.87
• Volume: 845,953 shs
• Average Volume: 1.76 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $3.18 billion
• P/E Ratio: 34.99
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $17.13
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Hayward Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Hayward scored higher than 68% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 285th out of 656 stocks in the computer and technology sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 2.1 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

Hayward has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.20, and is based on 1 buy rating, 4 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Hayward has only been the subject of 2 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 11.67%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Hayward are expected to grow by 11.67% in the coming year, from $0.60 to $0.67 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Hayward is 35.27, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 22.51.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Hayward is 35.27, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Computer and Technology sector average P/E ratio of about 44.42.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Hayward has a PEG Ratio of 1.87. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Hayward has a P/B Ratio of 2.41. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 2.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

4.46% of the float of Hayward has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Hayward has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 4.6.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Hayward has recently increased by 11.60%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Dividend Strength: N/A

Dividend Yield

Hayward does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

Hayward does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: 4.2 / 5
• Environmental Score: -1.57

Percentage of Shares Shorted

4.46% of the float of Hayward has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Hayward has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 4.6.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Hayward has recently increased by 11.60%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.4 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.38

News Sentiment

Hayward has a news sentiment score of 0.38. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.85 average news sentiment score of Computer and Technology companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 28 news articles for Hayward this week, compared to 13 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

3 people have searched for HAYW on MarketBeat in the last 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.8 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Hayward insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $1,329,000.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 5.06% of the stock of Hayward is held by insiders.

HAYW Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have HAYW shares performed this year?

Hayward's stock was trading at $15.29 at the start of the year. Since then, HAYW stock has decreased by 3.1% and is now trading at $14.81.
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How were Hayward's earnings last quarter?

Hayward Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:HAYW) announced its earnings results on Thursday, May, 1st. The company reported $0.10 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.09 by $0.01. The company's revenue was up 7.7% on a year-over-year basis.
Read the conference call transcript.

When did Hayward IPO?

Hayward (HAYW) raised $725 million in an initial public offering (IPO) on Friday, March 12th 2021. The company issued 40,300,000 shares at $17.00-$19.00 per share. BofA Securities, Goldman Sachs, Nomura, Credit Suisse, Morgan Stanley, Baird, Guggenheim Securities and Jefferies served as the underwriters for the IPO and BMO Capital Markets, KeyBanc Capital Markets, William Blair, Houlihan Lokey and Moelis & Co. were co-managers.

Who are Hayward's major shareholders?

Hayward's top institutional investors include Vanguard Group Inc. (9.24%), Victory Capital Management Inc. (2.28%), Jennison Associates LLC (1.65%) and Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA (1.18%). Insiders that own company stock include Alberta Investment Management, Ccmp Capital, Lp, Kevin Holleran, Eifion Jones, Susan M Canning, Lesley Billow, Fernando Blasco and Arthur L Soucy.
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How do I buy shares of Hayward?

Shares of HAYW stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

What other stocks do shareholders of Hayward own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Hayward investors own include American Water Works (AWK), Waste Connections (WCN), Humana (HUM), The RMR Group (RMR), AUO (AUOTY), Voyager Therapeutics (VYGR) and DiamondRock Hospitality (DRH).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 5/01/2025
• Today: 5/12/2025
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 7/29/2025
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Computer and Technology
• Industry: Refrigeration & service industry machinery
• Sub-Industry: Machinery
• Current Symbol: NYSE:HAYW
• CIK: 1834622
• Web: investor.hayward.com
• Phone: 704-285-5445
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 2,000
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: $17.13
• High Stock Price Target: $18.00
• Low Stock Price Target: $16.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +20.7%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.20
• Research Coverage: 5 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): $0.55
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 33.79
• Forward P/E Ratio: 23.65
• P/E Growth: 1.87
• Net Income: $80.69 million
• Net Margins: 9.47%
• Pretax Margin: 11.95%
• Return on Equity: 9.93%
• Return on Assets: 4.58%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.70
• Current Ratio: 2.62
• Quick Ratio: 1.69

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $1.07 billion
• Price / Sales: 2.87
• Cash Flow: $0.83 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 17.18
• Book Value: $6.14 per share
• Price / Book: 2.31

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 216,288,000
• Free Float: 208,424,000
• Market Cap: $3.07 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.15