Hayward Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:HAYW) Shares Bought by Diversified Trust Co

Diversified Trust Co lifted its stake in Hayward Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:HAYW) by 26.5% in the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 52,181 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 10,922 shares during the period. Diversified Trust Co’s holdings in Hayward were worth $799,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

A number of other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its stake in Hayward by 16.0% during the third quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 13,536,985 shares of the company’s stock valued at $190,871,000 after purchasing an additional 1,871,680 shares during the last quarter. Public Employees Retirement Association of Colorado lifted its stake in Hayward by 4,616.3% during the fourth quarter. Public Employees Retirement Association of Colorado now owns 853,267 shares of the company’s stock valued at $11,604,000 after purchasing an additional 835,175 shares during the last quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP lifted its stake in Hayward by 24.0% during the fourth quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 3,419,859 shares of the company’s stock valued at $46,511,000 after purchasing an additional 662,795 shares during the last quarter. Teachers Retirement System of The State of Kentucky acquired a new stake in shares of Hayward during the third quarter valued at approximately $8,611,000. Finally, Schroder Investment Management Group raised its holdings in shares of Hayward by 17.5% during the fourth quarter. Schroder Investment Management Group now owns 3,670,574 shares of the company’s stock valued at $49,920,000 after acquiring an additional 546,400 shares during the period.

Hayward Stock Down 0.2 %

Hayward stock opened at $12.11 on Wednesday. The firm has a market cap of $2.60 billion, a PE ratio of 33.63, a P/E/G ratio of 1.69 and a beta of 1.21. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.82, a quick ratio of 2.34 and a current ratio of 3.37. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $13.79 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $13.62. Hayward Holdings, Inc. has a twelve month low of $9.80 and a twelve month high of $16.04.

Hayward (NYSE:HAYW) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, May 2nd. The company reported $0.07 earnings per share for the quarter, meeting the consensus estimate of $0.07. Hayward had a net margin of 8.25% and a return on equity of 9.46%. The firm had revenue of $212.57 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $207.33 million. On average, research analysts predict that Hayward Holdings, Inc. will post 0.57 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

HAYW has been the topic of a number of recent analyst reports. The Goldman Sachs Group cut their price target on shares of Hayward from $15.00 to $13.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday. Stifel Nicolaus boosted their price target on shares of Hayward from $13.50 to $14.50 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a report on Tuesday, March 5th. Four analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and one has given a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $14.30.

Insider Transactions at Hayward

In other news, CEO Kevin Holleran sold 42,857 shares of the stock in a transaction on Wednesday, April 17th. The shares were sold at an average price of $13.34, for a total transaction of $571,712.38. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer now owns 522,799 shares in the company, valued at approximately $6,974,138.66. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. Insiders have sold a total of 128,571 shares of company stock worth $1,785,423 in the last 90 days. 3.25% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Hayward Company Profile

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.