Dakota Active Equity ETF (NASDAQ:DAK) versus Hayward (NYSE:HAYW) Financial Analysis

Dakota Active Equity ETF (NASDAQ:DAK) and Hayward (NYSE:HAYW) are both industrials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, valuation, institutional ownership, earnings, dividends, analyst recommendations and profitability.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent recommendations for Dakota Active Equity ETF and Hayward, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Dakota Active Equity ETF	0	4	4	0	2.77
Hayward	0	3	2	0	2.40

Dakota Active Equity ETF currently has a consensus price target of $28.70, indicating a potential upside of 0.00%. Hayward has a consensus price target of $17.50, indicating a potential upside of 23.68%. Given Hayward’s higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Hayward is more favorable than Dakota Active Equity ETF.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Dakota Active Equity ETF and Hayward”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Dakota Active Equity ETF	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Hayward	$1.12 billion	2.74	$151.57 million	$0.73	19.38

Hayward has higher revenue and earnings than Dakota Active Equity ETF.

Profitability

This table compares Dakota Active Equity ETF and Hayward’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Dakota Active Equity ETF	N/A	N/A	N/A
Hayward	13.98%	11.45%	5.77%

Risk & Volatility

Dakota Active Equity ETF has a beta of 0.98, meaning that its stock price is 2% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Hayward has a beta of 1.12, meaning that its stock price is 12% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Hayward beats Dakota Active Equity ETF on 6 of the 8 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.