Pool (NASDAQ:POOL) Announces Quarterly Earnings Results

Pool (NASDAQ:POOL) issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday. The specialty retailer reported $0.97 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.89 by $0.08, Zacks reports. The business had revenue of $987.48 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $961.04 million. Pool had a return on equity of 31.11% and a net margin of 8.18%. Pool updated its FY 2025 guidance to 11.000-11.500 EPS.

Pool Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:POOL traded down $0.32 during trading on Friday, hitting $344.00. 780,403 shares of the company’s stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 361,918. The company has a market cap of $13.09 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 30.50, a PEG ratio of 2.03 and a beta of 1.03. The business’s 50-day simple moving average is $343.47 and its 200 day simple moving average is $355.62. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.71, a current ratio of 2.05 and a quick ratio of 0.77. Pool has a 52-week low of $293.51 and a 52-week high of $422.73.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of analysts have commented on POOL shares. Oppenheimer upped their price target on Pool from $380.00 to $386.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Monday, October 28th. Wells Fargo & Company reduced their price target 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. Loop Capital upped their price target on Pool from $345.00 to $395.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research report on Friday, October 25th. StockNews.com upgraded Pool from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Thursday. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus upped their price target on Pool from $335.00 to $340.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, October 28th. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, five have given a hold rating and three have given a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus 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.