William Blair Analysts Decrease Earnings Estimates for Pool

Pool Co. (NASDAQ:POOL) – Equities research analysts at William Blair reduced their Q1 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Pool in a report issued on Thursday, February 20th. William Blair analyst R. Merkel now anticipates that the specialty retailer will earn $1.48 per share for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $1.62. The consensus estimate for Pool’s current full-year earnings is $11.32 per share. William Blair also issued estimates for Pool’s Q2 2025 earnings at $5.17 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $1.14 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $12.66 EPS.

Other equities analysts also recently issued reports about the company. Stifel Nicolaus increased their target price on Pool from $335.00 to $340.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, October 28th. Oppenheimer increased their target price on Pool from $380.00 to $386.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Monday, October 28th. StockNews.com upgraded Pool from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Thursday, February 20th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company dropped their target price on Pool from $370.00 to $360.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, February 4th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, five have assigned a hold rating and three have assigned a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $368.00.

Pool Price Performance

Pool stock opened at $344.73 on Monday. The company has a current ratio of 2.05, a quick ratio of 0.77 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.71. The company has a market capitalization of $13.12 billion, a PE ratio of 30.56, a P/E/G ratio of 2.03 and a beta of 1.03. Pool has a 12 month low of $293.51 and a 12 month high of $422.73. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $343.12 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $355.63.

Pool (NASDAQ:POOL) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 20th. The specialty retailer reported $0.97 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.89 by $0.08. Pool had a return on equity of 31.11% and a net margin of 8.18%. The business had revenue of $987.48 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $961.04 million.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Pool

A number of hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Putney Financial Group LLC bought a new position in shares of Pool during the fourth quarter worth about $83,000. Forum Financial Management LP bought a new position in shares of Pool during the fourth quarter worth about $212,000. Castlekeep Investment Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in Pool during the fourth quarter worth approximately $3,255,000. Toronto Dominion Bank grew its stake in Pool by 49.4% during the fourth quarter. Toronto Dominion Bank now owns 20,395 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $6,953,000 after purchasing an additional 6,744 shares during the period. Finally, Vise Technologies Inc. acquired a new stake in Pool during the fourth quarter worth approximately $354,000. 98.99% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Pool Company Profile

Pool Corporation distributes swimming pool supplies, equipment, and related leisure products in the United States and internationally. The company offers maintenance products, including chemicals, supplies, and pool accessories; repair and replacement parts for pool equipment, such as cleaners, filters, heaters, pumps, and lights; and building materials, such as concrete, plumbing and electrical components, functional and decorative pool surfaces, decking materials, tiles, hardscapes, and natural stones for pool installations and remodeling.