William Blair Has Bearish Estimate for Hayward Q1 Earnings

Hayward Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:HAYW) – Stock analysts at William Blair cut their Q1 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Hayward in a research report issued to clients and investors on Friday, January 31st. William Blair analyst R. Merkel now forecasts that the company will post earnings of $0.08 per share for the quarter, down from their prior estimate 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.

Other research analysts have also issued research reports about the company. KeyCorp reiterated a “sector weight” rating on shares of Hayward in a research report on Monday, January 6th. Robert W. Baird boosted their price target on Hayward from $19.00 to $20.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 30th. Stifel Nicolaus boosted their price target on Hayward from $15.50 to $16.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, October 28th. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group upped their price objective on Hayward from $14.00 to $16.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Wednesday, October 30th.

Hayward Trading Down 0.6 %

Shares of HAYW stock opened at $14.25 on Monday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.70, a quick ratio of 1.69 and a current ratio of 2.62. Hayward has a 1 year low of $11.96 and a 1 year high of $16.87. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $15.36 and a two-hundred day moving average of $15.00. The firm has a market capitalization of $3.07 billion, a PE ratio of 33.92, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.95 and a beta of 1.16.

Insider Activity

In other news, CEO Kevin Holleran sold 50,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Monday, February 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $14.52, for a total transaction of $726,000.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer now directly owns 522,799 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $7,591,041.48. This represents a 8.73 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. Also, CFO Eifion Jones sold 75,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Friday, November 8th. The shares were sold at an average price of $16.11, for a total value of $1,208,250.00. Following the sale, the chief financial officer now directly owns 258,903 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $4,170,927.33. This represents a 22.46 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold a total of 225,000 shares of company stock worth $3,530,250 over the last 90 days. 3.25% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Hayward

Hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Algert Global LLC acquired a new position in Hayward during the second quarter valued at $186,000. CWM LLC raised its position in Hayward by 8,877.3% during the third quarter. CWM LLC now owns 32,049 shares of the company’s stock valued at $492,000 after buying an additional 31,692 shares during the period. Birch Hill Investment Advisors LLC acquired a new position in Hayward during the third quarter valued at $596,000. Blue Trust Inc. raised its position in Hayward by 2,710.1% during the third quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 2,220 shares of the company’s stock valued at $34,000 after buying an additional 2,141 shares during the period. Finally, Jade Capital Advisors LLC acquired a new position in Hayward during the third quarter valued at $2,301,000.

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.