Hayward Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:HAYW - Get Free Report) CEO Kevin Holleran sold 50,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Thursday, April 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $12.52, for a total transaction of $626,000.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer now directly owns 623,540 shares in the company, valued at approximately $7,806,720.80. This trade represents a 7.42 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website.
Kevin Holleran also recently made the following trade(s):
- On Monday, February 3rd, Kevin Holleran sold 50,000 shares of Hayward stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $14.52, for a total transaction of $726,000.00.
Hayward Price Performance
NYSE HAYW traded up $1.07 during midday trading on Wednesday, hitting $12.39. The company had a trading volume of 3,030,119 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,705,928. The company has a market capitalization of $2.68 billion, a PE ratio of 29.50, a P/E/G ratio of 1.87 and a beta of 1.14. Hayward Holdings, Inc. has a twelve month low of $11.10 and a twelve month high of $16.87. The company has a current ratio of 2.62, a quick ratio of 1.69 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.70. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $14.08 and a 200-day moving average price of $14.97.
Hayward (NYSE:HAYW - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 27th. The company reported $0.27 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.24 by $0.03. The business had revenue of $327.08 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $302.76 million. Hayward had a net margin of 9.47% and a return on equity of 9.93%. As a group, analysts anticipate that Hayward Holdings, Inc. will post 0.6 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.
Institutional Inflows and Outflows
A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in HAYW. Blue Trust Inc. lifted its stake in shares of Hayward by 30.2% in the fourth quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 2,891 shares of the company's stock valued at $44,000 after buying an additional 671 shares in the last quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC boosted its stake in Hayward by 6.9% during the 4th quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC now owns 12,228 shares of the company's stock valued at $187,000 after purchasing an additional 787 shares during the last quarter. CIBC Asset Management Inc boosted its stake in Hayward by 5.3% during the 4th quarter. CIBC Asset Management Inc now owns 16,236 shares of the company's stock valued at $248,000 after purchasing an additional 824 shares during the last quarter. Choreo LLC increased its holdings in Hayward by 3.9% during the 4th quarter. Choreo LLC now owns 29,741 shares of the company's stock worth $454,000 after purchasing an additional 1,107 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Xponance Inc. raised its stake in shares of Hayward by 11.2% in the fourth quarter. Xponance Inc. now owns 13,151 shares of the company's stock worth $201,000 after purchasing an additional 1,325 shares during the last quarter.
Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth
Several equities analysts have recently commented on the stock. Stifel Nicolaus upgraded shares of Hayward from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating and set a $16.50 price target on the stock in a report on Wednesday, February 5th. KeyCorp reaffirmed a "sector weight" rating on shares of Hayward in a research note on Monday, January 6th. Robert W. Baird increased their price objective on shares of Hayward from $17.00 to $18.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a report on Friday, February 28th. Finally, Wolfe Research lowered shares of Hayward from an "outperform" rating to a "peer perform" rating in a report on Thursday, April 3rd. Four analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and one has given a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, Hayward currently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $17.13.
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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.
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