Head to Head Review: Hayward (NYSE:HAYW) and Casio Computer (OTCMKTS:CSIOY)

Casio Computer (OTCMKTS:CSIOY) and Hayward (NYSE:HAYW) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, risk, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, profitability, valuation and earnings.

Risk & Volatility

Casio Computer has a beta of 0.2, indicating that its stock price is 80% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Hayward has a beta of 1.13, indicating that its stock price is 13% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current recommendations for Casio Computer and Hayward, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Casio Computer	0	0	0	0	0.00
Hayward	0	4	1	0	2.20

Hayward has a consensus target price of $18.00, indicating a potential upside of 6.95%. Given Hayward’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Hayward is more favorable than Casio Computer.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Casio Computer and Hayward”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Casio Computer	$1.72 billion	1.16	$53.22 million	$3.71	22.58
Hayward	$1.05 billion	3.47	$118.65 million	$0.62	27.15

Hayward has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Casio Computer. Casio Computer 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 Casio Computer and Hayward’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Casio Computer	4.89%	4.06%	2.68%
Hayward	12.54%	11.24%	5.49%

Summary

Hayward beats Casio Computer on 10 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Casio Computer

Casio Computer Co.,Ltd. develops, produces, and sells consumer, system equipment, and other products. The company operates in Timepieces, Consumer, System Equipment, and Other segments. It offers timepieces, electronic dictionaries, calculators, label printers, electronic musical instruments, handheld terminals, cash registers, management support systems, data projectors, formed parts, and molds products. The company was incorporated in 1946 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

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.