01:30 PM EDT, 10/28/2025 (MT Newswires) -- CFRA, an independent research provider, has provided MT Newswires with the following research alert. Analysts at CFRA have summarized their opinion as follows:

We lower our 12-month price target by $10 to $338, 29x our 2026 EPS view (unchanged), in line with POOL's five-year historical mean. We lower our 2025 EPS estimate to $10.87 from $10.88 and lower 2026's to $11.67 from $12.01. Our lower estimates reflect continued weakness in the U.S. housing market, where elevated mortgage rates and home prices have pressured discretionary spending on pool construction. While POOL has demonstrated operational resilience through gross margin management (+52 bps Y/Y in Q3) and stable maintenance-related revenue streams, volume headwinds from new construction limit near-term growth acceleration. POOL's distribution network and supplier relationships position it well for eventual recovery. However, we maintain our Hold opinion, reflecting the company's defensive model and market leadership balanced with limited catalysts until the housing market and consumer conditions improve.