What is William Blair’s Estimate for Pool Q1 Earnings?

Pool Co. (NASDAQ:POOL) – Investment analysts at William Blair cut their Q1 2025 earnings estimates for shares of Pool in a research report issued on Friday, January 31st. William Blair analyst R. Merkel now forecasts that the specialty retailer will post earnings per share of $1.62 for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $1.77. The consensus estimate for Pool’s current full-year earnings is $11.03 per share. William Blair also issued estimates for Pool’s Q2 2025 earnings at $5.22 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $3.45 EPS and Q4 2025 earnings at $0.96 EPS.

Other research analysts also recently issued reports about the company. Oppenheimer lifted their price target on Pool from $380.00 to $386.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Monday, October 28th. StockNews.com raised shares of Pool from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Friday. Loop Capital increased their price target on shares of Pool from $345.00 to $395.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a report on Friday, October 25th. Wells Fargo & Company raised their price target on shares of Pool from $330.00 to $370.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Monday, October 7th. Finally, Robert W. Baird upped their price objective on shares of Pool from $377.00 to $408.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 16th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, five have given a hold rating and three have given a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $369.25.

Pool Trading Down 1.3 %

Pool stock opened at $344.25 on Monday. Pool has a 52 week low of $293.51 and a 52 week high of $422.73. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.61, a quick ratio of 0.77 and a current ratio of 2.39. The firm has a market capitalization of $13.10 billion, a PE ratio of 29.63, a PEG ratio of 1.93 and a beta of 1.03. The business’s 50-day simple moving average is $354.33 and its 200-day simple moving average is $356.96.

Institutional Trading of Pool

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in POOL. Heritage Family Offices LLP boosted its holdings in Pool by 2.2% during the third quarter. Heritage Family Offices LLP now owns 1,278 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $482,000 after purchasing an additional 28 shares in the last quarter. CWM LLC boosted its stake in Pool by 3.7% in the 3rd quarter. CWM LLC now owns 777 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $293,000 after buying an additional 28 shares in the last quarter. Empirical Finance LLC grew its position in Pool by 3.7% in the third quarter. Empirical Finance LLC now owns 1,103 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $416,000 after acquiring an additional 39 shares during the period. Second Line Capital LLC raised its stake in Pool by 4.8% during the third quarter. Second Line Capital LLC now owns 853 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $322,000 after acquiring an additional 39 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Venturi Wealth Management LLC raised its stake in Pool by 4.0% during the fourth quarter. Venturi Wealth Management LLC now owns 1,122 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $383,000 after acquiring an additional 43 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 98.99% of the company’s stock.

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.