3,154,146 Shares of Hayward Holdings, Inc. $HAYW Bought by Reinhart Partners LLC.

Reinhart Partners LLC. purchased a new position in Hayward Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:HAYW) during the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund purchased 3,154,146 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $38,607,000. Reinhart Partners LLC. owned approximately 1.49% of Hayward at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund boosted its position in shares of Hayward by 0.8% during the 1st quarter. Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund now owns 112,055 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,499,000 after purchasing an additional 938 shares in the last quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC raised its holdings in shares of Hayward by 33.6% in the 2nd quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 4,760 shares of the company’s stock worth $82,000 after purchasing an additional 1,198 shares in the last quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC raised its holdings in shares of Hayward by 95.3% in the 3rd quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC now owns 3,134 shares of the company’s stock worth $38,000 after purchasing an additional 1,529 shares in the last quarter. Steph & Co. lifted its stake in Hayward by 29.2% during the third quarter. Steph & Co. now owns 8,644 shares of the company’s stock valued at $106,000 after purchasing an additional 1,954 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Nykredit A S acquired a new stake in Hayward during the second quarter valued at approximately $42,000.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

HAYW has been the topic of several recent research reports. Weiss Ratings lowered shares of Hayward from a “hold (c+)” rating to a “hold (c)” rating in a research report on Monday, September 14th. Cantor Fitzgerald reiterated a “neutral” rating on shares of Hayward in a research report on Monday, July 6th. Wolfe Research assumed coverage on Hayward in a research note on Tuesday, September 15th. They set a “peer perform” rating for the company. The Goldman Sachs Group reduced their price objective on Hayward from $17.00 to $14.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research note on Friday. Finally, KeyCorp restated a “sector weight” rating on shares of Hayward in a report on Monday, July 20th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and seven have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $16.62.

Insider Buying and Selling at Hayward

In other news, SVP Susan Canning sold 3,500 shares of the stock in a transaction on Tuesday, September 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of $12.84, for a total value of $44,940.00. Following the completion of the sale, the senior vice president owned 167,911 shares in the company, valued at $2,155,977.24. This represents a 2.04% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, CEO Kevin Holleran sold 50,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Monday, October 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $12.40, for a total value of $620,000.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 401,234 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $4,975,301.60. This trade represents a 11.08% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Over the last three months, insiders have sold 153,500 shares of company stock worth $2,122,940. Company insiders own 4.73% of the company’s stock.

Hayward Stock Performance

Shares of HAYW opened at $11.35 on Friday. The company has a 50-day moving average of $13.74 and a two-hundred day moving average of $14.36. The stock has a market cap of $2.41 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.33, a PEG ratio of 1.05 and a beta of 1.18. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.59, a current ratio of 3.33 and a quick ratio of 2.49. Hayward Holdings, Inc. has a one year low of $11.27 and a one year high of $17.73.

Hayward (NYSE:HAYW) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, July 29th. The company reported $0.26 earnings per share (EPS) 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 business had revenue of $318.38 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $303.35 million. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $0.24 earnings per share. The firm’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. On average, equities research analysts expect that Hayward Holdings, Inc. will post 0.87 earnings per share for the current year.

Hayward Company Profile

Hayward Holdings, Inc designs, manufactures and markets equipment and technologies used in residential and commercial swimming pools and spas. Its products are intended to support water circulation, filtration, heating, cleaning, sanitation and overall pool management.

The company’s product portfolio includes pumps, filters, heaters, heat pumps, salt-chlorination systems, automatic cleaners, lighting, valves, controls and connected pool-management technologies. Hayward sells products under the Hayward brand and through related product lines, serving pool builders, distributors, service professionals and homeowners.

Hayward serves customers in North America and international markets.