Hayward (HAYW) Projected to Post Earnings on Thursday

Hayward (NYSE:HAYW) is anticipated to post its Q1 2025 quarterly earnings results before the market opens on Thursday, May 1st. Analysts expect Hayward to post earnings of $0.09 per share and revenue of $216.37 million for the quarter. Hayward has set its FY 2025 guidance at EPS.

Hayward (NYSE:HAYW) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 27th. The company reported $0.27 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.24 by $0.03. Hayward had a return on equity of 9.93% and a net margin of 9.47%. The firm had revenue of $327.08 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $302.76 million. On average, analysts expect Hayward to post $1 EPS for the current fiscal year and $1 EPS for the next fiscal year.

Hayward Stock Performance

Shares of HAYW opened at $13.14 on Tuesday. Hayward has a 12 month low of $11.10 and a 12 month high of $16.87. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $13.42 and a 200-day moving average price of $14.70. The company has a current ratio of 2.62, a quick ratio of 1.69 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.70. The firm has a market cap of $2.84 billion, a PE ratio of 31.29, a P/E/G ratio of 1.87 and a beta of 1.14.

Insider Buying and Selling at Hayward

In other Hayward news, CEO Kevin Holleran sold 50,000 shares of Hayward stock in a transaction dated Thursday, April 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $12.52, for a total transaction of $626,000.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer now owns 623,540 shares in the company, valued at approximately $7,806,720.80. This trade represents a 7.42 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Company insiders own 5.06% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several brokerages have recently commented on HAYW. Stifel Nicolaus upgraded Hayward from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $16.50 price objective for the company in a report on Wednesday, February 5th. Robert W. Baird raised their target price on Hayward from $17.00 to $18.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Friday, February 28th. KeyCorp restated a “sector weight” rating on shares of Hayward in a research note on Monday, January 6th. Finally, Wolfe Research lowered Hayward from an “outperform” rating to a “peer perform” rating in a research note on Thursday, April 3rd. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and one has assigned a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $17.13.

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.