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Pool (POOL): analyst forecast and price target
Analyst consensus
Moderate Buy3 Buy3 Hold0 Sell
Ratings of 6 analysts in the last 3 months · top analysts only12-month forecast
Based on 6 price targets given in the last 3 months, the average target is $221, the highest $260, the lowest $185. The average is +28.3% from the last price of $173.
Analyst ratings 13
| Analyst | Firm | Price target | Rating | Upside | Action | Date | Move vs SPY | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sam Reid★★★★★★★★★★#3948 · hits 53% · avg +3.5% | Wells Fargo | $185 → $165−10.8% | Hold | −4.4% | Assigned | 16.10.26on TipRanks 07:00 | +3.1% | ↗ |
| Susan Maklari★★★★★★★★★★#6074 · hits 49% · avg +0.8% | Goldman Sachs | $247 → $215−13.0% | Buy | +24.6% | Reiterated | 12.10.26on TipRanks 06:55 | −0.5%next day +1.2% | ↗ |
| AI xAi Industrial - DistributionxAI Grok-3 | TipRanks - xAI | $173 → $172−0.6% | Hold | −0.3% | Reiterated | 26.09.26on TipRanks Sep 25 23:05 | — | |
| AI DeepSeek Industrial - DistributionDeepSeek R1-0528 | TipRanks - DeepSeek | $167 → $168+0.6% | Hold | −2.6% | Reiterated | 26.09.26on TipRanks Sep 25 23:05 | — | |
| AI OpenAI Industrial - DistributionOpenAI 4o | TipRanks - OpenAI | $174 → $173−0.6% | Hold | +0.2% | Reiterated | 26.09.26on TipRanks Sep 25 23:05 | — | |
| AI Anthropic Industrial - DistributionAnthropic Opus-4.1 | TipRanks - Anthropic | $164 → $165+0.6% | Hold | −4.4% | Reiterated | 26.09.26on TipRanks Sep 25 23:05 | — | |
| AI Google Industrial - DistributionGemini 2.5Pro | TipRanks - Google | $174 → $173−0.6% | Hold | +0.2% | Reiterated | 26.09.26on TipRanks Sep 25 23:05 | — | |
| AI PerPlexity Industrial - DistributionPerPlexity SonarPro | TipRanks - PerPlexity | $176 → $174−1.1% | Hold | +0.8% | Reiterated | 26.09.26on TipRanks Sep 25 23:05 | — | |
| Garik Shmois★★★★★★★★★★#613 · hits 67% · avg +13.3% | Loop Capital Markets | $210 | Hold | +21.7% | Initiated | 25.08.26on TipRanks 09:10 | −1.3%next day +1.1% · 5 days −1.4% | ↗ |
| W. Andrew Carter★★★★★★★★★★#7662 · hits 40% · avg +0.3% | Stifel Nicolaus | $189 | Hold | +9.5% | Reiterated | 28.07.26on TipRanks 22:05 | +2.2%next day −3.1% · 5 days +1.3% | ↗ |
| Shaun Calnan★★★★★★★★★★#10556 · hits 51% · avg −4.4% | Bank of America Securities | $206 → $191−7.3% | Sell | +10.7% | Reiterated | 24.07.26on TipRanks 10:36 | +0.1%next day +0.4% · 5 days 0.0% | ↗ |
| Collin Verron★★★★★★★★★★#1726 · hits 62% · avg +22.2% | Deutsche Bank | $250 → $185−26.0% | Hold | +7.2% | Reiterated | 24.07.26on TipRanks 09:40 | +0.1%next day +0.4% · 5 days 0.0% | ↗ |
| Scott Schneeberger★★★★★★★★★★#706 · hits 57% · avg +10.6% | Oppenheimer | $280 → $227−18.9% | Buy | +31.5% | Assigned | 24.07.26on TipRanks 08:40 | +0.1%next day +0.4% · 5 days 0.0% | ↗ |
| David Manthey★★★★★★★★★★#293 · hits 66% · avg +15.0% | Robert W. Baird | $300 → $260−13.3% | Buy | +50.7% | Reiterated | 24.07.26on TipRanks 07:30 | +0.1%next day +0.4% · 5 days 0.0% | ↗ |
| Unknown Analyst | Guggenheim | — | Hold | — | Reiterated | 24.07.26on TipRanks 07:10 | +0.1%next day +0.4% · 5 days 0.0% | ↗ |
| Trey Grooms★★★★★★★★★★#1304 · hits 55% · avg +11.3% | Stephens | $225 | Buy | +30.4% | Reiterated | 24.07.26on TipRanks 07:10 | +0.1%next day +0.4% · 5 days 0.0% | ↗ |
| Jeffrey Hammond★★★★★★★★★★#332 · hits 64% · avg +14.9% | KeyBanc | — | Hold | — | Reiterated | 24.07.26on TipRanks 05:11 | +0.1%next day +0.4% · 5 days 0.0% | ↗ |
| Ryan Merkel★★★★★★★★★★#3685 · hits 50% · avg +4.0% | William Blair | — | Hold | — | Reiterated | 23.07.26on TipRanks Jul 24 05:11 | −5.3%next day +0.1% · 5 days +3.5% | ↗ |
| Unknown Analyst | CFRA | $304 | Buy | +76.2% | Upgrade | 23.12.25on TipRanks Dec 24 02:10 | −1.2%next day −0.1% · 5 days +0.1% | ↗ |
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The latest rating of each analyst in the last 12 months, as TipRanks lists them. Every rating kept, earlier ones included
Best analysts covering Pool
TipRanks picks them by their record on this stock; the figures under the name are their record across all their ratings.
Most accurate
Most profitable
How the average price target moved
The average target of all analysts (their ratings of the 3 months before) on each day, the top analysts’ dashed, against the price; the site keeps this record since 1 October 2026. On 12.10.26: target $210 at a price of $160 (+31.4%); now: $207 at $173 (+20.2%).
PriceAverage targetTop analysts’ target
Recommendation trend · top analysts
Strong BuyBuyHoldSell
| Rating | 05.26 | 06.26 | 07.26 | 08.26 | 09.26 | 10.26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strong Buy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Buy | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Hold | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| Sell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Earnings and sales forecast
Next report: 22.10.26 (Q3 2026, date not confirmed)
Earnings per share
Next quarter’s EPS estimate — $3.35 (from $3.29 to $3.46). Last quarter: $5.38.
Sales
Next quarter’s sales estimate — $1.5B (from $1.5B to $1.5B). Last quarter: $1.8B.
Best top-analyst consensus in the sector · Industrials
About Pool
- CEO: John Bruce Watwood
- Employees: 6,000
- 109 Northpark Boulevard, Covington, LA, 70433-5001, US
- www.poolcorp.com
Pool Corporation, established in 1993 and based in Covington, Louisiana, serves as a leading wholesale distributor of swimming pool essentials, outdoor living accessories, and related recreational merchandise. Operating extensively across the United States and globally, the company supported its diverse clientele through 410 sales centers spanning North America, Europe, and Australia as of March 2022. Its comprehensive product portfolio encompasses a broad array of upkeep items like chemicals, general provisions, and pool accouterments; components for servicing and replacing critical pool machinery such as purification systems, heating units, circulation pumps, and lighting fixtures; and structural elements including complete fiberglass pools, luxury spas, and comprehensive pre-packaged pool kits designed for both subterranean and elevated installations, encompassing structural walls, liners, support braces, and coping. Furthermore, Pool Corp. supplies diverse pool apparatus and constituent parts vital for both fresh installations and the refurbishment of existing aquatic facilities; irrigation solutions, including integrated system elements and specialized equipment and provisions for professional lawn maintenance; and construction essentials such as concrete, plumbing and electrical infrastructure, a variety of functional and aesthetic pool finishes, decking options, tiles, hardscaping elements, and natural stone for new builds and renovations. The company also offers specialized commercial-grade products, including robust heating units, essential safety apparatus, and industrial-scale pumps and filtration systems, alongside additional recreational and outdoor living items like barbecues and modules for custom outdoor kitchen setups. Pool Corporation's extensive client base includes swimming pool construction and renovation specialists, independent retailers of pool provisions, repair and maintenance enterprises, irrigation and landscape professionals, and institu
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