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After finishing at $309.31 in the prior trading day, Pool Corporation (NASDAQ: POOL) closed at $288.70, down -6.66%. In other words, the price has decreased by -$6.66 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.34 million shares were traded. POOL stock price reached its highest trading level at $314.04 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $285.5.
Ratios:
Our goal is to gain a better understanding of POOL by taking a closer look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 139.86 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 18.16. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.52 and its Current Ratio is at 2.05. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 1.00 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.88.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In addition, analysts’ ratings and any changes thereto give investors an idea of the stock’s future direction. In the most recent recommendation for this company, Deutsche Bank on April 01, 2025, initiated with a Hold rating and assigned the stock a target price of $344.
On January 08, 2024, Loop Capital Downgraded its rating to Hold which previously was Buy and also upped its target price recommendation from $380 to $415.
On December 19, 2023, Wells Fargo started tracking the stock assigning a Equal Weight rating and target price of $400.Wells Fargo initiated its Equal Weight rating on December 19, 2023, with a $400 target price.
Insider Transactions:
The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Mar 31 ’25 when NEIL JENNIFER M sold 1,223 shares for $315.00 per share. The transaction valued at 385,245 led to the insider holds 9,667 shares of the business.
NEIL JENNIFER M bought 1,223 shares of POOL for $385,245 on Mar 31 ’25. On Feb 25 ’25, another insider, PEREZ DE LA MESA MANUEL J, who serves as the Director of the company, sold 27,500 shares for $348.41 each. As a result, the insider received 9,581,250 and left with 62,577 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, POOL now has a Market Capitalization of 10889244672 and an Enterprise Value of 12057975808. As of this moment, Pool’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 25.58, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 23.86. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 4.46. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 2.05 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 8.54. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 2.27 whereas that against EBITDA is 18.22.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for POOL is 1.18, which has changed by -0.2221893 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.07545352 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, POOL has reached a high of $395.60, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $284.27. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -11.65%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -16.95%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 438.76K shares per day over the past 3-months and 515640 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 37.69M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 36.57M. Insiders hold about 3.04% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 100.76% stake in the company. Shares short for POOL as of 1743379200 were 3037578 with a Short Ratio of 6.92, compared to 1740700800 on 3066764. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 3037578 and a Short% of Float of 9.4799995.
Dividends & Splits
In the trailing 12 months, POOL’s forward annual dividend rate was 4.7, compared to 4.80 this year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.015195111The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 0.97. The current Payout Ratio is 41.58% for POOL, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-03-12 with an ex-dividend date of 1741737600. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2004-09-13 when the company split stock in a 3:2 ratio.
