Posted by admin on May 13th, 2022
Hayward Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:HAYW – Get Rating) SVP Lesley Billow sold 968 shares of the stock in a transaction on Wednesday, May 11th. The shares were sold at an average price of $13.70, for a total value of $13,261.60. Following the sale, the senior vice president now directly owns 49,097 shares in the company, valued at $672,628.90. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink.
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NYSE HAYW opened at $13.87 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of $3.14 billion, a PE ratio of 14.01, a P/E/G ratio of 8.79 and a beta of 0.99. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $16.45 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $20.42. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.71, a current ratio of 2.37 and a quick ratio of 1.56. Hayward Holdings, Inc. has a 1-year low of $13.21 and a 1-year high of $28.65.
Hayward (NYSE:HAYW – Get Rating) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, April 28th. The company reported $0.34 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.29 by $0.05. The business had revenue of $410.46 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $379.01 million. Hayward had a return on equity of 21.48% and a net margin of 16.30%. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 22.8% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the business posted ($0.38) EPS. On average, analysts anticipate that Hayward Holdings, Inc. will post 1.26 EPS for the current fiscal year.
HAYW has been the topic of a number of recent research reports. Zacks Investment Research downgraded Hayward from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Wednesday, May 4th. Credit Suisse Group started coverage on Hayward in a research note on Tuesday, April 5th. They issued an “outperform” rating and a $21.00 price objective on the stock. The Goldman Sachs Group decreased their price objective on Hayward from $27.00 to $23.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, April 13th. Robert W. Baird decreased their price objective on Hayward from $26.00 to $22.00 in a research note on Thursday, March 3rd. Finally, Morgan Stanley decreased their price objective on Hayward from $25.00 to $20.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, March 3rd. Five investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and four have assigned a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $23.33.
Several institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in HAYW. Metropolitan Life Insurance Co NY purchased a new position in shares of Hayward in the 4th quarter worth approximately $26,000. Royal Bank of Canada boosted its holdings in shares of Hayward by 654.2% in the 2nd quarter. Royal Bank of Canada now owns 1,071 shares of the company’s stock worth $27,000 after purchasing an additional 929 shares during the period. First Quadrant LLC CA purchased a new position in shares of Hayward in the 1st quarter worth approximately $35,000. Signaturefd LLC purchased a new position in shares of Hayward in the 4th quarter worth approximately $39,000. Finally, Neo Ivy Capital Management purchased a new position in shares of Hayward in the 4th quarter worth approximately $52,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 90.96% of the company’s stock.
Hayward Company Profile (Get Rating)
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 a range of pool equipment, including pumps, filters, robotic, suction and pressure cleaners, heaters, water features and landscape lighting, salt chlorine generators, safety equipment, automatic cleaners, sanitizers, controls, and LED lights, as well as industrial thermoplastic valves and process liquid control products for in-ground residential pools, above ground pools, and commercial pools.
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