KeyCorp Initiates Coverage on Pool (NASDAQ:POOL)

Investment analysts at KeyCorp began coverage on shares of Pool (NASDAQ:POOL) in a report issued on Tuesday, Marketbeat reports. The firm set a “sector weight” rating on the specialty retailer’s stock. KeyCorp also issued estimates for Pool’s Q3 2025 earnings at $3.39 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $1.00 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $10.87 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $11.50 EPS.

Other equities analysts have also recently issued reports about the stock. Wells Fargo & Company raised their price target on shares of Pool from $300.00 to $320.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Tuesday, July 8th. Robert W. Baird raised their price target on shares of Pool from $310.00 to $340.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Friday, July 25th. Wall Street Zen raised shares of Pool from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Saturday, July 26th. Finally, Oppenheimer raised their target price 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. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and six have given a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $342.14.

Pool Price Performance

NASDAQ POOL opened at $309.18 on Tuesday. The stock has a market cap of $11.54 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 28.52, a PEG ratio of 4.30 and a beta of 1.11. Pool has a 52-week low of $282.22 and a 52-week high of $395.60. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $316.60 and a 200 day simple moving average of $308.82. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.93, a quick ratio of 0.87 and a current ratio of 2.52.

Pool (NASDAQ:POOL) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, July 24th. The specialty retailer reported $5.17 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $5.12 by $0.05. The company had revenue of $1.78 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.79 billion. Pool had a net margin of 7.79% and a return on equity of 30.99%. The business’s quarterly revenue was up .9% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the business earned $4.99 EPS. Pool has set its FY 2025 guidance at 10.700-11.200 EPS. Analysts anticipate that Pool will post 11.32 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Pool

Several hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. PUREfi Wealth LLC lifted its holdings in Pool by 5.2% during the 1st quarter. PUREfi Wealth LLC now owns 773 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $246,000 after purchasing an additional 38 shares during the last quarter. Blue Trust Inc. lifted its holdings in Pool by 20.3% during the 1st quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 225 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $72,000 after purchasing an additional 38 shares during the last quarter. First Horizon Advisors Inc. lifted its holdings in Pool by 4.4% during the 1st quarter. First Horizon Advisors Inc. now owns 901 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $287,000 after purchasing an additional 38 shares during the last quarter. Cim LLC lifted its holdings in Pool by 1.3% during the 1st quarter. Cim LLC now owns 2,993 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $953,000 after purchasing an additional 38 shares during the last quarter. Finally, GAMMA Investing LLC lifted its holdings in Pool by 5.7% during the 1st quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 816 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $260,000 after purchasing an additional 44 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 98.99% of the company’s stock.

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.