Zacks Research Comments on Pool’s Q1 Earnings (NASDAQ:POOL)

Pool Corporation (NASDAQ:POOL) – Investment analysts at Zacks Research boosted their Q1 2026 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Pool in a note issued to investors on Thursday, November 13th. Zacks Research analyst Team now expects that the specialty retailer will post earnings of $1.48 per share for the quarter, up from their previous estimate of $1.47. The consensus estimate for Pool’s current full-year earnings is $11.32 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Pool’s FY2026 earnings at $11.44 EPS, Q2 2027 earnings at $5.88 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $12.61 EPS.

Pool (NASDAQ:POOL) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, October 23rd. The specialty retailer reported $3.39 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $3.38 by $0.01. The firm had revenue of $1.45 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.46 billion. Pool had a return on equity of 31.40% and a net margin of 7.77%.Pool’s quarterly revenue was up 1.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $3.26 EPS. Pool has set its FY 2025 guidance at 10.700-11.200 EPS.

A number of other research analysts also recently weighed in on the company. William Blair reissued a “market perform” rating on shares of Pool in a report on Wednesday, October 15th. Robert W. Baird set a $345.00 price objective on shares of Pool in a research note on Friday, October 24th. Oppenheimer raised their price objective on Pool from $322.00 to $346.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Tuesday, July 29th. The Goldman Sachs Group set a $360.00 price objective on shares of Pool and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, October 23rd. Finally, Guggenheim began coverage on shares of Pool in a report on Wednesday, October 8th. They issued a “neutral” rating for the company. Three analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, seven have given a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Pool has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $337.86.

Pool Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ POOL opened at $242.32 on Monday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.87, a current ratio of 2.57 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.76. Pool has a twelve month low of $241.90 and a twelve month high of $395.60. The firm has a market cap of $9.03 billion, a P/E ratio of 22.09, a PEG ratio of 3.94 and a beta of 1.12. The company has a 50 day moving average of $294.25 and a 200 day moving average of $302.17.

Pool Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, November 26th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, November 12th will be given a dividend of $1.25 per share. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, November 12th. This represents a $5.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.1%. Pool’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 45.58%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Pool

A number of hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in POOL. Schonfeld Strategic Advisors LLC purchased a new position in Pool during the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $327,000. Creative Planning boosted its position in shares of Pool by 20.2% during the 3rd quarter. Creative Planning now owns 8,440 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $2,617,000 after acquiring an additional 1,420 shares during the last quarter. SummitTX Capital L.P. grew its holdings in shares of Pool by 60.3% in the third quarter. SummitTX Capital L.P. now owns 5,680 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $1,761,000 after purchasing an additional 2,136 shares in the last quarter. Credit Agricole S A bought a new stake in Pool in the third quarter worth $3,766,000. Finally, Raymond James Financial Inc. increased its position in Pool by 0.7% in the third quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. now owns 356,856 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $110,650,000 after purchasing an additional 2,635 shares during the last quarter. 98.99% of the stock is currently 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.