William Blair Weighs in on Hayward's Q4 Earnings (NYSE:HAYW)

Hayward Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:HAYW - Free Report) - William Blair boosted their Q4 2025 earnings estimates for shares of Hayward in a research report issued on Thursday, April 10th. William Blair analyst R. Merkel now expects that the company will post earnings per share of $0.27 for the quarter, up from their previous forecast of $0.26. The consensus estimate for Hayward's current full-year earnings is $0.60 per share. William Blair also issued estimates for Hayward's Q2 2026 earnings at $0.26 EPS and Q3 2026 earnings at $0.13 EPS.

Other analysts also recently issued reports about the stock. Robert W. Baird increased their price objective on shares of Hayward from $17.00 to $18.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a research report on Friday, February 28th. Wolfe Research downgraded shares of Hayward from an "outperform" rating to a "peer perform" rating in a research report on Thursday, April 3rd. KeyCorp reiterated a "sector weight" rating on shares of Hayward in a report on Monday, January 6th. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus raised 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. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and one has assigned a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of $17.13.

Hayward Stock Down 1.9 %

Hayward stock traded down $0.23 during mid-day trading on Monday, hitting $11.89. The company had a trading volume of 1,206,800 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,717,423. Hayward has a 12 month low of $11.10 and a 12 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 stock's 50 day moving average price is $13.78 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $14.86. The company has a market capitalization of $2.57 billion, a PE ratio of 28.31, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.87 and a beta of 1.14.

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Hayward (NYSE:HAYW - Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, February 27th. The company reported $0.27 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.24 by $0.03. The business had revenue of $327.08 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $302.76 million. Hayward had a net margin of 9.47% and a return on equity of 9.93%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Hayward

A number of hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of HAYW. Blue Trust Inc. lifted its position in Hayward by 30.2% during the fourth quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 2,891 shares of the company's stock valued at $44,000 after purchasing an additional 671 shares in the last quarter. Harbor Investment Advisory LLC raised its stake in shares of Hayward by 98.0% in the fourth quarter. Harbor Investment Advisory LLC now owns 5,099 shares of the company's stock worth $78,000 after buying an additional 2,524 shares during the period. KBC Group NV lifted its position in shares of Hayward by 56.2% during the 4th quarter. KBC Group NV now owns 6,343 shares of the company's stock valued at $97,000 after buying an additional 2,283 shares in the last quarter. Sterling Capital Management LLC grew its stake in shares of Hayward by 61.9% during the 4th quarter. Sterling Capital Management LLC now owns 8,546 shares of the company's stock valued at $131,000 after acquiring an additional 3,268 shares during the period. Finally, Wedmont Private Capital bought a new stake in Hayward during the 1st quarter worth approximately $142,000.

Insider Buying and Selling at Hayward

In other Hayward news, CEO Kevin Holleran sold 50,000 shares of the company's stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, February 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $14.52, for a total transaction of $726,000.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer now directly owns 522,799 shares of the company's stock, 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 the SEC website. 3.25% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

About Hayward

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.