Pool Corporation (NASDAQ: POOL) has experienced a rise in its stock price by 1.01 compared to its previous closing price of 340.87. However, the company has seen a gain of 2.64% in its stock price over the last five trading days. seekingalpha.com reported 2025-02-20 that Pool Corporation (NASDAQ:POOL ) Q4 2024 Results Conference Call February 20, 2025 11:00 AM ET Company Participants Melanie Hart – Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, and Treasurer Peter Arvan – President and Chief Executive Officer Conference Call Participants Susan Maklari – Goldman Sachs Ryan Merkel – William Blair Scott Schneeberger – Oppenheimer David Manthey – Baird Andrew Carter – Stifel Trey Grooms – Stephens Garik Shmois – Loop Capital Sam Reid – Wells Fargo Operator Good day, and welcome to the Pool Corporation Fourth Quarter 2024 Conference Call. All participants will be in a listen-only mode.
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 30.50x. The stock has a 36-month beta value of 1.06. Opinions on the stock are mixed, with 4 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 1 as “overweight,” 5 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for POOL is 36.91M, and at present, short sellers hold a 7.10% of that float. On February 21, 2025, the average trading volume of POOL was 350.08K shares.
POOL’s Market Performance
POOL’s stock has seen a 2.64% increase for the week, with a -4.14% drop in the past month and a -4.20% fall in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 3.36%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 2.55% for Pool Corporation. The simple moving average for the past 20 days is 0.26% for POOL’s stock, with a -2.33% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of POOL
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for POOL stocks, with Loop Capital repeating the rating for POOL by listing it as a “Hold.” The predicted price for POOL in the upcoming period, according to Loop Capital is $415 based on the research report published on January 08, 2024 of the previous year 2024.
Wells Fargo, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see POOL reach a price target of $400. The rating they have provided for POOL stocks is “Equal Weight” according to the report published on December 19th, 2023.
Deutsche Bank gave a rating of “Hold” to POOL, setting the target price at $368 in the report published on December 08th of the previous year.
POOL Trading at -0.80% 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 -18.55% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 2.55%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 3.36%, as shares sank -4.34% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -8.02% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, POOL rose by +2.64%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -4.38% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $343.44. In addition, Pool Corporation saw 0.99% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further gains.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at POOL starting from NEIL JENNIFER M, who sale 687 shares at the price of $373.00 back on Nov 07 ’24. After this action, NEIL JENNIFER M now owns 7,961 shares of Pool Corporation, valued at $256,251 using the latest closing price.
NEIL JENNIFER M, the Officer of Pool Corporation, proposed sale 687 shares at $373.00 during a trade that took place back on Nov 07 ’24, which means that NEIL JENNIFER M is holding shares at $256,254 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for POOL
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.12 for the present operating margin
- 0.3 for the gross margin
The net margin for Pool Corporation stands at 0.08. The total capital return value is set at 0.24. Equity return is now at value 33.43, with 12.72 for asset returns.
Based on Pool Corporation (POOL), the company’s capital structure generated 0.23 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 1.69. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.29. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 12.28.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 617.2 million with net debt to EBITDA at 0.45. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 2.52. The receivables turnover for the company is 45.85for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 1.58. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 2.05.
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.
