Hayward Holdings, Inc. $HAYW Shares Bought by Intech Investment Management LLC

Intech Investment Management LLC raised its stake in Hayward Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:HAYWFree Report) by 371.8% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 150,651 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 118,720 shares during the quarter. Intech Investment Management LLC’s holdings in Hayward were worth $2,328,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other large investors also recently bought and sold shares of HAYW. Hantz Financial Services Inc. lifted its holdings in Hayward by 80.2% in the fourth quarter. Hantz Financial Services Inc. now owns 2,058 shares of the company’s stock valued at $32,000 after acquiring an additional 916 shares during the period. GAMMA Investing LLC raised its stake in shares of Hayward by 82.4% during the 4th quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 2,183 shares of the company’s stock worth $34,000 after buying an additional 986 shares during the period. IFP Advisors Inc raised its stake in shares of Hayward by 103.9% during the 4th quarter. IFP Advisors Inc now owns 2,482 shares of the company’s stock worth $38,000 after buying an additional 1,265 shares during the period. Farther Finance Advisors LLC raised its stake in shares of Hayward by 669.4% during the 4th quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC now owns 3,716 shares of the company’s stock worth $57,000 after buying an additional 3,233 shares during the period. Finally, EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC raised its stake in shares of 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 period.

Insider Activity

In other Hayward news, SVP Susan M. Canning purchased 2,242 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, April 30th. The shares were acquired at an average price of $12.76 per share, with a total value of $28,607.92. Following the purchase, the senior vice president directly owned 103,837 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,324,960.12. This trade represents a 2.21% increase in their position. The purchase was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. Also, CEO Kevin Holleran sold 52,389 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Monday, June 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $13.79, for a total value of $722,444.31. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 701,234 shares in the company, valued at approximately $9,670,016.86. This trade represents a 6.95% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Insiders have sold a total of 119,778 shares of company stock valued at $1,644,055 in the last quarter. Insiders own 4.73% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several research analysts have recently weighed in on HAYW shares. Stifel Nicolaus reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a $19.50 target price (up from $19.00) on shares of Hayward in a research note on Thursday, February 26th. Jefferies Financial Group reaffirmed a “hold” rating and set a $15.00 target price (down from $16.00) on shares of Hayward in a research note on Tuesday, March 31st. Zacks Research downgraded Hayward from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday, April 27th. Weiss Ratings downgraded Hayward from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a research note on Wednesday, April 8th. Finally, Bank of America reduced their target price on Hayward from $19.00 to $18.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Monday, April 20th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Hayward presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $17.50.

Read Our Latest Analysis on Hayward

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Shares of NYSE:HAYW opened at $13.98 on Thursday. The company has a quick ratio of 2.47, a current ratio of 3.26 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.58. The business has a fifty day moving average of $14.24 and a two-hundred day moving average of $15.29. The stock has a market cap of $3.03 billion, a P/E ratio of 19.15, a PEG ratio of 1.47 and a beta of 1.12. Hayward Holdings, Inc. has a 52-week low of $12.93 and a 52-week high of $17.73.

Hayward (NYSE:HAYWGet Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, April 29th. The company reported $0.13 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.11 by $0.02. The company had revenue of $255.22 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $239.13 million. Hayward had a return on equity of 11.45% and a net margin of 13.98%.The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 11.5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the business earned $0.10 EPS. Hayward has set its FY 2026 guidance at 0.840-0.870 EPS. On average, research analysts expect that Hayward Holdings, Inc. will post 0.86 earnings per share for the current year.

About Hayward

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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.

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