Pool (POOL) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Pool Corporation distributes swimming pool supplies, equipment, and related leisure products in the United States and internationally. The company offers maintenance products, including chemicals, supplies, and pool accessories; repair and replacement parts for pool equipment, such as cleaners, filters, heaters, pumps, and lights; and building materials, such as concrete, plumbing and electrical components, functional and decorative pool surfaces, decking materials, tiles, hardscapes, and natural stones for pool installations and remodeling. It also provides pool equipment and components for new pool construction and the remodeling of existing pools; irrigation and related products, such as irrigation system components, and professional turf care equipment and supplies; commercial products, including heaters, safety equipment, commercial decking equipment, and commercial pumps and filters. In addition, the company offers fiberglass pools, and hot tubs and packaged pool kits comprising walls, liners, braces, and coping for in-ground and above-ground pools; and other pool construction and recreational products comprising discretionary recreational and related outdoor living products, such as grills and components for outdoor kitchens. It serves swimming pool remodelers and builders; specialty retailers that sell swimming pool supplies; swimming pool repair and service businesses; irrigation construction and landscape maintenance contractors; and commercial pool operators and pool contractors. Pool Corporation was incorporated in 1993 and is headquartered in Covington, Louisiana.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $340.75 to $350.98
• 50-Day Range: $340.94 to $390.03
• 52-Week Range: $293.51 to $422.73
• Volume: 814,189 shs
• Average Volume: 348,915 shs
• Market Capitalization: $13.28 billion
• P/E Ratio: 30.04
• Dividend Yield: 1.38%
• Price Target: $369.25
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Pool Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Pool scored higher than 72% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 111th out of 287 stocks in the consumer discretionary sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 2.1 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

Pool has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.25, and is based on 3 buy ratings, 4 hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Pool has been the subject of 5 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 8.08%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Pool are expected to grow by 8.08% in the coming year, from $11.02 to $11.91 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Pool is 30.04, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 120.38.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Pool is 30.04, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Discretionary sector average P/E ratio of about 18.33.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Pool has a PEG Ratio of 2.20. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Pool has a P/B Ratio of 10.28. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

8.75% of the float of Pool has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Pool has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 10.9, which indicates bearish sentiment.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Pool has recently increased by 0.94%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.

Dividend

• Score: 4.2 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Strong

Dividend Yield

Pool pays a meaningful dividend of 1.34%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Pool has been increasing its dividend for 14 years.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Pool is 41.31%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Pool will have a dividend payout ratio of 40.30% next year. This indicates that Pool will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: 2.0 / 5
• Environmental Score: -4.15

Percentage of Shares Shorted

8.75% of the float of Pool has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Pool has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 10.9, which indicates bearish sentiment.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Pool has recently increased by 0.94%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.

News and Social Media

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.47

News Sentiment

Pool has a news sentiment score of 0.47. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.64 average news sentiment score of Consumer Discretionary companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 30 news articles for Pool this week, compared to 43 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

16 people have searched for POOL on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 129% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

Only 1 people have added Pool to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of 0% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Pool insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 3.00% of the stock of Pool is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

98.99% of the stock of Pool is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

POOL Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have POOL shares performed this year?

Pool's stock was trading at $398.71 on January 1st, 2024. Since then, POOL stock has decreased by 12.5% and is now trading at $349.04.
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How were Pool's earnings last quarter?

Pool Co. (NASDAQ:POOL) announced its earnings results on Thursday, October, 24th. The specialty retailer reported $3.26 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $3.15 by $0.11. The business's revenue was down 2.8% on a year-over-year basis.
Read the conference call transcript.

Who are Pool's major shareholders?

Pool's top institutional investors include State Street Corp (4.17%), Geode Capital Management LLC (2.53%), Wellington Management Group LLP (2.15%) and Wasatch Advisors LP (1.49%). Insiders that own company stock include Peter D Arvan, Hart Melanie Housey, Jennifer M Neil and Martha S Gervasi.
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How do I buy shares of Pool?

Shares of POOL stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.
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What other stocks do shareholders of Pool own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Pool investors own include American Water Works (AWK), Humana (HUM), Waste Connections (WCN), AUO (AUOTY), DiamondRock Hospitality (DRH), Voyager Therapeutics (VYGR) and The RMR Group (RMR).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 10/24/2024
• Ex-Dividend for 11/27 Dividend: 11/13/2024
• Dividend Payable: 11/27/2024
• Today: 12/21/2024
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2024

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Consumer Discretionary
• Industry: Miscellaneous durable goods
• Sub-Industry: Distributors
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:POOL
• CUSIP: 73278L10
• CIK: 945841
• Web: www.poolcorp.com
• Phone: (985) 892-5521
• Fax: 985-801-5716
• Employees: 6,000
• Year Founded: 1983

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: $369.25
• High Stock Price Target: $415.00
• Low Stock Price Target: $290.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +5.8%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.25
• Research Coverage: 8 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): $11.62
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 30.04
• Forward P/E Ratio: 31.67
• P/E Growth: 2.2
• Net Income: $523.23 million
• Net Margins: 8.42%
• Pretax Margin: 10.96%
• Return on Equity: 31.89%
• Return on Assets: 12.39%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.61
• Current Ratio: 2.39
• Quick Ratio: 0.77

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $5.33 billion
• Price / Sales: 2.49
• Cash Flow: $13.84 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 25.22
• Book Value: $33.94 per share
• Price / Book: 10.28

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 38,056,000
• Free Float: 36,914,000
• Market Cap: $13.28 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.01