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: $307.44 to $313.48
• 50-Day Range: $285.00 to $326.34
• 52-Week Range: $282.22 to $395.60
• Volume: 247,618 shs
• Average Volume: 573,968 shs
• Market Capitalization: $11.52 billion
• P/E Ratio: 28.47
• Dividend Yield: 1.62%
• Price Target: $342.14
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Pool Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Pool scored higher than 73% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 107th 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 2.29, and is based on 2 buy ratings, 5 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Pool has only been the subject of 3 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.3 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 13.34%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Pool are expected to grow by 13.34% in the coming year, from $11.32 to $12.83 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Pool is 28.47, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 27.80.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Pool is 28.47, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Discretionary sector average P/E ratio of about 18.77.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Pool has a PEG Ratio of 4.27. 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 8.87. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 1.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

10.97% 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 6.2.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Pool has recently increased by 13.31%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 4.2 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Strong

Dividend Yield

Pool pays a meaningful dividend of 1.62%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Pool has been increasing its dividend for 15 years.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Pool is 46.13%. 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 38.97% 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

10.97% 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 6.2.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Pool has recently increased by 13.31%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.45

News Sentiment

Pool has a news sentiment score of 0.45. 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 0.57 average news sentiment score of Consumer Discretionary companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 55 news articles for Pool this week, compared to 42 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 6 people have searched for POOL on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -45% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

5 people have added Pool to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 400% 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 $340.94 at the beginning of the year. Since then, POOL shares have decreased by 9.5% and is now trading at $308.64.

How were Pool's earnings last quarter?

Pool Corporation (NASDAQ:POOL) issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, July, 24th. The specialty retailer reported $5.17 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $5.12 by $0.05. The business's revenue was up .9% on a year-over-year basis.
Read the conference call transcript.

Is Pool doing a stock buyback?

Pool's Board of Directors approved a stock buyback program on Wednesday, April 30th 2025, which authorizes the company to repurchase $600,000,000 in shares, according to EventVestor. This means that the company could reacquire up to 5.4% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares buyback programs are generally an indication that the company's board of directors believes its shares are undervalued.

Who are Pool's major shareholders?

Pool's top institutional shareholders include William Blair Investment Management LLC (1.56%), Mawer Investment Management Ltd. (1.34%), Envestnet Asset Management Inc. (1.16%) and Blair William & Co. IL (1.09%). Insiders that own company stock include De La Mesa Manuel J Perez, Hart Melanie Housey and Jennifer M Neil.
View institutional ownership trends.

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.

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), AU Optronics (AUOTY), DiamondRock Hospitality (DRH), Voyager Therapeutics (VYGR) and The RMR Group (RMR).

Company Calendar

• Record date for 5/29 Dividend: 5/15/2025
• Ex-Dividend for 5/29 Dividend: 5/15/2025
• Dividend Payable: 5/29/2025
• Last Earnings: 7/24/2025
• Today: 8/07/2025
• Record date for 8/28 Dividend: 8/14/2025
• Ex-Dividend for 8/28 Dividend: 8/14/2025
• Dividend Payable: 8/28/2025
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 10/23/2025
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Consumer Discretionary
• Industry: LEISURE&REC PRD
• Sub-Industry: Distributors
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:POOL
• 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 Price Target for Pool: $342.14
• High Price Target: $395.00
• Low Price Target: $300.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +10.9%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.29
• Research Coverage: 7 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $10.84
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 28.47
• Forward P/E Ratio: 27.27
• P/E Growth: 4.27
• Net Income: $434.33 million
• Net Margins: 7.79%
• Pretax Margin: 10.25%
• Return on Equity: 30.99%
• Return on Assets: 11.51%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.93
• Current Ratio: 2.52
• Quick Ratio: 0.87

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $5.31 billion
• Price / Sales: 2.17
• Cash Flow: $12.34 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 25.01
• Book Value: $34.81 per share
• Price / Book: 8.87

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 37,320,000
• Free Float: 36,198,000
• Market Cap: $11.52 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.07