A share price of Pool Corporation [POOL] is currently trading at $364.12, down -0.05%. An important factor to consider is whether the stock is rising or falling in short-term value. The POOL shares have gain 5.79% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 7.72%, and seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.
From an analyst’s perspective:
Pool Corporation [NASDAQ: POOL] stock has seen the most recent analyst activity on January 08, 2024, when Loop Capital downgraded its rating to a Hold and also boosted its price target to $415 from $380. Previously, Wells Fargo started tracking the stock with Equal Weight rating on December 19, 2023, and set its price target to $400. On December 08, 2023, downgrade downgraded it’s rating to Hold and revised its price target to $368 on the stock. Stephens upgraded its rating to a Overweight and increased its price target to $420 on April 21, 2023. Loop Capital upgraded its rating to a Buy and raised its price target to $415 on April 06, 2023. Oppenheimer started tracking with a Outperform rating for this stock on March 10, 2023, and assigned it a price target of $408. In a note dated February 06, 2023, Stifel downgraded an Hold rating on this stock and boosted its target price from $355 to $360.
Pool Corporation experienced fluctuations in its stock price throughout the past year between $293.51 and $422.73. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $388.8 within the next 12 months. Pool Corporation [NASDAQ: POOL] shares were valued at $364.12 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 6.78% based on the average POOL price forecast.
Analyzing the POOL fundamentals
Trailing Twelve Months sales for Pool Corporation [NASDAQ:POOL] were 5.31B which represents -1.55% decline. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.3% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.12%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.11%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.08%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.13, Equity is 0.32 and Total Capital is 0.24. Upon thorough examination of the company’s fundamental financial framework, it becomes apparent that the debt-to-equity ratio stands at 1.0.
Before buying any particular stock, readers tend to pay close attention to the indicators that support and create resistance. The company’s stock is currently sitting at 359.61 points at the first support level, and at 355.09 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 371.69, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 379.25.
Ratios To Look Out For
To put it in perspective, the Current Ratio for Pool Corporation [NASDAQ:POOL] is 2.05. On the other hand, the Quick Ratio is 0.52, and the Cash Ratio is 0.09. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 2.58, the price to book ratio is 10.78 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 32.26.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved PEREZ DE LA MESA MANUEL J, Director, that happened on Feb 25 ’25 when 27500.0 shares were sold. Director, PEREZ DE LA MESA MANUEL J completed a deal on Feb 25 ’25 to buy 17500.0 shares. Meanwhile, Director PEREZ DE LA MESA MANUEL J sold 10000.0 shares on Feb 24 ’25.
