NASDAQ:POOLPool Stock Price, Forecast & News

Pool's stock was trading at $207.35 on March 11th, 2020 when Coronavirus (COVID-19) reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization. Since then, POOL shares have increased by 30.3% and is now trading at $270.22. View which stocks have been most impacted by Coronavirus.

7 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Pool in the last year. There are currently 3 hold ratings, 3 buy ratings and 1 strong buy rating for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy." View analyst ratings for Pool.

Pool is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, July 23rd 2020. View our earnings forecast for Pool.

Pool Co. (NASDAQ:POOL) released its earnings results on Thursday, April, 23rd. The specialty retailer reported $0.71 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of $0.65 by $0.06. The specialty retailer had revenue of $677.30 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $629.97 million. Pool had a net margin of 7.92% and a return on equity of 69.42%. The firm's revenue for the quarter was up 13.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $0.80 earnings per share. View Pool's earnings history.

Pool announced a quarterly dividend on Thursday, April 23rd. Investors of record on Friday, May 15th will be paid a dividend of $0.58 per share on Friday, May 29th. This represents a $2.32 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.86%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, May 14th. This is a positive change from Pool's previous quarterly dividend of $0.55. View Pool's dividend history.

Pool declared that its Board of Directors has authorized a stock repurchase program on Thursday, May 2nd 2019, which authorizes the company to repurchase $200,000,000.00 in shares, according to EventVestor. This repurchase authorization authorizes the company to repurchase up to 2.8% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock repurchase programs are usually a sign that the company's board believes its shares are undervalued.

Pool issued an update on its FY20 earnings guidance on Thursday, April, 23rd. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of $5.45-$6.05 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus EPS estimate of $5.52.

7 analysts have issued 12-month price objectives for Pool's shares. Their forecasts range from $205.00 to $300.00. On average, they expect Pool's share price to reach $253.14 in the next twelve months. This suggests that the stock has a possible downside of 6.3%. View analysts' price targets for Pool.

Media stories about POOL stock have trended negative on Monday, according to InfoTrie Sentiment Analysis. The research firm identifies positive and negative news coverage by reviewing more than six thousand news and blog sources in real-time. The firm ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of -5 to 5, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. Pool earned a media sentiment score of -2.1 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave news stories about the specialty retailer a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, meaning that recent news coverage is extremely unlikely to have an effect on the company's share price in the next several days. View the latest news about Pool.

Pool saw a drop in short interest in the month of June. As of June 30th, there was short interest totaling 912,300 shares, a drop of 20.0% from the June 15th total of 1,140,000 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 324,000 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 2.8 days. Approximately 2.4% of the shares of the stock are sold short. View Pool's Current Options Chain.

Some companies that are related to Pool include Genuine Parts (GPC), LKQ (LKQ), Core-Mark (CORE), Weyco Group (WEYS) and VOXX International (VOXX). View all competitors.

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other Pool investors own include Adobe (ADBE), InterDigital Wireless (IDCC), NVIDIA (NVDA), Bank of Hawaii (BOH), Home Depot (HD), Walt Disney (DIS), AbbVie (ABBV), Copart (CPRT), PepsiCo (PEP) and UnitedHealth Group (UNH).

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

Pool's stock is owned by many different retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include State of Alaska Department of Revenue (0.02%). Company insiders that own Pool stock include Arthur D Cook, De La Mesa Manuel J Perez, Harlan F Seymour, Hart Melanie Housey, Jennifer M Neil, John E Stokely, Mark W Joslin, Peter D Arvan, Robert C Sledd and Romain Kenneth G St. View institutional ownership trends for Pool.

POOL stock was bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including State of Alaska Department of Revenue. View insider buying and selling activity for Pool.

Shares of POOL can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab.

One share of POOL stock can currently be purchased for approximately $270.22.

Pool has a market capitalization of $10.79 billion and generates $3.20 billion in revenue each year. The specialty retailer earns $261.58 million in net income (profit) each year or $5.83 on an earnings per share basis. Pool employs 4,500 workers across the globe.

The official website for Pool is www.poolcorp.com.

Pool's mailing address is 109 Northpark Boulevard, Covington LA, 70433. The specialty retailer can be reached via phone at 985-892-5521 or via email at [email protected]