Hayward (HAYW) Competitors

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

Which has more risk & volatility, HAYW or NVT?

Hayward has a beta of 1.17, suggesting that its share price is 17% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, nVent Electric has a beta of 1.27, suggesting that its share price is 27% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor HAYW or NVT?

nVent Electric received 145 more outperform votes than Hayward when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 64.46% of users gave nVent Electric an outperform vote while only 45.98% of users gave Hayward an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Hayward	Outperform Votes 40 45.98%	Underperform Votes 47 54.02%
nVent Electric	Outperform Votes 185 64.46%	Underperform Votes 102 35.54%

Is HAYW or NVT more profitable?

nVent Electric has a net margin of 16.95% compared to Hayward's net margin of 9.47%. nVent Electric's return on equity of 15.66% beat Hayward's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Hayward	9.47%	9.93%	4.58%
nVent Electric	16.95%	15.66%	7.96%

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

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

Does the media prefer HAYW or NVT?

In the previous week, Hayward had 1 more articles in the media than nVent Electric. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Hayward and 8 mentions for nVent Electric. nVent Electric's average media sentiment score of 0.82 beat Hayward's score of -0.03 indicating that nVent Electric is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Hayward	1 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	2 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
nVent Electric	7 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts rate HAYW or NVT?

Hayward presently has a consensus target price of $17.50, indicating a potential upside of 14.94%. nVent Electric has a consensus target price of $86.17, indicating a potential upside of 16.37%. Given nVent Electric's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe nVent Electric is more favorable than Hayward.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Hayward	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
nVent Electric	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, HAYW or NVT?

nVent Electric has higher revenue and earnings than Hayward. nVent Electric is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Hayward, 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
Hayward	$992.45M	3.30	$80.69M	$0.42	36.25
nVent Electric	$3.26B	3.74	$567.10M	$3.41	21.72

Summary

nVent Electric beats Hayward on 15 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.