Hayward Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:HAYW) CEO Kevin Holleran Sells 50,000 Shares

Hayward Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:HAYW) CEO Kevin Holleran sold 50,000 shares of Hayward stock in a transaction on Monday, February 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $14.52, for a total transaction of $726,000.00. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer now directly owns 522,799 shares in the company, valued at approximately $7,591,041.48. This represents a 8.73 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link.

Kevin Holleran also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Monday, November 11th, Kevin Holleran sold 100,000 shares of Hayward stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $15.96, for a total value of $1,596,000.00.

Hayward Stock Down 0.6 %

NYSE:HAYW opened at $14.25 on Wednesday. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $15.36 and a 200 day simple moving average of $15.00. Hayward Holdings, Inc. has a 52-week low of $11.96 and a 52-week high of $16.87. The company has a market cap of $3.07 billion, a PE ratio of 33.92, a PEG ratio of 1.95 and a beta of 1.16. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.70, a quick ratio of 1.69 and a current ratio of 2.62.

Analyst Ratings Changes

HAYW has been the subject of several recent analyst reports. Stifel Nicolaus increased their price target on Hayward from $15.50 to $16.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a report on Monday, October 28th. The Goldman Sachs Group increased their target price on Hayward from $14.00 to $16.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Wednesday, October 30th. Robert W. Baird upped their price target on shares of Hayward from $19.00 to $20.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Wednesday, October 30th. Finally, KeyCorp restated a “sector weight” rating on shares of Hayward in a report on Monday, January 6th.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Hayward

Hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Blue Trust Inc. lifted its position in shares of Hayward by 30.2% in the fourth quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 2,891 shares of the company’s stock worth $44,000 after purchasing an additional 671 shares in the last quarter. Equitable Trust Co. increased its stake in Hayward by 2.3% in the 3rd quarter. Equitable Trust Co. now owns 33,843 shares of the company’s stock valued at $519,000 after buying an additional 749 shares during the last quarter. CIBC Asset Management Inc lifted its position in Hayward by 5.4% during the 3rd quarter. CIBC Asset Management Inc now owns 15,412 shares of the company’s stock worth $236,000 after buying an additional 784 shares in the last quarter. Choreo LLC boosted its stake in shares of Hayward by 3.9% during the 4th quarter. Choreo LLC now owns 29,741 shares of the company’s stock worth $454,000 after buying an additional 1,107 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Pacer Advisors Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Hayward by 25.4% in the 4th quarter. Pacer Advisors Inc. now owns 10,196 shares of the company’s stock valued at $156,000 after acquiring an additional 2,062 shares in the last quarter.

Hayward Company Profile

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.