Zacks Research Has Negative Estimate for Pool Q1 Earnings

Pool Co. (NASDAQ:POOL) – Investment analysts at Zacks Research cut their Q1 2025 earnings estimates for Pool in a research report issued on Thursday, March 13th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now expects that the specialty retailer will earn $1.36 per share for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $1.38. The consensus estimate for Pool’s current full-year earnings is $11.32 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Pool’s Q2 2025 earnings at $5.16 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $3.52 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $1.20 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $11.24 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $1.68 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $5.75 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $3.90 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $1.18 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $12.51 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $14.00 EPS.

POOL has been the topic of a number of other research reports. Wells Fargo & Company lowered their price objective on shares of Pool from $370.00 to $360.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, February 4th. StockNews.com downgraded shares of Pool from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research report on Friday, February 28th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, four have assigned a hold rating and three have issued a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $368.00.

Pool Stock Down 0.6 %

Shares of Pool stock opened at $325.00 on Monday. The company has a market cap of $12.23 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 28.81, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.03 and a beta of 1.05. The company’s 50 day moving average is $342.87 and its 200 day moving average is $354.86. Pool has a twelve month low of $293.51 and a twelve month high of $420.98. The company has a quick ratio of 0.77, a current ratio of 2.05 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.71.

Pool (NASDAQ:POOL) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 20th. The specialty retailer reported $0.97 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.89 by $0.08. The company had revenue of $987.48 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $961.04 million. Pool had a net margin of 8.18% and a return on equity of 31.11%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of large investors have recently modified their holdings of POOL. Assetmark Inc. lifted its stake in shares of Pool by 11.1% during the 3rd quarter. Assetmark Inc. now owns 739 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $278,000 after buying an additional 74 shares in the last quarter. Victory Capital Management Inc. lifted its stake in shares of Pool by 4.1% during the 3rd quarter. Victory Capital Management Inc. now owns 29,605 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $11,155,000 after buying an additional 1,173 shares in the last quarter. Metis Global Partners LLC lifted its stake in shares of Pool by 77.6% during the 3rd quarter. Metis Global Partners LLC now owns 2,154 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $812,000 after buying an additional 941 shares in the last quarter. CIBC Asset Management Inc lifted its stake in shares of Pool by 8.2% during the 3rd quarter. CIBC Asset Management Inc now owns 5,601 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $2,110,000 after buying an additional 423 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Empirical Finance LLC lifted its stake in shares of Pool by 3.7% during the 3rd quarter. Empirical Finance LLC now owns 1,103 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $416,000 after buying an additional 39 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 98.99% of the company’s stock.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, Director De La Mesa Manuel J. Perez sold 10,000 shares of Pool stock in a transaction on Monday, February 24th. The shares were sold at an average price of $346.00, for a total transaction of $3,460,000.00. Following the transaction, the director now owns 62,577 shares in the company, valued at approximately $21,651,642. The trade was a 13.78 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Insiders own 3.00% of the company’s stock.

Pool Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, March 26th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, March 12th will be given a $1.20 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, March 12th. This represents a $4.80 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.48%. Pool’s payout ratio is presently 42.55%.

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.