Hayward (NYSE:HAYW – Get Free Report) and Expion360 (NASDAQ:XPON – Get Free Report) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, valuation, earnings, risk, institutional ownership and profitability.
Insider and Institutional Ownership
34.5% of Expion360 shares are owned by institutional investors. 5.1% of Hayward shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.6% of Expion360 shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a breakdown of recent ratings and recommmendations for Hayward and Expion360, as reported by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Hayward | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2.20 |
| Expion360 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
Valuation & Earnings
This table compares Hayward and Expion360″s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Hayward | $1.05 billion | 3.12 | $118.65 million | $0.58 | 26.07 |
| Expion360 | $5.62 million | 0.89 | -$13.48 million | ($116.55) | -0.01 |
Hayward has higher revenue and earnings than Expion360. Expion360 is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Hayward, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Profitability
This table compares Hayward and Expion360’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Hayward | 12.04% | 11.07% | 5.34% |
| Expion360 | -137.70% | -427.62% | -119.08% |
Risk and Volatility
Hayward has a beta of 1.13, suggesting that its share price is 13% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Expion360 has a beta of 0.19, suggesting that its share price is 81% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
Hayward beats Expion360 on 13 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
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. It sells its products through specialty distributors, retailers, and buying groups. The company was founded in 1925 and is headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina.
About Expion360
Expion360 Inc. designs, assembles, manufactures, and sells lithium iron phosphate batteries and supporting accessories under the VPR 4EVER name for recreational vehicles, marine, golf, industrial, residential, and off-the-grid applications. It provides battery monitors; direct current battery chargers; various models of industrial tie-downs; power generators AURA POWERCAP; terminal blocks; and bus bars. The company also engages in the development of e360 Home Energy Storage systems; e360 SmartTalk mobile application. It serves dealers, wholesalers, private label customers, and original equipment manufacturers in the United States and internationally. The company was formerly known as Yozamp Products Company, LLC and changed its name to Expion360 Inc. in November 2021. Expion360 Inc. was founded in 2016 and is headquartered in Redmond, Oregon.
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