Janus International Group (NYSE:JBI) and Hayward (NYSE:HAYW) Head-To-Head Contrast

Hayward (NYSE:HAYW) and Janus International Group (NYSE:JBI) are both industrials companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, analyst recommendations, dividends, institutional ownership, earnings, risk and valuation.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

88.8% of Janus International Group shares are held by institutional investors. 4.7% of Hayward shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 4.7% of Janus International Group shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Volatility and Risk

Hayward has a beta of 1.18, meaning that its share price is 18% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Janus International Group has a beta of 1.43, meaning that its share price is 43% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current ratings for Hayward and Janus International Group, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Hayward	0	7	2	0	2.22
Janus International Group	1	2	1	0	2.00

Hayward currently has a consensus target price of $17.50, indicating a potential upside of 42.35%. Janus International Group has a consensus target price of $7.30, indicating a potential upside of 68.79%. Given Janus International Group’s higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Janus International Group is more favorable than Hayward.

Profitability

This table compares Hayward and Janus International Group’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Hayward	13.83%	11.61%	5.91%
Janus International Group	3.68%	11.27%	4.88%

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Hayward and Janus International Group”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Hayward	$1.12 billion	2.32	$151.57 million	$0.74	16.61
Janus International Group	$884.20 million	0.67	$53.80 million	$0.24	18.02

Hayward has higher revenue and earnings than Janus International Group. Hayward is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Janus International Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Summary

Hayward beats Janus International Group on 10 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

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. It sells its products through specialty distributors, retailers, and buying groups. The company was founded in 1925 and is headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina.

About Janus International Group

Janus International Group, Inc. manufacturers and supplies turn-key self-storage, and commercial and industrial building solutions in North America and internationally. The company offers roll up and swing doors, hallway systems, relocatable storage moveable additional storage structures units, and other solutions. It also provides facility and door automation and access control technologies; and Noke smart entry system. The company was founded in 2002 and is headquartered in Temple, Georgia.