Kevin Holleran Sells 50,000 Shares of Hayward Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:HAYW) Stock

Hayward Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:HAYW) CEO Kevin Holleran sold 50,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated 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 approximately $7,591,041.48. This trade represents a 8.73 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at 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 shares were sold at an average price of $15.96, for a total transaction of $1,596,000.00.

Hayward Stock Up 2.4 %

Shares of HAYW stock opened at $14.59 on Thursday. The business’s fifty day moving average is $15.33 and its 200-day moving average is $15.00. The stock has a market cap of $3.14 billion, a PE ratio of 34.75, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.95 and a beta of 1.16. Hayward Holdings, Inc. has a 1 year low of $11.96 and a 1 year high of $16.87. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.70, a quick ratio of 1.69 and a current ratio of 2.62.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Hayward

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Blue Trust Inc. increased its stake in Hayward by 2,710.1% in the 3rd quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 2,220 shares of the company’s stock worth $34,000 after purchasing an additional 2,141 shares in the last quarter. Capital Performance Advisors LLP acquired a new stake in Hayward during the third quarter valued at $43,000. True Wealth Design LLC purchased a new position in Hayward in the third quarter valued at about $44,000. Harbor Investment Advisory LLC increased its holdings in Hayward by 98.0% in the fourth quarter. Harbor Investment Advisory LLC now owns 5,099 shares of the company’s stock worth $78,000 after buying an additional 2,524 shares during the last quarter. Finally, KBC Group NV increased its stake in shares of Hayward by 56.2% during the 4th quarter. KBC Group NV now owns 6,343 shares of the company’s stock worth $97,000 after purchasing an additional 2,283 shares during the last quarter.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several analysts have issued reports on HAYW shares. Stifel Nicolaus upgraded Hayward from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $16.50 price objective on the stock in a research note on Wednesday. Robert W. Baird increased their target price on Hayward from $19.00 to $20.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 30th. The Goldman Sachs Group lifted their price objective on shares of Hayward from $14.00 to $16.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 30th. Finally, KeyCorp reiterated a “sector weight” rating on shares of Hayward in a research report on Monday, January 6th.

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.