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In the latest session, Hayward Holdings Inc (NYSE: HAYW) closed at $14.76 down -1.14% from its previous closing price of $14.93. In other words, the price has decreased by -$1.14 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.25 million shares were traded. HAYW stock price reached its highest trading level at $14.95 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $14.67.
Ratios:
For a deeper understanding of Hayward Holdings Inc’s stock, let’s take a closer look at its various ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 11.60 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 14.62. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.69 and its Current Ratio is at 2.62. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.76 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.74.
On January 11, 2024, Jefferies Downgraded its rating to Hold which previously was Buy and also lowered its target price recommendation from $15 to $14.
Stifel Downgraded its Buy to Hold on December 20, 2023, whereas the target price for the stock was revised from $13 to $13.50.
Insider Transactions:
Additionally, insider trades can be beneficial to investors who want to learn what the management thinks about stock prices in the future. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Jan 02 ’25 when HOLLERAN KEVIN sold 50,000 shares for $15.32 per share. The transaction valued at 766,030 led to the insider holds 522,799 shares of the business.
HOLLERAN KEVIN sold 50,000 shares of HAYW for $799,140 on Dec 02 ’24. The President and CEO now owns 522,799 shares after completing the transaction at $15.98 per share. On Nov 11 ’24, another insider, HOLLERAN KEVIN, who serves as the President and CEO of the company, sold 100,000 shares for $15.96 each. As a result, the insider received 1,596,170 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 3179672832 and an Enterprise Value of 3949881600. As of this moment, Hayward’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 34.37, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 19.60. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 2.91. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 3.17 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 2.32. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 3.938 whereas that against EBITDA is 15.816.
Stock Price History:
Over the past 52 weeks, HAYW has reached a high of $16.87, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $11.81. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -6.79%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 1.78%.
Shares Statistics:
For the past three months, HAYW has traded an average of 1.97M shares per day and 1437680 over the past ten days. A total of 215.41M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 174.71M. Insiders hold about 18.90% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 89.97% stake in the company. Shares short for HAYW as of 1734048000 were 8341566 with a Short Ratio of 4.24, compared to 1731628800 on 8628011. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 8341566 and a Short% of Float of 7.7299999999999995.
