84,392 Shares in Hayward Holdings, Inc. $HAYW Bought by Ieq Capital LLC

Ieq Capital LLC acquired a new stake in Hayward Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:HAYW) in the 2nd quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The institutional investor acquired 84,392 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,461,000.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in HAYW. Hantz Financial Services Inc. increased its stake in shares of Hayward by 80.2% during the 4th quarter. Hantz Financial Services Inc. now owns 2,058 shares of the company’s stock worth $32,000 after purchasing an additional 916 shares during the last quarter. IFP Advisors Inc boosted its stake in Hayward by 103.9% in the 4th quarter. IFP Advisors Inc now owns 2,482 shares of the company’s stock valued at $38,000 after purchasing an additional 1,265 shares during the period. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd acquired a new position in shares of Hayward in the fourth quarter valued at about $39,000. Allworth Financial LP acquired a new position in shares of Hayward during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $47,000. Finally, Farther Finance Advisors LLC increased its stake in Hayward by 669.4% during the 4th quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC now owns 3,716 shares of the company’s stock worth $57,000 after acquiring an additional 3,233 shares during the period.

Insider Transactions at Hayward

In other news, CEO Kevin Holleran sold 50,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Monday, August 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $15.31, for a total value of $765,500.00. Following the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 701,234 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $10,735,892.54. This represents a 6.66% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Over the last 90 days, insiders sold 272,389 shares of company stock worth $4,415,044. Corporate insiders own 4.73% of the company’s stock.

Hayward Stock Performance

HAYW stock opened at $14.51 on Thursday. Hayward Holdings, Inc. has a 12-month low of $12.93 and a 12-month high of $17.73. The firm has a market cap of $3.08 billion, a PE ratio of 19.61, a P/E/G ratio of 1.33 and a beta of 1.09. The business has a 50 day moving average of $15.40 and a 200-day moving average of $14.94. The company has a quick ratio of 2.49, a current ratio of 3.33 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.59.

Hayward (NYSE:HAYW) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, July 29th. The company reported $0.26 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.24 by $0.02. Hayward had a net margin of 13.83% and a return on equity of 11.61%. The firm had revenue of $318.38 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $303.35 million. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $0.24 EPS. The company’s revenue was up 6.3% compared to the same quarter last year. Hayward has set its FY 2026 guidance at 0.840-0.870 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts expect that Hayward Holdings, Inc. will post 0.87 earnings per share for the current year.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several equities analysts have recently commented on the stock. Cantor Fitzgerald restated a “neutral” rating on shares of Hayward in a research report on Monday, July 6th. KeyCorp reaffirmed a “sector weight” rating on shares of Hayward in a research note on Monday, July 20th. Weiss Ratings upgraded Hayward from a “hold (c)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a report on Thursday, July 30th. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group restated a “neutral” rating on shares of Hayward in a report on Wednesday, July 29th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and six have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $17.50.

Hayward Profile

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.