Pool Corporation [POOL] stock prices are up 2.45% to $258.46 at the moment. 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 9.40% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 7.43%, 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 12, 2026, when Robert W. Baird upgraded its rating to an Outperform but kept the price target unchanged to $320 for it. Previously, William Blair downgraded its rating to Mkt Perform on October 15, 2025. On October 08, 2025, Guggenheim initiated with a Neutral rating. KeyBanc Capital Markets started tracking the stock assigning a Sector Weight rating. Deutsche Bank initiated its recommendation with a Hold and recommended $344 as its price target on April 01, 2025. Loop Capital downgraded its rating to Hold for this stock on January 08, 2024, and upped its price target to $415. In a note dated December 19, 2023, Wells Fargo initiated an Equal Weight rating and provided a target price of $400 on this stock.
The stock price of Pool Corporation [POOL] has been fluctuating between $226.10 and $374.74 over the past year. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $308.5 within the next 12 months. Pool Corporation [NASDAQ: POOL] shares were valued at $258.46 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 19.36% based on the average POOL price forecast.
Analyzing the POOL fundamentals
The Pool Corporation [NASDAQ:POOL] reported sales of 5.29B for trailing twelve months, representing a surge of 1.27%. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.3% 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 0.12, Equity is 0.32 and Total Capital is 0.21. An extended analysis of the company’s primary financial structure reveals a debt-to-equity ratio of1.01.
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Ratios To Look Out For
It’s worth pointing out that Pool Corporation [NASDAQ:POOL]’s Current Ratio is 2.57. Also, the Quick Ratio is 0.87, while the Cash Ratio stands at 0.18. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 1.82, the price to book ratio is 6.99 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 23.59.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved Arvan Peter D, President/CEO, that happened on Dec 02 ’25 when 5000.0 shares were sold. Officer, PETER ARVAN completed a deal on Dec 02 ’25 to buy 5000.0 shares. Meanwhile, Sr VP, Sec & Chief Legal Off NEIL JENNIFER M sold 1223.0 shares on Mar 31 ’25.
