Pool Corporation (NASDAQ: POOL)’s stock price has gone rise by 2.16 in comparison to its previous close of 313.53, however, the company has experienced a 6.09% increase in its stock price over the last five trading days. businesswire.com reported 2025-05-16 that NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–IFF (NYSE: IFF) announced today the early tender results for its tender offers to purchase for cash certain of its outstanding series of Notes. IFF also announced it has increased the previously announced Pool 1 Maximum Amount (as defined below) from $1,000,000,000 to $1,100,000,000 (the “Amended Pool 1 Maximum Amount”), the Pool 2 Maximum Amount (as defined below) from $800,000,000 to $900,000,000 (the “Amended Pool 2 Maximum Amount”, and together with the Amended Po.
Is It Worth Investing in Pool Corporation (NASDAQ: POOL) Right Now?
Pool Corporation (NASDAQ: POOL) has a price-to-earnings ratio that is above its average at 30.04x. The stock has a 36-month beta value of 1.14. Opinions on the stock are mixed, with 4 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 1 as “overweight,” 7 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for POOL is 36.45M, and at present, short sellers hold a 7.45% of that float. On May 16, 2025, the average trading volume of POOL was 505.55K shares.
POOL’s Market Performance
POOL’s stock has seen a 6.09% increase for the week, with a 6.29% rise in the past month and a -6.96% fall in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 2.43%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 3.07% for Pool Corporation The simple moving average for the past 20 days is 5.87% for POOL’s stock, with a -7.16% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of POOL
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for POOL stocks, with Deutsche Bank repeating the rating for POOL by listing it as a “Hold.” The predicted price for POOL in the upcoming period, according to Deutsche Bank is $344 based on the research report published on April 01, 2025 of the current year 2025.
Loop Capital, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see POOL reach a price target of $415, previously predicting the price at $380. The rating they have provided for POOL stocks is “Hold” according to the report published on January 08th, 2024.
Wells Fargo gave a rating of “Equal Weight” to POOL, setting the target price at $400 in the report published on December 19th of the previous year.
POOL Trading at 2.16% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought POOL to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -19.03% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 3.07%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 2.43%, as shares surge +4.38% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -10.47% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, POOL rose by +5.87%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -14.19% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $302.51. In addition, Pool Corporation saw -6.05% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further losses.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at POOL starting from NEIL JENNIFER M, who sale 1,223 shares at the price of $315.00 back on Mar 31 ’25. After this action, NEIL JENNIFER M now owns 9,667 shares of Pool Corporation, valued at $385,245 using the latest closing price.
NEIL JENNIFER M, the Officer of Pool Corporation, proposed sale 1,223 shares at $315.00 during a trade that took place back on Mar 31 ’25, which means that NEIL JENNIFER M is holding shares at $385,245 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for POOL
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.11 for the present operating margin
- 0.29 for the gross margin
The net margin for Pool Corporation stands at 0.08. The total capital return value is set at 0.23. Equity return is now at value 31.49, with 10.89 for asset returns.
Based on Pool Corporation (POOL), the company’s capital structure generated 0.52 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.4. The debt to equity ratio resting at 1.09. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 12.21.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 662.68 million with net debt to EBITDA at 2.02. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 2.53. The receivables turnover for the company is 10.59for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 1.42. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 1.79.
Conclusion
To sum up, Pool Corporation (POOL) has seen a mixed performance recently. Analysts have differing views on the stock, with some seeing it as a “buy” and others as a “hold”. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
