Pool (NASDAQ:POOL) Releases Quarterly Earnings Results, Beats Estimates By $0.08 EPS

Pool (NASDAQ:POOL) issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday. The specialty retailer reported $0.97 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.89 by $0.08, Zacks reports. Pool had a return on equity of 31.89% and a net margin of 8.42%. Pool updated its FY 2025 guidance to 11.000-11.500 EPS.

Pool Stock Up 3.7 %

POOL traded up $12.67 during trading on Thursday, reaching $353.54. The stock had a trading volume of 446,983 shares, compared to its average volume of 360,460. Pool has a one year low of $293.51 and a one year high of $422.73. The company has a market capitalization of $13.46 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 30.30, a P/E/G ratio of 1.95 and a beta of 1.03. The stock’s 50 day moving average is $344.35 and its two-hundred day moving average is $355.74. The company has a current ratio of 2.39, a quick ratio of 0.77 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.61.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several analysts have issued reports on POOL shares. Wells Fargo & Company cut their target price on Pool from $370.00 to $360.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, February 4th. Stifel Nicolaus upped their target price on Pool from $335.00 to $340.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a report on Monday, October 28th. Oppenheimer upped their target price on Pool from $380.00 to $386.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Monday, October 28th. Loop Capital upped their target price on Pool from $345.00 to $395.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a report on Friday, October 25th. Finally, StockNews.com downgraded Pool from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a report on Saturday, February 8th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, four have given a hold rating and three have given a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $368.00.

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.