Sanctuary Advisors LLC Has $361,000 Stake in Hayward Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:HAYW)

Sanctuary Advisors LLC raised its stake in Hayward Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:HAYW) by 23.3% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 23,633 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 4,466 shares during the quarter. Sanctuary Advisors LLC’s holdings in Hayward were worth $361,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Other hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Capital Performance Advisors LLP acquired a new position in Hayward in the third quarter valued at about $43,000. True Wealth Design LLC bought a new stake in shares of Hayward in the third quarter worth about $44,000. Blue Trust Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Hayward by 30.2% in the fourth quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 2,891 shares of the company’s stock worth $44,000 after acquiring an additional 671 shares in the last quarter. Harbor Investment Advisory LLC increased its holdings in shares of Hayward by 98.0% in the fourth quarter. Harbor Investment Advisory LLC now owns 5,099 shares of the company’s stock worth $78,000 after acquiring an additional 2,524 shares in the last quarter. Finally, KBC Group NV increased its holdings in shares of Hayward by 56.2% in the fourth quarter. KBC Group NV now owns 6,343 shares of the company’s stock worth $97,000 after acquiring an additional 2,283 shares in the last quarter.

Hayward Stock Up 1.1 %

NYSE:HAYW opened at $14.65 on Tuesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.70, a quick ratio of 1.69 and a current ratio of 2.62. The company has a market cap of $3.16 billion, a PE ratio of 34.88, a PEG ratio of 1.87 and a beta of 1.16. Hayward Holdings, Inc. has a 52-week low of $11.96 and a 52-week high of $16.87. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $14.77 and a 200 day simple moving average of $15.09.

Hayward (NYSE:HAYW) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 27th. The company reported $0.27 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.24 by $0.03. The business had revenue of $327.08 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $302.76 million. Hayward had a return on equity of 9.93% and a net margin of 9.47%. On average, sell-side analysts expect that Hayward Holdings, Inc. will post 0.6 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Analyst Ratings Changes

HAYW has been the subject of several recent analyst reports. Robert W. Baird increased their price target on Hayward from $17.00 to $18.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Friday. KeyCorp restated a “sector weight” rating on shares of Hayward in a report on Monday, January 6th. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus upgraded Hayward from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $16.50 price target for the company in a report on Wednesday, February 5th.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Hayward news, CEO Kevin Holleran sold 50,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, February 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $14.52, for a total value of $726,000.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer now directly owns 522,799 shares in the company, valued at $7,591,041.48. This trade represents a 8.73 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. 3.25% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Hayward Profile

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.