William Blair Forecasts Pool’s Q2 Earnings (NASDAQ:POOL)

Pool Co. (NASDAQ:POOL) – Analysts at William Blair dropped their Q2 2025 EPS estimates for Pool in a report released on Thursday, April 24th. William Blair analyst R. Merkel now forecasts that the specialty retailer will post earnings of $4.98 per share for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $5.10. The consensus estimate for Pool’s current full-year earnings is $11.32 per share. William Blair also issued estimates for Pool’s Q3 2025 earnings at $3.27 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $0.91 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $10.50 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $1.59 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $5.40 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $3.45 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $1.07 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $11.51 EPS.

Pool (NASDAQ:POOL) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, April 24th. The specialty retailer reported $1.32 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $1.42 by ($0.10). Pool had a return on equity of 31.11% and a net margin of 8.18%. The firm had revenue of $1.07 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.10 billion.

A number of other analysts also recently issued reports on POOL. StockNews.com downgraded Pool from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research report on Friday, February 28th. Robert W. Baird decreased their target price on Pool from $325.00 to $310.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Friday. Stifel Nicolaus decreased their target price on Pool from $340.00 to $330.00 and set a “hold” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, April 23rd. Wells Fargo & Company decreased their target price on Pool from $360.00 to $315.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a research report on Monday, April 14th. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft initiated coverage on Pool in a research report on Tuesday, April 1st. They issued a “hold” rating and a $344.00 target price for the company. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, five have assigned a hold rating and three have issued a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $348.33.

Pool Trading Up 1.0 %

Shares of POOL stock opened at $291.59 on Monday. Pool has a 12-month low of $284.28 and a 12-month high of $395.60. The company has a quick ratio of 0.77, a current ratio of 2.05 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.71. The company has a 50 day moving average of $323.54 and a 200-day moving average of $344.42. The firm has a market cap of $11.00 billion, a P/E ratio of 25.85, a PEG ratio of 2.03 and a beta of 1.13.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Pool

Several hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB bought a new stake in shares of Pool in the 3rd quarter valued at about $60,000. Tidal Investments LLC lifted its stake in shares of Pool by 57.8% in the 3rd quarter. Tidal Investments LLC now owns 6,661 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $2,510,000 after acquiring an additional 2,441 shares during the last quarter. Peapack Gladstone Financial Corp bought a new stake in shares of Pool in the 3rd quarter valued at about $217,000. Oddo BHF Asset Management Sas bought a new stake in shares of Pool in the 3rd quarter valued at about $765,000. Finally, Lord Abbett & CO. LLC lifted its stake in shares of Pool by 44.3% in the 3rd quarter. Lord Abbett & CO. LLC now owns 217,572 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $81,981,000 after acquiring an additional 66,791 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 98.99% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity at Pool

In other Pool news, SVP Jennifer M. Neil sold 1,223 shares of Pool stock in a transaction dated Monday, March 31st. The stock was sold at an average price of $315.00, for a total transaction of $385,245.00. Following the completion of the sale, the senior vice president now owns 9,667 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $3,045,105. The trade was a 11.23 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, Director De La Mesa Manuel J. Perez sold 10,000 shares of Pool stock in a transaction dated Monday, February 24th. The stock was sold at an average price of $346.00, for a total value of $3,460,000.00. Following the sale, the director now directly owns 62,577 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $21,651,642. This trade represents a 13.78 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. 3.00% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Pool Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, March 26th. Investors of record on Wednesday, March 12th were paid a dividend of $1.20 per share. This represents a $4.80 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.65%. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, March 12th. Pool’s dividend payout ratio is 45.03%.

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.