William Blair Has Pessimistic View of Hayward Q1 Earnings

Hayward Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:HAYW) – William Blair decreased their Q1 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Hayward in a research report issued to clients and investors on Friday, January 31st. William Blair analyst R. Merkel now anticipates that the company will earn $0.08 per share for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $0.09. The consensus estimate for Hayward’s current full-year earnings is $0.60 per share. William Blair also issued estimates for Hayward’s Q2 2025 earnings at $0.22 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $0.24 EPS and FY2025 earnings at $0.64 EPS.

A number of other research firms also recently weighed in on HAYW. KeyCorp restated a “sector weight” rating on shares of Hayward in a report on Monday, January 6th. Stifel Nicolaus lifted their price objective on Hayward from $15.50 to $16.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, October 28th. Robert W. Baird raised their target price on Hayward from $19.00 to $20.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Wednesday, October 30th. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group increased their price target on Hayward from $14.00 to $16.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Wednesday, October 30th.

Hayward Trading Down 1.0 %

Shares of HAYW stock opened at $15.12 on Monday. The stock has a market cap of $3.26 billion, a P/E ratio of 35.99, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.85 and a beta of 1.17. Hayward has a 1 year low of $11.96 and a 1 year high of $16.87. The company has a current ratio of 2.62, a quick ratio of 1.69 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.70. The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of $15.44 and a 200 day simple moving average of $14.97.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, CFO Eifion Jones sold 75,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, November 8th. The shares were sold at an average price of $16.11, for a total transaction of $1,208,250.00. Following the sale, the chief financial officer now owns 258,903 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $4,170,927.33. This trade represents a 22.46 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. Also, CEO Kevin Holleran sold 100,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Monday, November 11th. The shares were sold at an average price of $15.96, for a total transaction of $1,596,000.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer now owns 522,799 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $8,343,872.04. This represents a 16.06 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. 3.25% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Institutional Trading of Hayward

Several large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. MSD Capital L P purchased a new position in shares of Hayward in the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $418,901,000. Michael & Susan Dell Foundation acquired a new position in shares of Hayward during the third quarter worth about $39,646,000. Wellington Management Group LLP acquired a new position in Hayward during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $20,391,000. Weiss Asset Management LP raised its stake in shares of Hayward by 515.0% during the 3rd quarter. Weiss Asset Management LP now owns 1,286,267 shares of the company’s stock worth $19,731,000 after buying an additional 1,077,117 shares in the last quarter. Finally, UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Hayward by 18.5% in the 3rd quarter. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC now owns 5,637,305 shares of the company’s stock valued at $86,476,000 after buying an additional 878,705 shares during the period.

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.