What is William Blair’s Estimate for Pool FY2025 Earnings?

Pool Corporation (NASDAQ:POOL) – Stock analysts at William Blair increased their FY2025 EPS estimates for Pool in a research note issued to investors on Tuesday, September 30th. William Blair analyst R. Merkel now forecasts that the specialty retailer will post earnings of $10.95 per share for the year, up from their prior forecast of $10.85. The consensus estimate for Pool’s current full-year earnings is $11.32 per share.

A number of other equities research analysts have also recently weighed in on POOL. Robert W. Baird lifted their price target on shares of Pool from $310.00 to $340.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Friday, July 25th. Oppenheimer raised their price objective on shares of Pool from $322.00 to $346.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Tuesday, July 29th. KeyCorp assumed coverage on Pool in a research note on Tuesday. They set a “sector weight” rating for the company. Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Pool from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Saturday, July 26th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company lifted their price objective on shares of Pool from $300.00 to $320.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Tuesday, July 8th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and six have issued a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Pool currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $342.14.

Pool Stock Performance

Shares of Pool stock opened at $312.05 on Friday. The business’s fifty day simple moving average is $316.32 and its 200-day simple moving average is $308.72. Pool has a 52 week low of $282.22 and a 52 week high of $395.60. The company has a quick ratio of 0.87, a current ratio of 2.52 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.93. The firm has a market cap of $11.65 billion, a PE ratio of 28.79, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 4.28 and a beta of 1.11.

Pool (NASDAQ:POOL) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, July 24th. The specialty retailer reported $5.17 earnings per share for the quarter, beating 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 business had revenue of $1.78 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.79 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $4.99 EPS. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up .9% on a year-over-year basis. Pool has set its FY 2025 guidance at 10.700-11.200 EPS.

Institutional Trading of Pool

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Whipplewood Advisors LLC raised its stake in shares of Pool by 471.4% during the first quarter. Whipplewood Advisors LLC now owns 80 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $25,000 after purchasing an additional 66 shares during the last quarter. Clearstead Trust LLC purchased a new position in Pool during the second quarter worth about $25,000. City Holding Co. purchased a new position in Pool during the first quarter worth about $26,000. Sentry Investment Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Pool in the 1st quarter valued at approximately $30,000. Finally, Chilton Capital Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Pool during the 2nd quarter worth $30,000. 98.99% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Pool Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, August 28th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, August 14th were paid a dividend of $1.25 per share. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, August 14th. This represents a $5.00 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.6%. Pool’s dividend payout ratio is 46.13%.

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.