Hayward Holdings, Inc. (HAYW)Industrials | Electrical Equipment & Parts | Charlotte, United States | NYSE
11.51 USD
-0.05
(-0.433%) ⇩
(Oct. 14, 2026, 4 p.m.
EDT)
After hours: 11.51 |
Hot Take ↕ | Oct. 10, 2026, 4:56 a.m. EDT
The immediate outlook is bearish, driven by a distinct lack of technical momentum and overwhelming speculative hedging. The stock is trading near its 52-week low, having failed to recover from a massive 60% drop last year, and the recent price action shows a steady grind lower with no signs of a reversal. While the long-term fundamentals are actually decent—supported by a fortress balance sheet, healthy operating margins, and a positive multi-year trajectory—the market has clearly lost faith in the near-term story. The absence of a dividend makes this a poor vehicle for income investors, and the heavy put open interest suggests smart money is betting against further declines. Until the price stabilizes above key moving averages or earnings provide a surprise catalyst, the risk-reward profile remains skewed toward the downside. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| MSTL ✓ | 0.086207 |
| AutoTheta | 0.088153 |
| AutoETS | 0.088228 |
| AutoARIMA | 0.088230 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: MSTL
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 44% |
| H-stat | 18.08 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.184 |
| Excess Kurtosis | -1.34 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Sector | Industrials |
| Debt to Equity Ratio | 63.255 |
| Revenue per Share | 5.381 |
| Market Cap | 2,441,496,576 |
| Trailing P/E | 15.77 |
| Forward P/E | 12.12 |
| Beta | 1.18 |
| Profit Margins | 13.83% |
| Website | https://hayward.com |
As of Oct. 10, 2026, 4:56 a.m. EDT: Speculators are overwhelmingly positioning for downside protection rather than upside participation. Put open interest significantly exceeds call open interest across all expirations, with heavy concentration in strikes below the current price (e.g., 11.0 and 13.0). Call activity is sparse and limited to far-out-of-the-money strikes, indicating a lack of aggressive bullish sentiment despite the stock trading near its 52-week low.
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| 52 Week Change | -0.2517799 |
| Address1 | 1,415 Vantage Park Drive |
| Address2 | Suite 400 |
| All Time High | 28.65 |
| All Time Low | 7.97 |
| Ask | 11.69 |
| Ask Size | 3,800 |
| Audit Risk | 3 |
| Average Analyst Rating | 2.4 - Buy |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 3,141,910 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 3,058,012 |
| Average Volume | 3,058,012 |
| Average Volume10Days | 3,141,910 |
| Beta | 1.178 |
| Bid | 11.32 |
| Bid Size | 5,400 |
| Board Risk | 5 |
| Book Value | 7.484 |
| City | Charlotte |
| Compensation As Of Epoch Date | 1,767,139,200 |
| Compensation Risk | 5 |
| Country | United States |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Current Price | 11.51 |
| Current Ratio | 3.327 |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Date Short Interest | 1,790,726,400 |
| Day High | 11.555 |
| Day Low | 11.4 |
| Debt To Equity | 63.255 |
| Display Name | Hayward |
| Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp End | 1,793,217,600 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp Start | 1,793,217,600 |
| Earnings Growth | 0.05 |
| Earnings Quarterly Growth | 0.018 |
| Earnings Timestamp | 1,793,190,600 |
| Earnings Timestamp End | 1,793,190,600 |
| Earnings Timestamp Start | 1,793,190,600 |
| Ebitda | 305,384,000 |
| Ebitda Margins | 0.26161 |
| Enterprise To Ebitda | 9.718 |
| Enterprise To Revenue | 2.542 |
| Enterprise Value | 2,967,589,376 |
| Eps Current Year | 0.86235 |
| Eps Forward | 0.94938 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | 0.73 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Exchange | NYQ |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 20 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fifty Day Average | 13.6016 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | -2.0915995 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | -0.15377599 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | -25.177992 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 17.73 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -6.2199993 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.3508178 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 11.24 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 0.27000046 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 0.024021393 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 11.24 - 17.73 |
| Financial Currency | USD |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 1,615,559,400,000 |
| Float Shares | 207,119,923 |
| Forward Eps | 0.94938 |
| Forward P E | 12.123702 |
| Free Cashflow | 164,106,256 |
| Full Exchange Name | NYSE |
| Full Time Employees | 1,960 |
| Fullday Change | 0.03999996 |
| Fullday Change Percent | 0.34722188 |
| Fullday Price | 11.51 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Governance Epoch Date | 1,790,812,800 |
| Gross Margins | 0.47951 |
| Gross Profits | 559,734,976 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Held Percent Insiders | 0.02242 |
| Held Percent Institutions | 1.10721 |
| Implied Shares Outstanding | 212,119,582 |
| Industry | Electrical Equipment & Parts |
| Industry Disp | Electrical Equipment & Parts |
| Industry Key | electrical-equipment-parts |
| Ipo Expected Date | 2,021-03-12 |
| Is Earnings Date Estimate | 0 |
| Language | en-US |
| Last Fiscal Year End | 1,767,139,200 |
| Long Business Summary | Hayward Holdings, Inc. designs, manufactures, and markets a portfolio of pool equipment and associated automation systems in North America, Europe, and internationally. It offers pool equipment, including pumps, filters, robotics, suction and pressure cleaners, water features and landscape lighting, water sanitizers, salt chlorine generators, gas heaters and heat pumps, safety equipment, and in-floor automated cleaning systems, as well as LED illumination solutions. The company sells its products through specialty distributors, retailers, pool builders, and buying groups. Hayward Holdings, Inc. was founded in 1925 and is headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina. |
| Long Name | Hayward Holdings, Inc. |
| Market | us_market |
| Market Cap | 2,441,496,576 |
| Market State | POSTPOST |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_704668472 |
| Most Recent Quarter | 1,782,518,400 |
| Net Income To Common | 161,414,000 |
| Next Fiscal Year End | 1,798,675,200 |
| Non Diluted Market Cap | 2,704,524,670 |
| Number Of Analyst Opinions | 7 |
| Open | 11.48 |
| Operating Cashflow | 239,235,008 |
| Operating Margins | 0.24106 |
| Overall Risk | 5 |
| Payout Ratio | 0.0 |
| Peg Ratio | 1.01 |
| Phone | 704 837 8002 |
| Post Market Change | 0.0 |
| Post Market Change Percent | 0.0 |
| Post Market Price | 11.51 |
| Post Market Time | 1,792,008,605 |
| Previous Close | 11.56 |
| Price Eps Current Year | 13.347249 |
| Price Hint | 2 |
| Price To Book | 1.5379477 |
| Price To Sales Trailing12 Months | 2.091567 |
| Profit Margins | 0.13828 |
| Quick Ratio | 2.304 |
| Quote Source Name | Nasdaq Real Time Price |
| Quote Type | EQUITY |
| Recommendation Key | buy |
| Recommendation Mean | 2.4 |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | -0.0500002 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | -0.432528 |
| Regular Market Day High | 11.555 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 11.4 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 11.4 - 11.555 |
| Regular Market Open | 11.48 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 11.56 |
| Regular Market Price | 11.51 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,792,008,002 |
| Regular Market Volume | 4,157,615 |
| Return On Assets | 0.05047 |
| Return On Equity | 0.104119994 |
| Revenue Growth | 0.063 |
| Revenue Per Share | 5.381 |
| Sand P52 Week Change | 0.17004645 |
| Sector | Industrials |
| Sector Disp | Industrials |
| Sector Key | industrials |
| Share Holder Rights Risk | 7 |
| Shares Outstanding | 212,119,582 |
| Shares Percent Shares Out | 0.0425 |
| Shares Short | 9,021,570 |
| Shares Short Previous Month Date | 1,788,134,400 |
| Shares Short Prior Month | 9,037,268 |
| Short Name | Hayward Holdings, Inc. |
| Short Percent Of Float | 0.048899997 |
| Short Ratio | 2.45 |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| State | NC |
| Symbol | HAYW |
| Target High Price | 19.5 |
| Target Low Price | 13.0 |
| Target Mean Price | 16.5 |
| Target Median Price | 18.0 |
| Total Cash | 487,280,992 |
| Total Cash Per Share | 2.297 |
| Total Debt | 1,013,374,016 |
| Total Revenue | 1,167,304,960 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Trailing Eps | 0.73 |
| Trailing P E | 15.767123 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | 1.112 |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 14.7503 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | -3.2403002 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | -0.2196769 |
| Type Disp | Equity |
| Volume | 4,157,615 |
| Website | https://hayward.com |
| Zip | 28,203 |