William Blair Issues Negative Forecast for Pool Earnings

Pool Co. (NASDAQ:POOL) – Equities researchers at William Blair decreased their Q1 2025 EPS estimates for Pool in a research report issued to clients and investors on Friday, January 31st. William Blair analyst R. Merkel now expects that the specialty retailer will earn $1.62 per share for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $1.77. The consensus estimate for Pool’s current full-year earnings is $11.03 per share. William Blair also issued estimates for Pool’s Q2 2025 earnings at $5.22 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $3.45 EPS and Q4 2025 earnings at $0.96 EPS.

Several other brokerages also recently issued reports on POOL. StockNews.com raised Pool from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Friday, January 31st. Wells Fargo & Company cut their target price on shares of Pool from $370.00 to $360.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday. Stifel Nicolaus upped their price target on shares of Pool from $335.00 to $340.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday, October 28th. Oppenheimer boosted their price objective on Pool from $380.00 to $386.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Monday, October 28th. Finally, Robert W. Baird boosted their price target on Pool from $377.00 to $408.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Wednesday, October 16th. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, five have issued a hold rating and three have issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $368.00.

Pool Stock Performance

Shares of POOL opened at $339.35 on Monday. The company has a market cap of $12.92 billion, a PE ratio of 29.20, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.93 and a beta of 1.03. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $352.49 and a 200-day moving average of $357.08. Pool has a one year low of $293.51 and a one year high of $422.73. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.61, a current ratio of 2.39 and a quick ratio of 0.77.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Pool

Several hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the company. International Assets Investment Management LLC boosted its position in shares of Pool by 37,863.6% during the 3rd quarter. International Assets Investment Management LLC now owns 137,808 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $51,926,000 after acquiring an additional 137,445 shares in the last quarter. Versor Investments LP bought a new stake in Pool during the third quarter worth $720,000. Parnassus Investments LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Pool by 3.5% in the 3rd quarter. Parnassus Investments LLC now owns 204,730 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $77,142,000 after purchasing an additional 6,987 shares in the last quarter. Sumitomo Life Insurance Co. increased its stake in shares of Pool by 1.7% in the 3rd quarter. Sumitomo Life Insurance Co. now owns 5,121 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $1,930,000 after purchasing an additional 85 shares during the last quarter. Finally, National Bank of Canada FI raised its holdings in shares of Pool by 46.6% during the 3rd quarter. National Bank of Canada FI now owns 15,576 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $5,869,000 after buying an additional 4,954 shares in the last quarter. 98.99% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

About Pool

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.