Pool (POOL) Stock Forecast, Price & News

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 "buy" POOL shares.
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10 Wall Street research analysts have issued 1 year price targets for Pool's stock. Their POOL share price forecasts range from $315.00 to $445.00. On average, they predict the company's stock price to reach $383.20 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 17.4% from the stock's current price.
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Pool's stock was trading at $302.33 on January 1st, 2023. Since then, POOL stock has increased by 7.9% and is now trading at $326.36.
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The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, July 20th 2023.
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Pool Co. (NASDAQ:POOL) announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February, 16th. The specialty retailer reported $1.79 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $2.00 by $0.21. The specialty retailer earned $1.10 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.14 billion. Pool had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 53.96% and a net margin of 11.23%. The company's quarterly revenue was up 5.8% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the company posted $2.30 EPS.
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Pool announced a quarterly dividend on Thursday, May 4th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, May 17th will be paid a dividend of $1.10 per share on Wednesday, May 31st. This represents a $4.40 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.35%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, May 16th. This is a boost from the stock's previous quarterly dividend of $1.00.
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Pool (NASDAQ:POOL) pays an annual dividend of $4.40 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 1.35%. 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 26.17%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%. Based on earnings estimates, POOL will have a dividend payout ratio of 26.14% next year. This indicates that the company will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.
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Pool issued an update on its FY 2023 earnings guidance on Thursday, April, 20th. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of $14.50-$16.00 for the period, compared to the consensus estimate of $16.31. 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.

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Pool trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "POOL."

Pool's stock is owned by a variety of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors include BlackRock Inc. (9.36%), Kayne Anderson Rudnick Investment Management LLC (4.15%), State Street Corp (3.73%), Select Equity Group L.P. (3.47%), Neuberger Berman Group LLC (2.50%) and Geode Capital Management LLC (2.20%). 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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Shares of POOL stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include WeBull, Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab.
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One share of POOL stock can currently be purchased for approximately $326.36.

Pool (NASDAQ:POOL) has a market capitalization of $12.73 billion and generates $6.18 billion in revenue each year. The specialty retailer earns $748.46 million in net income (profit) each year or $16.81 on an earnings per share basis.

The company employs 6,000 workers across the globe.

Pool's mailing address is 109 Northpark Boulevard, Covington LA, 70433. The official website for the company is www.poolcorp.com. The specialty retailer can be reached via phone at (985) 892-5521, via email at investor.relations@poolcorp.com, or via fax at 985-801-5716.