PEAK6 LLC Buys Shares of 276,509 Hayward Holdings, Inc. $HAYW

PEAK6 LLC bought a new position in Hayward Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:HAYW) during the 2nd quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The fund bought 276,509 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $4,786,000.

Several other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in the company. Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund grew its stake in shares of Hayward by 1.8% in the 4th quarter. Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund now owns 45,672 shares of the company’s stock valued at $706,000 after buying an additional 800 shares in the last quarter. Hantz Financial Services Inc. lifted its stake in Hayward by 80.2% in the fourth quarter. Hantz Financial Services Inc. now owns 2,058 shares of the company’s stock valued at $32,000 after acquiring an additional 916 shares during the last quarter. Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund lifted its stake in Hayward by 0.8% in the first quarter. Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund now owns 112,055 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,499,000 after acquiring an additional 938 shares during the last quarter. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC grew its position in Hayward by 8.0% in the fourth quarter. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC now owns 13,903 shares of the company’s stock worth $215,000 after acquiring an additional 1,035 shares in the last quarter. Finally, GAMMA Investing LLC grew its position in Hayward by 33.6% in the second quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 4,760 shares of the company’s stock worth $82,000 after acquiring an additional 1,198 shares in the last quarter.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Hayward news, CEO Kevin Holleran sold 120,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, July 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $17.28, for a total transaction of $2,073,600.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 701,234 shares in the company, valued at $12,117,323.52. This represents a 14.61% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Over the last three months, insiders have sold 272,389 shares of company stock worth $4,415,044. 4.73% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Hayward Trading Up 0.5%

Shares of HAYW stock opened at $14.65 on Monday. Hayward Holdings, Inc. has a 12 month low of $12.93 and a 12 month high of $17.73. The company has a market cap of $3.11 billion, a PE ratio of 19.80, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.34 and a beta of 1.09. The company has a quick ratio of 2.49, a current ratio of 3.33 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.59. The business’s 50 day moving average is $15.41 and its two-hundred day moving average is $14.97.

Hayward (NYSE:HAYW) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, July 29th. The company reported $0.26 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.24 by $0.02. The business had revenue of $318.38 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $303.35 million. Hayward had a net margin of 13.83% and a return on equity of 11.61%. Hayward’s revenue for the quarter was up 6.3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned $0.24 earnings per share. Hayward has set its FY 2026 guidance at 0.840-0.870 EPS. Equities analysts predict that Hayward Holdings, Inc. will post 0.87 EPS for the current year.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of research firms have recently weighed in on HAYW. The Goldman Sachs Group restated a “neutral” rating on shares of Hayward in a report on Wednesday, July 29th. Zacks Research cut shares of Hayward from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Monday, April 27th. Cantor Fitzgerald reissued a “neutral” rating on shares of Hayward in a research report on Monday, July 6th. Weiss Ratings upgraded Hayward from a “hold (c)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a report on Thursday, July 30th. Finally, KeyCorp reaffirmed a “sector weight” rating on shares of Hayward in a research report on Monday, July 20th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and six have issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $17.50.

About Hayward

Hayward Holdings, Inc is a leading manufacturer and marketer of residential and commercial swimming pool equipment and related outdoor living products. The company designs, engineers and produces a comprehensive range of products that address water circulation, filtration, heating, sanitation, automation, lighting and cleaning needs for pools and spas. Hayward’s offerings include pumps, filters, heaters, salt and chemical sanitization systems, automation controls, lights, robotic cleaners and various accessories that serve both new pool construction and aftermarket renovation markets.

Hayward’s product portfolio is organized into several core categories.