39,009 Shares in Hayward Holdings, Inc. $HAYW Purchased by Fisher Asset Management LLC

Fisher Asset Management LLC bought a new position in Hayward Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:HAYW) during the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm bought 39,009 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $590,000.

Several other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Covestor Ltd lifted its holdings in shares of Hayward by 10,452.9% in the 3rd quarter. Covestor Ltd now owns 1,794 shares of the company’s stock worth $27,000 after purchasing an additional 1,777 shares during the last quarter. Steph & Co. acquired a new position in Hayward during the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $41,000. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC grew its stake in Hayward by 149.2% during the 2nd quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 4,700 shares of the company’s stock worth $65,000 after buying an additional 2,814 shares during the last quarter. Harbor Investment Advisory LLC increased its position in Hayward by 19.3% in the third quarter. Harbor Investment Advisory LLC now owns 7,842 shares of the company’s stock worth $119,000 after buying an additional 1,271 shares during the period. Finally, Orion Porfolio Solutions LLC acquired a new stake in Hayward in the second quarter worth $151,000.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Hayward news, CEO Kevin Holleran sold 52,390 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, January 5th. The shares were sold at an average price of $15.99, for a total transaction of $837,716.10. Following the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 623,540 shares in the company, valued at approximately $9,970,404.60. The trade was a 7.75% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Over the last 90 days, insiders have sold 157,168 shares of company stock worth $2,502,639. 5.06% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of research firms have issued reports on HAYW. Weiss Ratings upgraded Hayward from a “hold (c)” rating to a “buy (b-)” rating in a research note on Thursday, February 26th. Stifel Nicolaus reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a $19.50 price objective (up from $19.00) on shares of Hayward in a report on Thursday, February 26th. Zacks Research upgraded shares of Hayward from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Thursday. Finally, Bank of America raised shares of Hayward from an “underperform” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $19.00 target price for the company in a research note on Friday. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, three have given a Buy rating and one has assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $19.25.

Hayward Stock Down 3.3%

Shares of Hayward stock opened at $14.85 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.59, a current ratio of 2.94 and a quick ratio of 2.29. Hayward Holdings, Inc. has a 1-year low of $11.10 and a 1-year high of $17.73. The business’s fifty day moving average price is $16.16 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $15.90. The company has a market capitalization of $3.23 billion, a P/E ratio of 21.84, a PEG ratio of 1.96 and a beta of 1.13.

Hayward (NYSE:HAYW) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, February 25th. The company reported $0.29 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.28 by $0.01. Hayward had a return on equity of 11.27% and a net margin of 13.51%.The company had revenue of $349.38 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $332.84 million. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business posted $0.27 earnings per share. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 6.8% compared to the same quarter last year. Hayward has set its FY 2026 guidance at 0.820-0.860 EPS. As a group, research analysts forecast that Hayward Holdings, Inc. will post 0.6 EPS for the current year.

Hayward Company Profile

Hayward Holdings, Inc is a leading manufacturer and marketer of residential and commercial swimming pool equipment and related outdoor living products. The company designs, engineers and produces a comprehensive range of products that address water circulation, filtration, heating, sanitation, automation, lighting and cleaning needs for pools and spas. Hayward’s offerings include pumps, filters, heaters, salt and chemical sanitization systems, automation controls, lights, robotic cleaners and various accessories that serve both new pool construction and aftermarket renovation markets.

Hayward’s product portfolio is organized into several core categories.