Analytical Lens: Exploring Hayward Holdings Inc (HAYW)’s Financial Story Through Ratios

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The closing price of Hayward Holdings Inc (NYSE: HAYW) was $14.89 for the day, down -0.73% from the previous closing price of $15.00. In other words, the price has decreased by -$0.73 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.56 million shares were traded. HAYW stock price reached its highest trading level at $15.0 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $14.76.

Ratios:

Our analysis of HAYW’s different ratios will help us gain a deeper understanding of the company. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 14.89 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 15.87. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.68 and its Current Ratio is at 2.59. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.77 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.75.

Upgrades & Downgrades

In addition, analysts’ ratings and any changes thereto give investors an idea of the stock’s future direction. In the most recent recommendation for the company, Jefferies on January 11, 2024, Downgraded its rating to Hold and sets its target price to $14 from $15 previously.

On December 20, 2023, Stifel Downgraded its rating to Hold which previously was Buy and also upped its target price recommendation from $13 to $13.50.

Stifel Upgraded its Hold to Buy on August 03, 2023, whereas the target price for the stock was revised from $14 to $16.50.

Insider Transactions:

Also, insider trades can serve as a great indicator of what management thinks about the future direction of a stock’s price. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Sep 03 ’24 when HOLLERAN KEVIN sold 42,857 shares for $14.29 per share. The transaction valued at 612,521 led to the insider holds 522,799 shares of the business.

Emory Billy bought 4,890 shares of HAYW for $68,289 on Aug 14 ’24. On Aug 05 ’24, another insider, HOLLERAN KEVIN, who serves as the President and CEO of the company, sold 42,857 shares for $13.63 each. As a result, the insider received 584,004 and left with 522,799 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 3226916096 and an Enterprise Value of 4029785344. As of this moment, Hayward’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 36.47, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 19.58. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 3.54. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 3.22 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 2.36. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 4.047 whereas that against EBITDA is 16.686.

Stock Price History:

Over the past 52 weeks, HAYW has reached a high of $16.04, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $9.80. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 4.25%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 8.58%.

Shares Statistics:

HAYW traded an average of 1.77M shares per day over the past three months and 1788060 shares per day over the past ten days. A total of 214.17M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 213.29M. Insiders hold about 0.86% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 89.93% stake in the company. Shares short for HAYW as of 1726185600 were 13692408 with a Short Ratio of 7.75, compared to 1723680000 on 13215093. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 13692408 and a Short% of Float of 12.72.

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