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The price of Hayward Holdings Inc (NYSE: HAYW) closed at $15.58 in the last session, down -2.44% from day before closing price of $15.97. In other words, the price has decreased by -$2.44 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.29 million shares were traded. HAYW stock price reached its highest trading level at $16.025 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $15.5875.
Ratios:
We take a closer look at HAYW’s different ratios to gain a better understanding of the stock. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 7.54 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 17.68. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 2.31 and its Current Ratio is at 3.18. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.67 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.66.
On February 05, 2025, Stifel Upgraded its rating to Buy which previously was Hold but kept the price unchanged to $16.50.
Insider Transactions:
An investor can also benefit from insider trades by learning what management is thinking about the future direction of stock prices. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Jan 05 ’26 when HOLLERAN KEVIN sold 52,390 shares for $15.99 per share. The transaction valued at 837,899 led to the insider holds 623,540 shares of the business.
Kevin Holleran bought 409,557 shares of HAYW for $6,495,574 on Jan 05 ’26. On Dec 05 ’25, another insider, HOLLERAN KEVIN, who serves as the President and CEO of the company, sold 60,571 shares for $16.13 each. As a result, the insider received 976,889 and left with 623,540 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, HAYW now has a Market Capitalization of 3378729216 and an Enterprise Value of 3953401344. As of this moment, Hayward’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 25.08, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 18.31. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 1.49. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 3.07 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 2.22. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 3.594 whereas that against EBITDA is 13.696.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for HAYW is 1.13, which has changed by 0.11289203 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.19182634 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, HAYW has reached a high of $17.73, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $11.10. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -2.46%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 4.72%.
Shares Statistics:
According to the various share statistics, HAYW traded on average about 1.70M shares per day over the past 3-months and 1141160 shares per day over the past 10 days. A total of 217.05M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 210.80M. Insiders hold about 2.79% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 103.41% stake in the company. Shares short for HAYW as of 1765756800 were 8687140 with a Short Ratio of 5.11, compared to 1763078400 on 9372194. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 8687140 and a Short% of Float of 4.0900003.
Earnings Estimates
The dynamic stock of Hayward Holdings Inc (HAYW) is currently being evaluated by a team of 8.0 analysts, each contributing to its current rating.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $0.13, with high estimates of $0.14 and low estimates of $0.12.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $0.78 and $0.75 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $0.76. EPS for the following year is $0.85, with 9.0 analysts recommending between $0.88 and $0.79.
Revenue Estimates
According to 9 analysts, . The current quarter’s revenue is expected to be $331.87M. It ranges from a high estimate of $337M to a low estimate of $324.06M. As of . The current estimate, Hayward Holdings Inc’s year-ago sales were $327.07MFor the next quarter, 9 analysts are estimating revenue of $243.3M. There is a high estimate of $248M for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $238.16M.
A total of 10 analysts have provided revenue estimates for HAYW’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $1.11B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $1.09B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $1.1B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $1.05BBased on 10 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $1.16B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $1.18B and the low estimate is $1.14B.
