Kevin Holleran Sells 52,389 Shares of Hayward (NYSE:HAYW) Stock

Hayward Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:HAYW) CEO Kevin Holleran sold 52,389 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, June 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $13.79, for a total value of $722,444.31. Following the sale, the chief executive officer owned 701,234 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $9,670,016.86. The trade was a 6.95% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan.

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

• On Wednesday, April 1st, Kevin Holleran sold 52,389 shares of Hayward stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $13.42, for a total value of $703,060.38.

Hayward Trading Down 0.0%

Shares of NYSE HAYW opened at $13.98 on Thursday. Hayward Holdings, Inc. has a one year low of $12.93 and a one year high of $17.73. The firm has a market capitalization of $3.03 billion, a PE ratio of 19.15, a PEG ratio of 1.47 and a beta of 1.12. The company has a current ratio of 3.26, a quick ratio of 2.47 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.58. The business has a 50-day moving average price of $14.24 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $15.29.

Hayward (NYSE:HAYW) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, April 29th. The company reported $0.13 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.11 by $0.02. Hayward had a return on equity of 11.45% and a net margin of 13.98%.The company had revenue of $255.22 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $239.13 million. During the same period last year, the business earned $0.10 EPS. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 11.5% on a year-over-year basis. Hayward has set its FY 2026 guidance at 0.840-0.870 EPS. As a group, analysts predict that Hayward Holdings, Inc. will post 0.86 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of equities research analysts have recently weighed in on the company. Weiss Ratings downgraded Hayward from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a research note on Wednesday, April 8th. Bank of America cut their price target on Hayward from $19.00 to $18.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Monday, April 20th. Zacks Research downgraded Hayward from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday, April 27th. Jefferies Financial Group reaffirmed a “hold” rating and set a $15.00 price target (down from $16.00) on shares of Hayward in a research note on Tuesday, March 31st. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a $19.50 price target (up from $19.00) on shares of Hayward in a research note on Thursday, February 26th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $17.50.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. CIBC Bancorp USA Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Hayward during the 3rd quarter valued at about $37,846,000. Principal Financial Group Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Hayward by 35.4% during the 3rd quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. now owns 956,373 shares of the company’s stock valued at $14,460,000 after acquiring an additional 250,214 shares during the last quarter. American Century Companies Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Hayward by 3.3% during the 3rd quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 6,650,091 shares of the company’s stock valued at $100,549,000 after acquiring an additional 211,075 shares during the last quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Hayward by 0.5% during the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 20,933,077 shares of the company’s stock valued at $323,416,000 after acquiring an additional 105,472 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Rhumbline Advisers increased its holdings in shares of Hayward by 23.5% during the 3rd quarter. Rhumbline Advisers now owns 441,107 shares of the company’s stock valued at $6,670,000 after acquiring an additional 84,067 shares during the last quarter.

About Hayward

Hayward Holdings, Inc is a leading manufacturer and marketer of residential and commercial swimming pool equipment and related outdoor living products. The company designs, engineers and produces a comprehensive range of products that address water circulation, filtration, heating, sanitation, automation, lighting and cleaning needs for pools and spas. Hayward’s offerings include pumps, filters, heaters, salt and chemical sanitization systems, automation controls, lights, robotic cleaners and various accessories that serve both new pool construction and aftermarket renovation markets.

Hayward’s product portfolio is organized into several core categories.