Hayward (HAYW) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume $13.78 -0.53 (-3.67%) Closing price 05/21/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$13.76 -0.02 (-0.15%) As of 05/21/2025 05:07 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 Short Interest Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock Hayward Short Interest DataHayward (HAYW) has a short interest of 8.01 million shares, representing 4.04% of the float (the number of shares available for trading by the public). This marks a -9.49% decrease in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 3.9, indicating that it would take 3.9 days of the average trading volume of 1.77 million shares to cover all short positions.Current Short Interest8,010,000 sharesPrevious Short Interest8,850,000 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month-9.49%Dollar Volume Sold Short$106.85 millionShort Interest Ratio3.9 Days to CoverLast Record DateApril 30, 2025Outstanding Shares216,288,000 sharesFloat Size198,470,000 sharesShort Percent of Float4.04%Today's Trading Volume1,027,451 sharesAverage Trading Volume1,774,687 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average58% Short Selling Hayward? Sign up to receive the latest short interest report for Hayward and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE newsletter. Email Address Skip Charts & View Short Interest HistoryShort Interest ChartDays to Cover ChartShort Percent of Float ChartHAYW Short Interest Over TimeHAYW Days to Cover Over TimeHAYW Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time Hayward Short Interest History Export to ExcelReport DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date 4/30/20258,010,000 shares $106.85 million -9.5%4.0%3.9 $13.34 4/15/20258,850,000 shares $107.22 million +11.6%4.5%4.6 $12.12 3/31/20257,930,000 shares $110.43 million -4.6%4.0%4.1 $13.93 3/15/20258,310,000 shares $117.59 million -9.3%4.2%4.7 $14.15 2/28/20259,160,000 shares $132.58 million -1.0%4.6%5 $14.47 2/15/20259,250,000 shares $134.36 million -2.0%4.7%5.3 $14.53 1/31/20259,440,000 shares $142.69 million -2.5%5.4%5.2 $15.12 1/15/20259,680,000 shares $144.14 million +0.6%5.5%4.8 $14.89 12/31/20249,620,000 shares $147.09 million +15.4%5.5%5 $15.29 12/15/20248,340,000 shares $135.53 million -2.1%4.8%4.3 $16.25 Get the Latest News and Ratings for HAYW and Related StocksEnter your email address below to receive the latest news and analysts' ratings for Hayward and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 11/30/20248,520,000 shares $137.68 million -1.3%4.9%4.2 $16.16 11/15/20248,630,000 shares $138.60 million -20.5%4.9%4.3 $16.06 10/31/202410,850,000 shares $176.37 million -13.6%5.1%6.1 $16.26 10/15/202412,550,000 shares $190.01 million -8.1%5.9%7.5 $15.14 9/30/202413,650,000 shares $209.39 million -0.3%6.4%7.8 $15.34 9/15/202413,690,000 shares $185.64 million +0.4%6.4%7.6 $13.56 8/31/202413,640,000 shares $202.42 million +3.2%6.4%9.2 $14.84 8/15/202413,220,000 shares $187.33 million -15.9%6.2%9.4 $14.17 7/31/202415,710,000 shares $232.35 million -7.2%7.4%11.4 $14.79 7/15/202416,920,000 shares $228.08 million -4.6%7.9%13.6 $13.48 6/30/202417,730,000 shares $218.08 million -3.0%8.3%15.3 $12.30 6/15/202418,270,000 shares $240.80 million +0.8%8.6%16.3 $13.18 5/31/202418,130,000 shares $262.70 million +3.1%8.5%16.6 $14.49 5/15/202417,580,000 shares $263.70 million -7.3%8.2%13.3 $15.00 4/30/202418,970,000 shares $257.99 million +2.0%8.9%14.2 $13.60 4/15/202418,590,000 shares $252.82 million +2.7%8.7%14 $13.60 3/31/202418,110,000 shares $277.26 million -4.1%8.5%13 $15.31 3/15/202418,890,000 shares $269.65 million -5.5%8.9%13.9 $14.28 2/29/202419,990,000 shares $295.65 million +0.4%9.4%12.5 $14.79 2/15/202419,910,000 shares $264.70 million -3.2%9.4%13.5 $13.30 1/31/202420,570,000 shares $257.54 million +3.5%9.7%12.7 $12.52 1/15/202419,870,000 shares $249.96 million -2.2%9.4%9.9 $12.58 12/31/202320,310,000 shares $276.22 million +3.8%9.6%9.7 $13.60 12/15/202319,570,000 shares $260.87 million -1.2%9.2%6.9 $13.33 11/30/202319,800,000 shares $233.44 million +3.6%9.3%7 $11.79 11/15/202319,110,000 shares $224.92 million -15.3%9.0%6.9 $11.77 10/31/202322,570,000 shares $236.99 million +7.9%10.6%8.1 $10.50 10/15/202320,910,000 shares $266.81 million +12.4%9.9%7.3 $12.76 9/30/202318,600,000 shares $262.26 million +8.5%8.8%6.5 $14.10 9/15/202317,150,000 shares $240.61 million +2.6%8.1%8.2 $14.03Warning: Prepare to Be Shocked by These Payouts (Ad)There's a strategy out there paying up to 70% on tech stocks like Amazon, Tesla, and Microsoft—stocks that don't even pay dividends. It's fast, it's legal, and most people have no clue it exists.Click here to see how much you could be collecting each month → 8/31/202316,720,000 shares $247.46 million -8.2%7.9%8.4 $14.80 8/15/202318,220,000 shares $258.36 million -12.0%8.6%9.2 $14.18 7/31/202320,700,000 shares $276.45 million +6.3%10.5%9.4 $13.36 7/15/202319,470,000 shares $243.18 million +2.4%9.9%10.6 $12.49 6/30/202319,010,000 shares $244.28 million +4.7%9.7%10.8 $12.85 6/15/202318,160,000 shares $206.21 million +2.0%9.2%10.5 $11.36 5/31/202317,800,000 shares $193.31 million -2.6%9.1%10.1 $10.86 5/15/202318,280,000 shares $211.68 million -6.0%9.3%9 $11.58 4/30/202319,440,000 shares $234.06 million +8.3%10.7%10.1 $12.04 4/15/202317,950,000 shares $197.99 million -3.3%9.9%10.3 $11.03 3/31/202318,570,000 shares $217.64 million -4.0%10.3%10.1 $11.72 3/15/202319,350,000 shares $221.17 million -9.1%10.7%9.9 $11.43 2/28/202321,290,000 shares $262.08 million -1.6%11.9%10.9 $12.31 2/15/202321,640,000 shares $288.03 million +5.5%12.9%13.4 $13.31 1/31/202320,510,000 shares $276.68 million +9.0%12.2%12.4 $13.49 1/15/202318,820,000 shares $232.05 million +26.7%11.2%11.5 $12.33 12/30/202214,860,000 shares $139.68 million +6.6%8.9%9.3 $9.40 12/15/202213,940,000 shares $125.46 million -1.6%8.6%9.4 $9.00 11/30/202214,170,000 shares $135.32 million -5.1%8.7%9 $9.55 11/15/202214,930,000 shares $158.26 million +1.6%9.2%9.2 $10.60 10/31/202214,690,000 shares $135.88 million +0.3%8.9%9.1 $9.25 10/15/202214,640,000 shares $127.81 million +5.0%8.6%8.3 $8.73 9/30/202213,950,000 shares $123.74 million -8.9%8.2%8.3 $8.87 9/15/202215,320,000 shares $157.34 million -1.0%9.0%9.3 $10.27 8/31/202215,470,000 shares $162.59 million +7.5%9.1%9.5 $10.51 8/15/202214,390,000 shares $175.99 million -5.0%8.5%9.1 $12.23 7/31/202215,150,000 shares $176.80 million +15.3%8.5%9.2 $11.67 7/15/202213,140,000 shares $183.30 million -5.6%7.4%7.5 $13.95 6/30/202213,920,000 shares $200.31 million +59.5%7.8%8.1 $14.39 6/15/20228,730,000 shares $128.77 million +17.3%4.9%5.1 $14.75 5/31/20227,440,000 shares $113.83 million -2.1%4.2%4.8 $15.30 5/15/20227,600,000 shares $112.10 million -34.3%4.3%5 $14.75 4/30/202211,560,000 shares $183.80 million +7.6%7.1%8.1 $15.90 4/15/202210,740,000 shares $180.86 million +25.5%6.6%9.2 $16.84 3/31/20228,560,000 shares $142.27 million -9.7%5.1%7.6 $16.62 3/15/20229,480,000 shares $155.00 million +5.5%5.7%8.5 $16.35 2/28/20228,990,000 shares $160.83 million -4.5%5.6%8.1 $17.89 2/15/20229,410,000 shares $178.23 million +8.4%5.8%8.6 $18.94 1/31/20228,680,000 shares $170.91 million +8.0%5.4%7.3 $19.69 1/15/20228,040,000 shares $178.09 million +3.5%5.1%6.9 $22.15 12/31/20217,770,000 shares $203.81 million +12.0%4.9%7.4 $26.23 12/15/20216,940,000 shares $174.40 million +25.1%4.4%6.8 $25.13 11/30/20215,550,000 shares $135.86 million +38.8%3.5%5.9 $24.48 11/15/20214,000,000 shares $103.36 million +72.4%2.5%4.5 $25.84 10/29/20212,320,000 shares $53.80 million -18.0%1.5%3.1 $23.19 10/15/20212,830,000 shares $64.75 million -14.0%1.8%4.1 $22.88 9/30/20213,290,000 shares $73.17 million +24.2%2.1%4.7 $22.24 9/15/20212,650,000 shares $53 million +3.5%1.7%3.7 $20.00 8/31/20212,560,000 shares $53.63 million -3.4%1.6%3.8 $20.95 8/13/20212,650,000 shares $59.73 million No Change1.7%3.9 $22.54Warning: Prepare to Be Shocked by These Payouts (Ad)There's a strategy out there paying up to 70% on tech stocks like Amazon, Tesla, and Microsoft—stocks that don't even pay dividends. 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HAYW shares currently have a short interest ratio of 4.0. Learn More on Hayward's short interest ratio. Which institutional investors are shorting Hayward? As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of Hayward: Simplex Trading LLC. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. What is a good short interest percentage for Hayward? Companies that have a short interest as a percentage of float below 10% indicates positive investor sentiment and few short sellers. Stocks with a short interest percentage above 10% is considered high, suggesting some investors are pessimistic about the stock. Companies with a short interest percentage of 20% or more indicates widespread negative sentiment. 4.04% of Hayward's floating shares are currently sold short. Is Hayward's short interest increasing or decreasing? Hayward saw a decrease in short interest in April. As of April 30th, there was short interest totaling 8,010,000 shares, a decrease of 9.5% from the previous total of 8,850,000 shares. Changes in short volume can be used to identify positive and negative investor sentiment. Investors that short sell a stock are betting that its price will decline in the future. An increase in short sale volume suggests bearish (negative) sentiment among investors. A decrease on short sale volume suggests bullish (positive) sentiment. What is Hayward's float size? Hayward currently has issued a total of 216,288,000 shares. Some of Hayward's outstanding shares are available for trading, while others are subject to various restrictions. The public float, also referred to as floating shares or "the float", are shares that publicly owned, unrestricted and available to trade on the open market. Hayward currently has a public float of 198,470,000 shares. How does Hayward's short interest compare to its competitors? 4.04% of Hayward's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "machinery" compare to Hayward: nVent Electric plc (3.45%), BWX Technologies, Inc. (2.21%), ESAB Co. (1.87%), SPX Technologies, Inc. (1.40%), Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Co. (3.44%), ChampionX Co. (3.90%), Weatherford International plc (3.82%), Cactus, Inc. (4.15%), ATS Co. (4.50%), Enerpac Tool Group Corp. (2.10%), Which stocks are the most shorted right now? As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Spotify Technology S.A. ($4.67 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.58 billion), Capital One Financial Co. ($4.47 billion), The Kroger Co. ($2.56 billion), Reddit, Inc. ($2.23 billion), Rivian Automotive, Inc. ($2.16 billion), Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. ($1.90 billion), SoFi Technologies, Inc. ($1.85 billion), Zscaler, Inc. ($1.75 billion), and Omnicom Group Inc. ($1.75 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks. What does it mean to sell short Hayward stock? Short selling HAYW is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Hayward as its price is falling. HAYW shares are trading down $0.53 today. To short a stock, an investor borrows shares, sells them and buys the shares back on the public market later to return it to the lender. Short sellers are betting that a stock will decline in price. If the stock does drop after selling, the short seller buys it back at a lower price and returns it to the lender. The difference between the sell price and the buy price is the trader's profit. How does a short squeeze work against Hayward? A short squeeze for Hayward occurs when it has a large amount of short interest and its stock increases in price. This forces short sellers to cover their short interest positions by buying actual shares of HAYW, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further. How often is Hayward's short interest reported? Short interest is typically published by a stock exchange once per month. However, NASDAQ publishes a report for U.S. stocks, including HAYW, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is April, 30 2025. 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