Pool Stock Price, News & Analysis (NASDAQ:POOL)

10 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Pool in the last twelve months. There are currently 1 sell rating, 3 hold ratings and 6 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street analysts is that investors should "moderate buy" POOL shares.
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10 equities research analysts have issued 12-month target prices for Pool's stock. Their POOL share price targets range from $315.00 to $445.00. On average, they expect the company's share price to reach $385.70 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 7.8% from the stock's current price.
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Pool's stock was trading at $302.33 at the beginning of the year. Since then, POOL shares have increased by 18.3% and is now trading at $357.64.
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The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, February 15th 2024.
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Pool Co. (NASDAQ:POOL) issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, October, 19th. The specialty retailer reported $3.50 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, hitting analysts' consensus estimates of $3.50. The specialty retailer had revenue of $1.50 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.46 billion. Pool had a net margin of 9.65% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 39.98%. Pool's quarterly revenue was down 7.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $4.76 earnings per share.
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Pool declared a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, October 25th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, November 8th will be given a dividend of $1.10 per share on Wednesday, November 22nd. This represents a $4.40 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.23%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, November 7th.
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Pool (NASDAQ:POOL) pays an annual dividend of $4.40 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 1.27%. The company has been increasing its dividend for 13 consecutive years, indicating the company has a strong committment to maintain and grow its dividend. The dividend payout ratio is 31.84%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%. Based on earnings estimates, POOL will have a dividend payout ratio of 30.96% next year. This indicates that the company will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.
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ETFs with the largest weight of Pool (NASDAQ:POOL) stock in their portfolio include VictoryShares THB Mid Cap ESG ETF (MDCP), Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight Consumer Discretionary ETF (RSPD), Nuveen ESG Mid-Cap Growth ETF (NUMG), Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight Consumer Discretionary ETF (RCD), QRAFT AI-Enhanced U.S. Large Cap ETF (QRFT), VictoryShares Nasdaq Next 50 ETF (QQQN), Invesco ESG NASDAQ Next Gen 100 ETF (QQJG) and Invesco S&P 500 GARP ETF (SPGP).

Pool updated its FY 2023 earnings guidance on Thursday, October, 19th. The company provided EPS guidance of $13.00-$13.50 for the period, compared to the consensus earnings per share estimate of $13.40. The company issued revenue guidance of -.

7 employees have rated Pool Chief Executive Officer Peter Arvan on Glassdoor.com. Peter Arvan has an approval rating of 70% among the company's employees.

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other Pool investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Home Depot (HD), Walt Disney (DIS), Block (SQ), Visa (V), AbbVie (ABBV), Salesforce (CRM), Micron Technology (MU), QUALCOMM (QCOM) and Advanced Micro Devices (AMD).

Pool's stock is owned by many different retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include Kayne Anderson Rudnick Investment Management LLC (4.77%), Morgan Stanley (2.28%), JPMorgan Chase & Co. (2.24%), Blair William & Co. IL (2.01%), Invesco Ltd. (1.64%) and Baillie Gifford & Co. (1.64%). Insiders that own company stock include De La Mesa Manuel J Perez, De La Mesa Manuel J Perez, Hart Melanie Housey, Jennifer M Neil, Mark W Joslin, Martha S Gervasi, Peter D Arvan, Robert C Sledd, Romain Kenneth G St and Romain Kenneth G St.
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