Pool Co. to Post Q3 2025 Earnings of $4.13 Per Share, Zacks Research Forecasts (NASDAQ:POOL)

Pool Co. (NASDAQ:POOL) – Analysts at Zacks Research lowered their Q3 2025 earnings estimates for Pool in a research note issued on Monday, April 15th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now forecasts that the specialty retailer will post earnings of $4.13 per share for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $4.19. The consensus estimate for Pool’s current full-year earnings is $13.30 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Pool’s FY2026 earnings at $16.29 EPS.

Other equities research analysts have also issued reports about the stock. Oppenheimer boosted their price objective on shares of Pool from $407.00 to $436.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Thursday, March 28th. Stifel Nicolaus reiterated a “hold” rating and set a $370.00 price target on shares of Pool in a report on Tuesday, March 5th. TheStreet lowered shares of Pool from a “b” rating to a “c+” rating in a report on Thursday, February 22nd. Finally, Loop Capital lowered shares of Pool from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and upped their price target for the company from $380.00 to $415.00 in a report on Monday, January 8th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, six have issued a hold rating and two have issued a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $388.63.

Pool Trading Down 1.6 %

Shares of POOL opened at $364.15 on Wednesday. The firm has a market cap of $14.02 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 27.34, a PEG ratio of 3.47 and a beta of 1.00. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.77, a quick ratio of 0.58 and a current ratio of 2.36. Pool has a fifty-two week low of $307.77 and a fifty-two week high of $422.73. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $395.15 and a 200-day moving average price of $372.55.

Pool (NASDAQ:POOL) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 22nd. The specialty retailer reported $1.30 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.28 by $0.02. The firm had revenue of $1 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.02 billion. Pool had a net margin of 9.44% and a return on equity of 37.94%. The business’s quarterly revenue was down 8.5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted $1.79 EPS.

Pool Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, March 28th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, March 14th were given a $1.10 dividend. This represents a $4.40 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.21%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, March 13th. Pool’s dividend payout ratio is presently 33.03%.

Insider Transactions at Pool

In other news, General Counsel Jennifer M. Neil sold 1,100 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, March 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $401.00, for a total value of $441,100.00. Following the sale, the general counsel now directly owns 8,622 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $3,457,422. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Insiders own 3.00% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Trading of Pool

Institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Nordea Investment Management AB grew its position in Pool by 11.0% during the 4th quarter. Nordea Investment Management AB now owns 49,129 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $19,720,000 after purchasing an additional 4,877 shares during the last quarter. James Hambro & Partners lifted its stake in Pool by 21.4% during the 4th quarter. James Hambro & Partners now owns 189,479 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $75,573,000 after acquiring an additional 33,402 shares during the period. International Assets Investment Management LLC lifted its stake in Pool by 30,047.2% during the 4th quarter. International Assets Investment Management LLC now owns 183,898 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $73,322,000 after acquiring an additional 183,288 shares during the period. Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC lifted its stake in Pool by 394.7% during the 4th quarter. Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC now owns 4,556 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $1,817,000 after acquiring an additional 3,635 shares during the period. Finally, WCM Investment Management LLC bought a new position in Pool during the 4th quarter valued at about $4,329,000. 98.99% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

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.