Hayward Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:HAYW) CEO Sells $726,000.00 in Stock

Hayward Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:HAYW) CEO Kevin Holleran sold 50,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Monday, February 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $14.52, for a total value of $726,000.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer now owns 522,799 shares in the company, valued at $7,591,041.48. This represents a 8.73 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink.

Kevin Holleran also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Monday, November 11th, Kevin Holleran sold 100,000 shares of Hayward stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $15.96, for a total value of $1,596,000.00.

Hayward Stock Down 0.6 %

Shares of Hayward stock traded down $0.09 during trading on Tuesday, reaching $14.25. The stock had a trading volume of 1,576,413 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,506,928. 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 company has a market capitalization of $3.07 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 33.92, a P/E/G ratio of 1.95 and a beta of 1.16. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $15.40 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $14.98. Hayward Holdings, Inc. has a 52 week low of $11.96 and a 52 week high of $16.87.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Hayward

Several institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Algert Global LLC bought a new stake in shares of Hayward in the second quarter worth $186,000. CWM LLC lifted its position in Hayward by 8,877.3% during the 3rd quarter. CWM LLC now owns 32,049 shares of the company’s stock worth $492,000 after buying an additional 31,692 shares in the last quarter. Birch Hill Investment Advisors LLC acquired a new position in shares of Hayward during the 3rd quarter worth about $596,000. Blue Trust Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Hayward by 2,710.1% in the 3rd quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 2,220 shares of the company’s stock valued at $34,000 after acquiring an additional 2,141 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Jade Capital Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Hayward in the third quarter valued at about $2,301,000.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of brokerages recently issued reports on HAYW. KeyCorp restated a “sector weight” rating on shares of Hayward in a report on Monday, January 6th. Robert W. Baird increased their price target on Hayward from $19.00 to $20.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Wednesday, October 30th. Stifel Nicolaus lifted their price objective on Hayward from $15.50 to $16.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a report on Monday, October 28th. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group increased their target price on Hayward from $14.00 to $16.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Wednesday, October 30th.

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.