Pool Corporation [POOL] stock is trading at $300.74, up 2.31%. One of the good ways to gauge the recent performance is if the stock’s short-term value is rising or falling. The POOL shares have gain 3.54% over the last week, with a monthly amount drifted -0.90%, and not 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 April 01, 2025, when Deutsche Bank initiated its Hold rating and assigned the stock a price target of $344. Previously, Loop Capital downgraded its rating to Hold on January 08, 2024, and elevated its price target to $415. On December 19, 2023, Wells Fargo initiated with a Equal Weight rating and assigned a price target of $400 on the stock. Deutsche Bank downgraded its rating to a Hold and decreased its price target to $368 on December 08, 2023. Stephens upgraded its rating to a Overweight and raised its price target to $420 on April 21, 2023. Loop Capital upgraded its rating to Buy for this stock on April 06, 2023, and upped its price target to $415. In a note dated March 10, 2023, Oppenheimer initiated an Outperform rating and provided a target price of $408 on this stock.
Pool Corporation [POOL] stock has fluctuated between $282.22 and $395.60 over the past year. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $300 within the next 12 months. Pool Corporation [NASDAQ: POOL] shares were valued at $300.74 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential drop of -0.25% based on the average POOL price forecast.
Analyzing the POOL fundamentals
Pool Corporation [NASDAQ:POOL] reported sales of 5.26B for the trailing twelve months, which represents a drop of -4.40%. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.29% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.11%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.1%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.08%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.11, Equity is 0.3 and Total Capital is 0.23. An extended analysis of the company’s primary financial structure reveals a debt-to-equity ratio of1.09.
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 292.76 points at the first support level, and at 284.78 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 305.21, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 309.69.
Ratios To Look Out For
For context, Pool Corporation’s Current Ratio is 1.79. Also, the Quick Ratio is 0.53, while the Cash Ratio stands at 0.06. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 2.15, the price to book ratio is 9.14 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 28.20.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved NEIL JENNIFER M, Sr VP, Sec & Chief Legal Off, that happened on Mar 31 ’25 when 1223.0 shares were sold. Officer, NEIL JENNIFER M completed a deal on Mar 31 ’25 to buy 1223.0 shares. Meanwhile, Director PEREZ DE LA MESA MANUEL J sold 27500.0 shares on Feb 25 ’25.
