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

Hayward Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:HAYW) CEO Kevin Holleran sold 50,000 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, February 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $14.52, for a total value of $726,000.00. Following 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 sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website.

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 transaction of $1,596,000.00.

Hayward Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE HAYW opened at $14.59 on Thursday. The firm has a market capitalization of $3.14 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 34.75, a PEG ratio of 1.95 and a beta of 1.16. Hayward Holdings, Inc. has a one year low of $11.96 and a one year high of $16.87. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $15.33 and a 200 day simple moving average of $15.00. The company has a current ratio of 2.62, a quick ratio of 1.69 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.70.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

HAYW has been the subject of a number of research analyst reports. Stifel Nicolaus raised shares of Hayward from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $16.50 target price for the company in a research report on Wednesday. KeyCorp reaffirmed a “sector weight” rating on shares of Hayward in a report on Monday, January 6th. The Goldman Sachs Group raised their price target on shares of Hayward from $14.00 to $16.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 30th. Finally, Robert W. Baird upped their price objective on shares of Hayward from $19.00 to $20.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 30th.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Hayward

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

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.