Hayward (NYSE:HAYW) Updates FY 2026 Earnings Guidance

Hayward (NYSE:HAYW) issued an update on its FY 2026 earnings guidance on Wednesday morning. The company provided earnings per share guidance of 0.820-0.860 for the period, compared to the consensus earnings per share estimate of 0.800. The company issued revenue guidance of $1.2 billion-$1.2 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $1.1 billion.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of research analysts have issued reports on HAYW shares. Zacks Research downgraded shares of Hayward from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, December 29th. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Hayward in a report on Monday, December 29th. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus restated a “buy” rating and issued a $19.50 price objective (up from $19.00) on shares of Hayward in a research report on Thursday. One analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating and four have given a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, Hayward has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $18.75.

Hayward Price Performance

HAYW traded up $0.14 during trading on Friday, hitting $15.92. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 589,606 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,812,137. The company has a current ratio of 2.94, a quick ratio of 2.31 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.59. The business’s fifty day simple moving average is $16.21 and its 200 day simple moving average is $15.92. The firm has a market capitalization of $3.45 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 23.45, a P/E/G ratio of 1.40 and a beta of 1.13. Hayward has a twelve month low of $11.10 and a twelve month high of $17.73.

Hayward (NYSE:HAYW) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, February 25th. The company reported $0.29 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.28 by $0.01. Hayward had a net margin of 13.51% and a return on equity of 11.27%. The firm had revenue of $349.38 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $332.84 million. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $0.27 EPS. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 6.8% on a year-over-year basis. Hayward has set its FY 2026 guidance at 0.820-0.860 EPS. On average, equities research analysts forecast that Hayward will post 0.6 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Insider Activity at Hayward

In other Hayward news, CEO Kevin Holleran sold 52,389 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Monday, February 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $16.05, for a total value of $840,843.45. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 623,540 shares in the company, valued at $10,007,817. This represents a 7.75% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Insiders sold 165,350 shares of company stock worth $2,655,570 in the last three months. 5.06% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in HAYW. AQR Capital Management LLC increased its holdings in Hayward by 66.8% in the fourth quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 4,191,014 shares of the company’s stock worth $64,751,000 after buying an additional 1,678,955 shares during the last quarter. Schonfeld Strategic Advisors LLC boosted its stake in shares of Hayward by 123.9% during the 3rd quarter. Schonfeld Strategic Advisors LLC now owns 1,331,049 shares of the company’s stock worth $20,125,000 after buying an additional 736,549 shares during the last quarter. Bank of America Corp DE increased its position in shares of Hayward by 31.5% in the second quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 3,026,888 shares of the company’s stock valued at $41,771,000 after acquiring an additional 725,084 shares during the last quarter. Gotham Asset Management LLC increased its holdings in Hayward by 33.3% during the fourth quarter. Gotham Asset Management LLC now owns 2,594,594 shares of the company’s stock worth $40,086,000 after buying an additional 647,457 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Wellington Management Group LLP lifted its position in Hayward by 9.1% during the third quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP now owns 7,546,816 shares of the company’s stock worth $114,108,000 after acquiring an additional 627,866 shares during the last quarter.

Hayward Company Profile

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.