Pool Corporation (NASDAQ:POOL) Given Average Rating of "Hold" by Analysts

Key Points

• Pool Corporation (NASDAQ:POOL) has received an average rating of "Hold" from eleven analysts, with nine holding this recommendation and two advising a buy.
• The company reported earnings of $5.17 per share for the last quarter, surpassing estimates, and set a full-year guidance of 10.700-11.200 EPS for FY 2025.
• Pool recently announced a quarterly dividend of $1.25 per share, reflecting an annual yield of 1.7% with a payout ratio of 46.13%.

Pool Corporation (NASDAQ:POOL - Get Free Report) has been given an average rating of "Hold" by the eleven analysts that are covering the stock, Marketbeat reports. Nine analysts have rated the stock with a hold recommendation and two have given a buy recommendation to the company. The average 1 year price target among brokers that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $342.1429.

POOL has been the topic of several research analyst reports. Wells Fargo & Company boosted their price target on shares of Pool from $300.00 to $320.00 and gave the company an "equal weight" rating in a report on Tuesday, July 8th. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a "hold (c-)" rating on shares of Pool in a research note on Wednesday, October 8th. Guggenheim initiated coverage on shares of Pool in a research note on Wednesday, October 8th. They issued a "neutral" rating for the company. Wall Street Zen raised shares of Pool from a "sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Saturday, July 26th. Finally, KeyCorp assumed coverage on shares of Pool in a research note on Tuesday, September 30th. They issued a "sector weight" rating for the company.

Pool Trading Down 0.1%

NASDAQ POOL opened at $290.17 on Friday. Pool has a twelve month low of $282.22 and a twelve month high of $395.60. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.93, a quick ratio of 0.87 and a current ratio of 2.52. The stock has a market cap of $10.83 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 26.77, a PEG ratio of 3.97 and a beta of 1.11. The firm's 50 day moving average price is $313.15 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $306.99.

Pool (NASDAQ:POOL - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, July 24th. The specialty retailer reported $5.17 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $5.12 by $0.05. Pool had a net margin of 7.79% and a return on equity of 30.99%. The firm had revenue of $1.78 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $1.79 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $4.99 EPS. The company's quarterly revenue was up .9% compared to the same quarter last year. Pool has set its FY 2025 guidance at 10.700-11.200 EPS. Equities analysts anticipate that Pool will post 11.32 EPS for the current year.

Pool Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, August 28th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, August 14th were given a dividend of $1.25 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, August 14th. This represents a $5.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.7%. Pool's payout ratio is currently 46.13%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of POOL. GAMMA Investing LLC lifted its position in Pool by 5.7% during the 1st quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 816 shares of the specialty retailer's stock worth $260,000 after acquiring an additional 44 shares during the last quarter. Exchange Traded Concepts LLC raised its position in shares of Pool by 15.0% during the first quarter. Exchange Traded Concepts LLC now owns 484 shares of the specialty retailer's stock valued at $154,000 after buying an additional 63 shares during the last quarter. State of Alaska Department of Revenue raised its position in shares of Pool by 2.6% during the first quarter. State of Alaska Department of Revenue now owns 4,457 shares of the specialty retailer's stock valued at $1,418,000 after buying an additional 115 shares during the last quarter. Blue Trust Inc. raised its position in shares of Pool by 20.3% during the first quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 225 shares of the specialty retailer's stock valued at $72,000 after buying an additional 38 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Osborne Partners Capital Management LLC raised its position in shares of Pool by 2.1% during the first quarter. Osborne Partners Capital Management LLC now owns 33,455 shares of the specialty retailer's stock valued at $10,650,000 after buying an additional 692 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds 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.

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