New Board Appointments: Landstar System, Inc. has appointed Barr Blanton and Melanie Housey Hart to its Board of Directors, enhancing its leadership with expertise in technology and financial management.
Barr Blanton's Background: Blanton is the CEO of Crosslake Technologies and has extensive experience in business transformation and strategy, previously serving as a partner at McKinsey & Company.
Melanie Housey Hart's Experience: Hart is the CFO of Pool Corporation with a strong background in financial management, having worked at Ernst & Young for 12 years before joining Pool Corporation.
Leadership Statements: Landstar's leadership expressed enthusiasm about the new appointments, highlighting the strategic and operational benefits that Blanton and Hart will bring to the company as it focuses on growth and innovation.
Wall Street analysts forecast POOL stock price to rise over the next 12 months. According to Wall Street analysts, the average 1-year price target for POOL is 326.00 USD with a low forecast of 285.00 USD and a high forecast of 360.00 USD. However, analyst price targets are subjective and often lag stock prices, so investors should focus on the objective reasons behind analyst rating changes, which better reflect the company's fundamentals.
9 Analyst Rating
Wall Street analysts forecast POOL stock price to rise over the next 12 months. According to Wall Street analysts, the average 1-year price target for POOL is 326.00 USD with a low forecast of 285.00 USD and a high forecast of 360.00 USD. However, analyst price targets are subjective and often lag stock prices, so investors should focus on the objective reasons behind analyst rating changes, which better reflect the company's fundamentals.
2 Buy
6 Hold
1 Sell
Hold
Current: 267.610
Low
285.00
Averages
326.00
High
360.00
Current: 267.610
Low
285.00
Averages
326.00
High
360.00
CFRA
Hold
to
Buy
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$304
Al Analysis
2025-12-22
Reason
CFRA
Price Target
$304
Al Analysis
2025-12-22
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Hold
to
Buy
Reason
CFRA upgraded Pool Corp. to Buy from Hold with a $304 price target.
Stifel
W. Andrew Carter
Hold
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$295 -> $240
2025-12-16
Reason
Stifel
W. Andrew Carter
Price Target
$295 -> $240
2025-12-16
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Hold
Reason
Stifel analyst W. Andrew Carter lowered the firm's price target on Pool Corp. to $240 from $295 and keeps a Hold rating on the shares. For 2026, the firm has "a positive overall bias" to its building products coverage, including home improvement retailers, citing compressed valuations, near-term expectations that have been reset and long-term enthusiasm for U.S. residential investment, the analyst tells investors in a year-ahead note.
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Wells Fargo
Sam Reid
Equal Weight
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$320 -> $250
2025-12-15
Reason
Wells Fargo
Sam Reid
Price Target
$320 -> $250
2025-12-15
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Equal Weight
Reason
Wells Fargo analyst Sam Reid lowered the firm's price target on Pool Corp. to $250 from $320 and keeps an Equal Weight rating on the shares. Amidst late 2025 skepticism, the housing playbook for 2026 is complicated, the firm says. Its strategy is to lean into attractively valued quality. Opportunities to move up the risk curve will eventually materialize but not quite yet, Wells adds.
Baird
David Manthey
Neutral
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$350 -> $345
2025-10-24
Reason
Baird
David Manthey
Price Target
$350 -> $345
2025-10-24
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Neutral
Reason
Baird analyst David Manthey lowered the firm's price target on Pool Corp. to $345 from $350 and keeps a Neutral rating on the shares. The firm updated its model following Q2 results which suggested a stabilization tone is developing.
About POOL
Pool Corporation is a wholesale distributor of swimming pool supplies, equipment, and related leisure products. The Company also distributes irrigation and landscape products in the United States. The Company operates approximately 448 sales centers in North America, Europe, and Australia through its five distribution networks: SCP Distributors (SCP), Superior Pool Products (Superior), Horizon Distributors (Horizon), National Pool Tile (NPT), and Sun Wholesale Supply (Sun Wholesale). The Company distributes swimming pool supplies, equipment, and related leisure products domestically through its SCP and Superior sales center networks through SCP network. Its Horizon sales centers offer organic fertilizers, organic pesticides, and irrigation and drainage products that reduce water usage and soil erosion. Sun Wholesale distributes swimming pool supplies, equipment, and related leisure products, primarily servicing independently owned and operated Pinch A Penny, Inc. franchise locations.
About the author
Emily J. Thompson
Emily J. Thompson, a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) with 12 years in investment research, graduated with honors from the Wharton School. Specializing in industrial and technology stocks, she provides in-depth analysis for Intellectia’s earnings and market brief reports.
