POOL

The Week

Pool (POOL) fell 6.58% this week, closing Friday at $173.04 versus $185.22 the prior week. The S&P 500 eased 0.8% over the same stretch, leaving POOL roughly 5.78 percentage points behind the benchmark. Trading was uneven early in the week: Tuesday opened near $183.69 but gave way to close at $177.34, Wednesday firmed slightly to $177.92, then Thursday and Friday drifted lower. Friday touched a weekly low of $172.60 before settling at $173.04. There were no major company announcements or results during the week, so the move largely tracked broader market sentiment and flow.

Analyst Ratings

16 brokers cover Pool at present: 5 rate it buy, 1 has no opinion, 9 say hold, and 1 rates it underperform; none rate it sell. The consensus rating is buy, with a consensus target of $219.50, about 26.85% above the latest price of $173.04. Targets range from $185.00 to $260.00, so dispersion is fairly wide. Pool ranks 1st among 10 distributors in its industry group.

The Week Ahead

The coming week brings a run of US macro data. The New York Fed manufacturing index lands on Tuesday, 15 September, with a prior reading of 20.6 and a forecast of 14.75. Wednesday, 16 September, is busier: NAHB housing market index (prior 35, forecast 34), retail sales, retail sales ex autos, retail sales control group, import price index, and EIA weekly crude inventories are all due. For a company tied to consumer spending and home improvement, retail sales and the housing market index are the most relevant releases to watch.

This article is generated by LongbridgeAI from market data, for information only and not investment advice.