Hayward (HAYW) Projected to Post Earnings on Thursday

Hayward (NYSE:HAYW) is projected to release its Q1 2025 earnings data 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 announced 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. The business had revenue of $327.08 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $302.76 million. Hayward had a return on equity of 9.93% and a net margin of 9.47%. 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 Hayward stock opened at $13.14 on Tuesday. Hayward has a 12 month low of $11.10 and a 12 month high of $16.87. 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 business has a fifty day simple moving average of $13.42 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $14.70. The firm has a market capitalization of $2.84 billion, a P/E ratio of 31.29, a P/E/G ratio of 1.87 and a beta of 1.14.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

HAYW has been the topic of several research reports. Robert W. Baird raised their target price on shares of Hayward from $17.00 to $18.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Friday, February 28th. Stifel Nicolaus upgraded shares of Hayward from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $16.50 price target on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, February 5th. KeyCorp restated a “sector weight” rating on shares of Hayward in a research report on Monday, January 6th. Finally, Wolfe Research downgraded shares of Hayward from an “outperform” rating to a “peer perform” rating in a research report on Thursday, April 3rd. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and one has issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $17.13.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, CEO Kevin Holleran sold 50,000 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, April 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $12.52, for a total value of $626,000.00. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer now owns 623,540 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $7,806,720.80. This represents a 7.42 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. 5.06% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Hayward Company Profile

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.