At the time of writing, Hayward Holdings Inc [HAYW] stock is trading at $14.64, up 1.04%. It is a good measure of the stock’s recent performance to check whether the stock’s short-term value is rising or falling. The HAYW shares have gain 2.45% over the last week, with a monthly amount drifted -4.06%, and not seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.
From an analyst’s perspective:
Hayward Holdings Inc [NYSE: HAYW] stock has seen the most recent analyst activity on February 05, 2025, when Stifel upgraded its rating to a Buy but kept the price target unchanged to $16.50 for it. Previously, KeyBanc Capital Markets downgraded its rating to Sector Weight on January 06, 2025. On January 11, 2024, downgrade downgraded it’s rating to Hold and revised its price target to $14 on the stock. Stifel downgraded its rating to a Hold and increased its price target to $13.50 on December 20, 2023. Stifel upgraded its rating to a Buy and raised its price target to $16.50 on August 03, 2023. Stifel downgraded its rating to Hold for this stock on February 06, 2023, and upped its price target to $13. In a note dated January 04, 2023, Jefferies upgraded an Buy rating on this stock and boosted its target price from $9.50 to $15.
For the past year, the stock price of Hayward Holdings Inc fluctuated between $11.96 and $16.87. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $18 within the next 12 months. Hayward Holdings Inc [NYSE: HAYW] shares were valued at $14.64 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 22.95% based on the average HAYW price forecast.
Analyzing the HAYW fundamentals
According to Hayward Holdings Inc [NYSE:HAYW], the company’s sales were 1.05B for trailing twelve months, which represents an 17.45% jump. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.49% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.2%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.14%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.11%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.04, Equity is 0.09 and Total Capital is 0.08. Upon thorough examination of the company’s fundamental financial framework, it becomes apparent that the debt-to-equity ratio stands at 0.69.
Before buying any particular stock, readers tend to pay close attention to the indicators that support and create resistance. The company’s stock is currently sitting at 14.45 points at the first support level, and at 14.26 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 14.89, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 15.14.
Ratios To Look Out For
It is important to note that Hayward Holdings Inc [NYSE:HAYW] has a current ratio of 2.45. Further, the Quick Ratio stands at 1.76, while the Cash Ratio is 0.63. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 3.01, the price to book ratio is 2.22 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 27.33.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved Kevin Holleran, Officer, that happened on Mar 03 ’25 when 0.2 million shares were purchased. President and CEO, HOLLERAN KEVIN completed a deal on Feb 03 ’25 to sell 50000.0 shares. Meanwhile, President and CEO HOLLERAN KEVIN sold 50000.0 shares on Jan 02 ’25.
