Heartland Advisors Inc. Acquires New Position in Hayward Holdings, Inc. $HAYW

Posted by on Aug 23rd, 2026

Heartland Advisors Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Hayward Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:HAYW – Free Report) during the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor acquired 229,184 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $3,967,000.

A number of other large investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the business. BlackRock Inc. bought a new position in shares of Hayward during the second quarter valued at approximately $422,455,000. Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Hayward by 0.5% in the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 20,933,077 shares of the company’s stock worth $323,416,000 after purchasing an additional 105,472 shares during the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted its holdings in shares of Hayward by 2.0% in the 4th quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 11,911,977 shares of the company’s stock worth $184,040,000 after purchasing an additional 228,397 shares during the last quarter. Fiduciary Management Inc. WI boosted its position in Hayward by 13.2% during the 4th quarter. Fiduciary Management Inc. WI now owns 9,089,866 shares of the company’s stock valued at $140,438,000 after purchasing an additional 1,063,380 shares during the period. Finally, Wellington Management Group LLP boosted its position in Hayward by 9.1% during the 3rd quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP now owns 7,546,816 shares of the company’s stock valued at $114,108,000 after purchasing an additional 627,866 shares during the period.

Insider Activity at Hayward

In related news, CEO Kevin Holleran sold 50,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Monday, August 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $15.31, for a total value of $765,500.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 701,234 shares in the company, valued at $10,735,892.54. This trade represents a 6.66% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Insiders sold 272,389 shares of company stock worth $4,415,044 over the last three months. Corporate insiders own 4.73% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several brokerages have weighed in on HAYW. Cantor Fitzgerald reaffirmed a “neutral” rating on shares of Hayward in a research report on Monday, July 6th. KeyCorp reissued a “sector weight” rating on shares of Hayward in a report on Monday, July 20th. Zacks Research lowered shares of Hayward from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, April 27th. The Goldman Sachs Group reaffirmed a “neutral” rating on shares of Hayward in a report on Wednesday, July 29th. Finally, Weiss Ratings upgraded shares of Hayward from a “hold (c)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a research report on Thursday, July 30th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and six have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, Hayward currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $17.50.

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Hayward Price Performance

NYSE HAYW opened at $14.65 on Friday. Hayward Holdings, Inc. has a 1 year low of $12.93 and a 1 year high of $17.73. The business’s fifty day moving average is $15.41 and its two-hundred day moving average is $14.98. The stock has a market capitalization of $3.11 billion, a P/E ratio of 19.80, a P/E/G ratio of 1.34 and a beta of 1.09. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.59, a quick ratio of 2.49 and a current ratio of 3.33.

Hayward (NYSE:HAYW – Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, July 29th. The company reported $0.26 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.24 by $0.02. The business had revenue of $318.38 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $303.35 million. Hayward had a return on equity of 11.61% and a net margin of 13.83%.The company’s revenue was up 6.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the company posted $0.24 EPS. Hayward has set its FY 2026 guidance at 0.840-0.870 EPS. On average, research analysts forecast that Hayward Holdings, Inc. will post 0.87 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Hayward Company Profile

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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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