Pool (NASDAQ:POOL) Reaches New 1-Year Low – Time to Sell?

Pool Corporation (NASDAQ:POOL)’s share price reached a new 52-week low during trading on Friday . The company traded as low as $172.62 and last traded at $172.7660, with a volume of 400049 shares changing hands. The stock had previously closed at $175.76.

Pool News Summary

Here are the key news stories impacting Pool this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Articles discussing heat pumps and solar pool heaters indicate ongoing consumer interest in pool heating, which could modestly support demand across the pool-equipment industry. However, the reports do not identify Pool Corporation or quantify any benefit to its sales. Heat Pumps For Swimming Pools in Hyderabad
• Neutral Sentiment: A market update reported zero short interest for Pool, but the comparison showed an invalid percentage change and a zero days-to-cover ratio. The data therefore offers little useful insight into investor positioning or near-term trading pressure.
• Neutral Sentiment: Reports about a damaged Washington, D.C., reflecting pool, a swimming kitten, and hourly backyard-pool rentals are unrelated to Pool Corporation’s operations and should not affect its valuation. DC Reflecting Pool Repair
• Negative Sentiment: No fresh earnings, guidance, analyst-revision, or operational update for Pool Corporation appeared in the supplied news. With shares already well below their 50-day and 200-day moving averages, the absence of a positive catalyst may leave the stock vulnerable to continued weakness.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

POOL has been the topic of a number of recent analyst reports. Stephens reiterated an “overweight” rating and set a $225.00 target price on shares of Pool in a research report on Thursday, August 20th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft set a $185.00 price objective on shares of Pool in a research report on Friday, July 24th. Oppenheimer decreased their price objective on shares of Pool from $280.00 to $227.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, July 24th. Robert W. Baird set a $260.00 target price on shares of Pool in a research note on Friday, July 24th. Finally, Weiss Ratings reissued a “sell (d+)” rating on shares of Pool in a research note on Tuesday, August 11th. Five analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, seven have given a Hold rating and two have given a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Pool currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $230.10.

Pool Stock Down 1.4%

The stock has a market capitalization of $6.30 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.93, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.41 and a beta of 1.06. The company has a quick ratio of 0.91, a current ratio of 2.67 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.05. The business’s 50-day moving average is $194.86 and its two-hundred day moving average is $200.07.

Pool (NASDAQ:POOL) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, July 23rd. The specialty retailer reported $5.38 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $5.33 by $0.05. Pool had a net margin of 7.40% and a return on equity of 32.74%. The company had revenue of $1.82 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.82 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $5.17 EPS. Pool’s quarterly revenue was up 2.2% on a year-over-year basis. Pool has set its FY 2026 guidance at 10.660-10.960 EPS. Equities analysts anticipate that Pool Corporation will post 10.95 EPS for the current year.

Pool Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, August 27th. Investors of record on Thursday, August 13th were issued a $1.30 dividend. This represents a $5.20 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.0%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, August 13th. Pool’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 47.84%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Pool

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. California State Teachers Retirement System grew its holdings in Pool by 20,918.8% in the 2nd quarter. California State Teachers Retirement System now owns 8,205,097 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $1,763,275,000 after buying an additional 8,166,060 shares in the last quarter. BlackRock Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Pool in the 2nd quarter worth $866,576,000. T. Rowe Price Investment Management Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Pool by 3,831.9% during the 4th quarter. T. Rowe Price Investment Management Inc. now owns 2,001,987 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $457,955,000 after acquiring an additional 1,951,070 shares during the period. Bank of New York Mellon Corp purchased a new position in shares of Pool during the 2nd quarter worth $148,216,000. Finally, Corient Private Wealth LP acquired a new position in shares of Pool during the 2nd quarter valued at about $93,011,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 98.99% of the company’s stock.

About Pool

Pool Corporation, doing business as POOLCORP, is a distributor of swimming pool supplies, equipment and related outdoor-living products. The company serves swimming pool contractors, retailers, service companies and other industry professionals, providing products such as pumps, filters, heaters, chemicals, lighting, cleaners, replacement parts and maintenance supplies.

POOLCORP also distributes products used in the construction and enhancement of outdoor living spaces, including patio and landscape materials, irrigation products, outdoor kitchens and related equipment.