Wells Fargo cuts Pool Corporation stock target from USD 185.00 to USD 165.00

Published on 10/17/2026 at 20:32 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWS

Results follow October 22, 2026, with USD 3.36 consensus earnings. Pool Corporation stock was USD 172.57 on October 16, 2026, up 2.04 percent on Nasdaq.

Analyst target and upcoming results

On October 16, 2026, Wells Fargo lowered its Pool Corporation target from USD 185.00 to USD 165.00.
Pool Corporation is due to report results on October 22, 2026, with consensus earnings of USD 3.36 per share.
Pool Corporation stock was last at USD 172.57 on Nasdaq on October 16, 2026 at 4:00 p.m. ET, up 2.04 percent from its prior close.
Pool Corporation had a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.88 and a market capitalization of USD 6.3 billion on October 16, 2026.

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Wells Fargo lowered its price target for Pool Corporation from USD 185.00 to USD 165.00 on October 16, 2026, while keeping an Equal Weight rating, as Markets Insider reported. Pool Corporation stock was last at USD 172.57 on Nasdaq on October 16, 2026 at 4:00 p.m. ET, up 2.04 percent from its prior close.

Results arrive October 22

Pool Corporation is scheduled to release third-quarter 2026 results before the Nasdaq open on October 22, 2026. The company announced the date in an October 8 release, which also set the conference call for 11:00 a.m. Eastern Time, according to Pool Corporation. Nasdaq lists consensus earnings of USD 3.36 per share for the quarter ending September 2026, against USD 3.39 per share a year earlier, according to Nasdaq.

Stock range remains wide

Pool Corporation's USD 172.57 last price stood 13.01 percent above its 52-week low of USD 152.70 and 43.54 percent below its 52-week high of USD 305.63, with both levels dated October 16, 2026. That spread gives the October 22 report a clear numerical backdrop: the stock is closer to its yearly low than its yearly high.

Pool Corporation serves the swimming pool, irrigation and outdoor-living markets through approximately 455 locations and offers more than 200,000 products to roughly 125,000 wholesale customers, according to POOLCORP.

Valuation and next date

Pool Corporation had a market capitalization of USD 6.3 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.88 and a dividend yield of 3.00 percent on October 16, 2026. The upcoming results will give investors the next reported earnings-per-share figure against the USD 3.36 consensus estimate.

Comparison with peers

Pool Corporation (Nasdaq, USD): up 2.04 percent, P/E 15.88, market capitalization USD 6.3 billion
Watsco (NYSE, USD): minus 0.10 percent, P/E 25.55, market capitalization USD 12.2 billion
SiteOne Landscape Supply (NYSE, USD): up 0.60 percent, P/E 26.05, market capitalization USD 4.1 billion

Price stays below yearly high

Pool Corporation was last at USD 172.57 on Nasdaq on October 16, 2026 at 4:00 p.m. ET. Its 43.54 percent distance from the 52-week high leaves the October 22 earnings release as the next dated test for the stock's valuation.

Market context: Market report S&P 500.

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