Hayward (HAYW) & Its Peers Head-To-Head Contrast

Hayward (NYSE:HAYW) is one of 93 public companies in the “Building Products” industry, but how does it compare to its competitors? We will compare Hayward to related businesses based on the strength of its dividends, institutional ownership, risk, earnings, analyst recommendations, profitability and valuation.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

63.6% of shares of all “Building Products” companies are owned by institutional investors. 4.7% of Hayward shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 10.2% of shares of all “Building Products” companies are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Risk & Volatility

Hayward has a beta of 1.13, meaning that its stock price is 13% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Hayward’s competitors have a beta of 1.07, meaning that their average stock price is 7% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent ratings and price targets for Hayward and its competitors, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Hayward	1	6	2	0	2.11
Hayward Competitors	745	3944	5074	241	2.48

Hayward currently has a consensus price target of $17.12, indicating a potential upside of 2.27%. As a group, “Building Products” companies have a potential upside of 25.22%. Given Hayward’s competitors stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Hayward has less favorable growth aspects than its competitors.

Profitability

This table compares Hayward and its competitors’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Hayward	14.35%	11.95%	6.11%
Hayward Competitors	3.89%	-38.18%	5.03%

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Hayward and its competitors top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Hayward	$1.18 billion	$151.57 million	21.47
Hayward Competitors	$4.05 billion	$4.65 billion	39.15

Hayward’s competitors have higher revenue and earnings than Hayward. Hayward is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its competitors, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.

Summary

Hayward competitors beat Hayward on 9 of the 13 factors compared.

About Hayward

Hayward Holdings, Inc. designs, manufactures and markets equipment and technology for residential and commercial swimming pools, spas and other aquatic settings. Its products help manage water circulation, filtration, heating, cleaning and treatment. The company’s offerings include pumps, filters, heaters, automatic cleaners, lighting, sanitization systems and controls, as well as connected products that support pool automation. Hayward also serves the broader outdoor-living and wellness markets with equipment for spas and related applications.