KeyCorp Weighs in on Pool’s Q3 Earnings (NASDAQ:POOL)

Pool Corporation (NASDAQ:POOL) – Investment analysts at KeyCorp issued their Q3 2025 earnings estimates for Pool in a note issued to investors on Tuesday, September 30th. KeyCorp analyst J. Hammond forecasts that the specialty retailer will post earnings of $3.39 per share for the quarter. KeyCorp has a “Sector Weight” rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for Pool’s current full-year earnings is $11.32 per share. KeyCorp also issued estimates for Pool’s Q4 2025 earnings at $1.00 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $10.87 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $11.50 EPS.

Several other analysts have also recently commented on POOL. Oppenheimer increased their target price on Pool from $322.00 to $346.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Tuesday, July 29th. Robert W. Baird increased their price objective on shares of Pool from $310.00 to $340.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Friday, July 25th. Wells Fargo & Company raised their price objective on shares of Pool from $300.00 to $320.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Tuesday, July 8th. Finally, Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Pool from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Saturday, July 26th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and six have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Pool presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $342.14.

Pool Stock Up 0.9%

NASDAQ POOL opened at $312.05 on Wednesday. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $316.32 and its 200 day simple moving average is $308.72. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.93, a current ratio of 2.52 and a quick ratio of 0.87. Pool has a one year low of $282.22 and a one year high of $395.60. The firm has a market cap of $11.65 billion, a PE ratio of 28.79, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 4.28 and a beta of 1.11.

Pool (NASDAQ:POOL) last posted its quarterly earnings data 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. Pool had a net margin of 7.79% and a return on equity of 30.99%. The company had revenue of $1.78 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.79 billion. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $4.99 earnings per share. The company’s revenue was up .9% on a year-over-year basis. Pool has set its FY 2025 guidance at 10.700-11.200 EPS.

Pool Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, August 28th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, August 14th were paid a $1.25 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, August 14th. This represents a $5.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.6%. Pool’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 46.13%.

Institutional Trading of Pool

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in POOL. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its position in shares of Pool by 0.3% in the 1st quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 4,456,246 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $1,418,646,000 after purchasing an additional 12,795 shares during the last quarter. Berkshire Hathaway Inc lifted its stake in Pool by 136.3% in the second quarter. Berkshire Hathaway Inc now owns 3,458,885 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $1,008,196,000 after buying an additional 1,994,885 shares during the period. Kayne Anderson Rudnick Investment Management LLC lifted its stake in Pool by 2.3% in the first quarter. Kayne Anderson Rudnick Investment Management LLC now owns 2,250,422 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $716,422,000 after buying an additional 50,566 shares during the period. JPMorgan Chase & Co. grew its position in shares of Pool by 3.6% during the 1st quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 1,284,918 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $409,054,000 after buying an additional 44,897 shares during the period. Finally, Wellington Management Group LLP increased its stake in shares of Pool by 1.1% in the 1st quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP now owns 1,054,066 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $335,562,000 after acquiring an additional 11,552 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors 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.