Hayward (HAYW) Competitors

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

Does the media favor BWXT or HAYW?

In the previous week, Hayward had 1 more articles in the media than BWX Technologies. MarketBeat recorded 18 mentions for Hayward and 17 mentions for BWX Technologies. BWX Technologies' average media sentiment score of 1.56 beat Hayward's score of 0.47 indicating that BWX Technologies is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
BWX Technologies	16 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
Hayward	7 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	4 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has more risk and volatility, BWXT or HAYW?

BWX Technologies has a beta of 0.67, indicating that its share price is 33% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Hayward has a beta of 1.14, indicating that its share price is 14% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor BWXT or HAYW?

BWX Technologies received 339 more outperform votes than Hayward when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 59.94% of users gave BWX Technologies an outperform vote while only 45.56% of users gave Hayward an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
BWX Technologies	Outperform Votes 380 59.94%	Underperform Votes 254 40.06%
Hayward	Outperform Votes 41 45.56%	Underperform Votes 49 54.44%

Do institutionals & insiders believe in BWXT or HAYW?

94.4% of BWX Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. 0.5% of BWX Technologies shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 5.1% of Hayward shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has higher earnings and valuation, BWXT or HAYW?

BWX Technologies has higher revenue and earnings than Hayward. Hayward is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than BWX Technologies, 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
BWX Technologies	$2.70B	3.67	$245.85M	$3.07	35.36
Hayward	$1.05B	2.61	$80.69M	$0.53	23.99

Is BWXT or HAYW more profitable?

BWX Technologies has a net margin of 10.32% compared to Hayward's net margin of 9.47%. BWX Technologies' return on equity of 31.95% beat Hayward's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
BWX Technologies	10.32%	31.95%	11.11%
Hayward	9.47%	9.93%	4.58%

Do analysts recommend BWXT or HAYW?

BWX Technologies currently has a consensus target price of $124.38, suggesting a potential upside of 14.56%. Hayward has a consensus target price of $17.13, suggesting a potential upside of 34.70%. Given Hayward's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Hayward is more favorable than BWX Technologies.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
BWX Technologies	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.80
Hayward	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.20

Summary

BWX Technologies beats Hayward on 15 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.