Hayward (HAYW) Competitors

nVent Electric (NYSE:NVT) and Hayward (NYSE:HAYW) are both mid-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, valuation, earnings, institutional ownership, profitability, media sentiment, dividends and community ranking.

Which has more risk & volatility, NVT or HAYW?

nVent Electric has a beta of 1.21, suggesting that its share price is 21% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Hayward has a beta of 1.16, suggesting that its share price is 16% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is NVT or HAYW more profitable?

nVent Electric has a net margin of 10.09% compared to Hayward's net margin of 9.47%. nVent Electric's return on equity of 14.52% beat Hayward's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
nVent Electric	10.09%	14.52%	7.27%
Hayward	9.47%	9.93%	4.58%

Which has better earnings and valuation, NVT or HAYW?

nVent Electric has higher revenue and earnings than Hayward. Hayward is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than nVent Electric, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
nVent Electric	$3.01B	2.46	$331.80M	$1.96	22.83
Hayward	$1.05B	2.47	$80.69M	$0.53	22.74

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer NVT or HAYW?

nVent Electric received 154 more outperform votes than Hayward when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 65.66% of users gave nVent Electric an outperform vote while only 45.56% of users gave Hayward an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
nVent Electric	Outperform Votes 195 65.66%	Underperform Votes 102 34.34%
Hayward	Outperform Votes 41 45.56%	Underperform Votes 49 54.44%

Do analysts recommend NVT or HAYW?

nVent Electric presently has a consensus target price of $77.50, indicating a potential upside of 73.20%. Hayward has a consensus target price of $17.13, indicating a potential upside of 42.07%. Given nVent Electric's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe nVent Electric is more favorable than Hayward.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
nVent Electric	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.14
Hayward	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.20

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in NVT or HAYW?

90.1% of nVent Electric shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.5% of nVent Electric shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 3.3% of Hayward shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media favor NVT or HAYW?

In the previous week, nVent Electric had 7 more articles in the media than Hayward. MarketBeat recorded 20 mentions for nVent Electric and 13 mentions for Hayward. nVent Electric's average media sentiment score of 0.86 beat Hayward's score of 0.29 indicating that nVent Electric is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
nVent Electric	13 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	3 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Hayward	5 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Summary

nVent Electric beats Hayward on 16 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.