Why HAYW Stock surged +5.27% Today — RQD Quant Desk Flash

$15.57 +5.27% NYSE • Public Delayed / 60s Snapshot

Hayward Holdings Inc. (HAYW) carries a Roarable Rating of C+ (Hold) with 67/100 RQD Confidence. The underlying business is intact, so current owners don’t need to panic-sell—but mixed big-money flow or rich pricing means new buyers can afford to wait for either a pullback or a B-or-higher upgrade.

ROARABLE C+ • HOLD / WATCH Cap $3.24B
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Why HAYW Stock surged +5.27% Today — RQD Quant Desk Flash

Hayward Holdings Inc. (HAYW) surged +5.27% to $15.57 as options desks priced 61% call premium vs. 39% put protection around the $15 max-pain magnet. Solid 48% profit margin (10% return on capital), mixed timing at 21x P/E—hold if owned, no rush to chase.

  • ▸Technical Tape: Trading at 70% of its 52-week range ($11.24 – $17.42) with RSI-14 at 84.5 (OVERBOUGHT (>70)).
  • ▸Whale Options Positioning: $2.8M in bullish call flow vs. $1.7M in put flow (Put/Call 0.63x, implied earnings swing ±6.7%).
  • ▸Fundamental Anchor: Roarable C+ (Hold) backed by 48% gross margin and $227.3M annual free cash flow.
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MARKET WIREYahoo • 19h ago
5 must-read analyst questions from Hayward’s Q3 earnings call

Hayward’s third quarter outperformed Wall Street’s expectations as the company leveraged robust aftermarket demand and continued share gains in North America. Management noted that higher volumes and effective pricing ac

MARKET WIREYahoo • 1d ago
Hayward (HAYW) Stock Gains Ground As Q3 Earnings Lift Margins

Hayward Holdings came into the Q3 print with the stock already on a solid run, up roughly 26% over the past month, and the latest session added another 5.3% to about $15.57. That is the short term story. The headline fro

CATALYSTYahoo • 3d ago
Why is Hayward (HAYW) stock soaring today

Shares of pool equipment and automation systems manufacturer Hayward Holdings (NYSE:HAYW) jumped 12.4% in the afternoon session after the company reported third-quarter fiscal 2026 financial results and increased its ful

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HAYW // CANDLESTICK & AUTO-TRENDLINE WORKSTATION6M: +7.40%📐 HORIZONTAL RANGE
2026-10-30O $15.66H $16.15L $15.58C $16.12VOL 5.84M
RES: $19.50SUP: $10.60SMA50: $12.98SMA200: $14.55
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Share Count & Dilution Monitor (#25)

Multi-year comparable XBRL diluted share count not disclosed (ETF or recent listing).

Reverse-DCF Expectations Hurdle (#30)
15.1%/yr Implied 5Y Growth

vs. +6.7% actual YoY revenue growth (assuming 9.25% cost of equity & 16.5x terminal multiple).

Ellis Vennor Setup Ledger (#33)

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Why is HAYW stock moving today?

Why HAYW Stock surged +5.27% Today — RQD Quant Desk Flash. Solid 48% profit margin (10% return on capital), mixed timing at 21x P/E—hold if owned, no rush to chase.