Pool (NASDAQ:POOL) Issues Quarterly Earnings Results

Pool (NASDAQ:POOL) released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday. The specialty retailer reported $0.97 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.89 by $0.08, Zacks reports. Pool had a return on equity of 31.89% and a net margin of 8.42%. Pool updated its FY 2025 guidance to 11.000-11.500 EPS.

Pool Stock Up 3.7 %

NASDAQ:POOL traded up $12.67 during mid-day trading on Thursday, hitting $353.54. 446,983 shares of the company’s stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 360,460. The company has a fifty day moving average of $344.35 and a 200 day moving average of $355.74. Pool has a twelve month low of $293.51 and a twelve month high of $422.73. The company has a market capitalization of $13.46 billion, a P/E ratio of 30.30, a P/E/G ratio of 1.95 and a beta of 1.03. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.61, a quick ratio of 0.77 and a current ratio of 2.39.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of equities analysts have recently commented on the company. Loop Capital lifted their target price on Pool from $345.00 to $395.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a report on Friday, October 25th. StockNews.com cut Pool from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a report on Saturday, February 8th. Wells Fargo & Company dropped their price objective on Pool from $370.00 to $360.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, February 4th. Oppenheimer lifted 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. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus lifted 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. Two analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, four have assigned a hold rating and three have issued a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $368.00.

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.