Q1 2025 Earnings Forecast for Pool Co. (NASDAQ:POOL) Issued By Zacks Research

Pool Co. (NASDAQ:POOL) – Investment analysts at Zacks Research raised their Q1 2025 earnings estimates for shares of Pool in a report released on Monday, September 2nd. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now anticipates that the specialty retailer will earn $1.94 per share for the quarter, up from their prior forecast of $1.90. The consensus estimate for Pool’s current full-year earnings is $10.98 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Pool’s Q2 2025 earnings at $5.54 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $12.21 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $1.97 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $5.67 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $12.63 EPS.

Pool (NASDAQ:POOL) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, July 25th. The specialty retailer reported $4.99 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $4.90 by $0.09. The firm had revenue of $1.77 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.74 billion. Pool had a net margin of 8.58% and a return on equity of 32.85%. The company’s quarterly revenue was down 4.7% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $5.89 earnings per share.

POOL has been the subject of a number of other research reports. Wells Fargo & Company upped their target price on Pool from $285.00 to $330.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a report on Friday, July 26th. Bank of America dropped their target price on shares of Pool from $338.00 to $290.00 and set an “underperform” rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, June 25th. StockNews.com cut shares of Pool from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research report on Wednesday, August 7th. Oppenheimer raised their price objective on shares of Pool from $356.00 to $380.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Friday, July 26th. Finally, Loop Capital reduced their target price on Pool from $370.00 to $305.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, June 25th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, five have given a hold rating and three have given a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Pool has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $350.00.

Pool Trading Down 0.2 %

POOL opened at $341.37 on Thursday. The firm has a market capitalization of $13.06 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 26.71, a PEG ratio of 2.58 and a beta of 1.00. Pool has a one year low of $293.51 and a one year high of $422.73. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $339.81 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $362.16. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.75, a current ratio of 2.48 and a quick ratio of 0.88.

Pool Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, August 29th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, August 15th were paid a dividend of $1.20 per share. This represents a $4.80 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.41%. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, August 15th. Pool’s payout ratio is 37.56%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Pool

Several large investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Tortoise Investment Management LLC raised its stake in shares of Pool by 68.9% in the second quarter. Tortoise Investment Management LLC now owns 103 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $32,000 after purchasing an additional 42 shares during the last quarter. Crewe Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Pool by 232.4% during the 2nd quarter. Crewe Advisors LLC now owns 113 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $35,000 after acquiring an additional 79 shares during the last quarter. VisionPoint Advisory Group LLC grew its stake in shares of Pool by 11,800.0% in the fourth quarter. VisionPoint Advisory Group LLC now owns 119 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $47,000 after acquiring an additional 118 shares during the period. UMB Bank n.a. raised its holdings in shares of Pool by 221.6% during the first quarter. UMB Bank n.a. now owns 164 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $66,000 after purchasing an additional 113 shares during the last quarter. Finally, American National Bank bought a new position in Pool during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $90,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 98.99% of the company’s stock.

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.