BUZZ-Pool Corp falls after brokerages cut PT

Reuters04-30

** Swimming pool products distributor Pool Corp's shares fall 1.7% to $364.75

** Oppenheimer cuts PT to $416 from $436, Stifel cuts PT to $360 from $370

** "With Q1 2024 demand slightly softer than expected, we're modifying our 2024 EPS to $13.20 from $13.60, but expect POOL's gross profit and operating profit to inflect positively in H2 2024 on the way to a stronger 2025" - Oppenheimer

** "Macroeconomic concerns have throttled the (U.S. pool) category's torque around remodel/new construction while the rightsizing and volatility around weather has yielded near-term competitive pressure" - Stifel

** Five brokerages rate the stock "buy" or higher, seven "hold" and one "sell"; their median PT is $390 - LSEG data

** Stock had fallen 7.8% YTD

(Reporting by Aatreyee Dasgupta)

((Aatreyee.Dasgupta@thomsonreuters.com))

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