Pool Co. (NASDAQ:POOL) Expected to Post Q1 2025 Earnings of $1.94 Per Share

Pool Co. (NASDAQ:POOL) – Stock analysts at Zacks Research upped their Q1 2025 earnings per share estimates for Pool in a research note issued to investors on Monday, September 2nd. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now forecasts that the specialty retailer will post earnings of $1.94 per share for the quarter, up from their previous 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 announced its earnings results on Thursday, July 25th. The specialty retailer reported $4.99 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $4.90 by $0.09. Pool had a net margin of 8.58% and a return on equity of 32.85%. The business had revenue of $1.77 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.74 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $5.89 EPS. The company’s quarterly revenue was down 4.7% compared to the same quarter last year.

Other equities analysts have also recently issued research reports about the company. Stephens dropped their price objective on Pool from $425.00 to $350.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, June 25th. The Goldman Sachs Group raised their target price on Pool from $365.00 to $415.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, July 26th. Robert W. Baird upped their price objective on Pool from $305.00 to $377.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Friday, July 26th. Stifel Nicolaus raised their price target on shares of Pool from $310.00 to $335.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research note on Friday, August 30th. Finally, Bank of America dropped their price target on shares of Pool from $338.00 to $290.00 and set an “underperform” rating for the company in a research note 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 assigned a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Pool presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $350.00.

Pool Trading Up 1.3 %

Shares of Pool stock opened at $344.53 on Thursday. The company has a market capitalization of $13.18 billion, a P/E ratio of 26.96, a P/E/G ratio of 2.58 and a beta of 1.00. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.75, a quick ratio of 0.88 and a current ratio of 2.48. The company has a fifty day moving average of $338.44 and a 200 day moving average of $362.63. Pool has a fifty-two week low of $293.51 and a fifty-two week high of $422.73.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of large investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. Kayne Anderson Rudnick Investment Management LLC lifted its position in shares of Pool by 1.6% during the second quarter. Kayne Anderson Rudnick Investment Management LLC now owns 2,102,921 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $646,291,000 after purchasing an additional 33,955 shares in the last quarter. Blair William & Co. IL grew its position in shares of Pool by 1.3% in the 2nd quarter. Blair William & Co. IL now owns 854,709 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $262,678,000 after acquiring an additional 11,059 shares during the period. Wasatch Advisors LP increased its holdings in shares of Pool by 9.6% in the first quarter. Wasatch Advisors LP now owns 525,004 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $211,839,000 after purchasing an additional 45,953 shares during the last quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp increased its position in Pool by 26.6% during the second quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 433,166 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $133,125,000 after acquiring an additional 90,951 shares during the period. Finally, American Century Companies Inc. raised its holdings in Pool by 9.6% in the 2nd quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 430,300 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $132,244,000 after acquiring an additional 37,598 shares in the last quarter. 98.99% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Pool Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, August 29th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, August 15th were issued a dividend of $1.20 per share. This represents a $4.80 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.39%. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, August 15th. Pool’s dividend payout ratio is 37.56%.

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.