Pool - POOL Stock Forecast, Price & News

11 Wall Street equities research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Pool in the last year. There are currently 6 hold ratings and 5 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street equities research analysts is that investors should "hold" POOL shares. A hold rating indicates that analysts believe investors should maintain any existing positions they have in POOL, but not buy additional shares or sell existing shares.
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11 brokerages have issued 12-month price targets for Pool's stock. Their POOL share price forecasts range from $370.00 to $550.00. On average, they predict the company's stock price to reach $446.80 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 35.0% from the stock's current price.
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Pool's stock was trading at $566.00 at the beginning of 2022. Since then, POOL stock has decreased by 41.5% and is now trading at $330.86.
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The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, October 20th 2022.
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Pool Co. (NASDAQ:POOL) posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, July, 21st. The specialty retailer reported $7.59 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $7.40 by $0.19. The specialty retailer had revenue of $2.06 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.13 billion. Pool had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 68.34% and a net margin of 13.17%. Pool's revenue was up 15.0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $6.37 earnings per share.
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Pool declared a quarterly dividend on Thursday, July 28th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, August 11th will be paid a dividend of $1.00 per share on Thursday, August 25th. This represents a $4.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.21%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, August 10th.
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Pool (NASDAQ:POOL) pays an annual dividend of $4.00 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 1.20%. The company has been increasing its dividend for 11 consecutive years, indicating the company has a strong committment to maintain and grow its dividend. The dividend payout ratio is 20.80%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%. Based on earnings estimates, POOL will have a dividend payout ratio of 21.36% next year. This indicates that the company will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.
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Pool updated its FY 2022 earnings guidance on Friday, July, 29th. The company provided earnings per share guidance of $18.38-$19.13 for the period, compared to the consensus earnings per share estimate of $18.89. 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 retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include Bath Savings Trust Co (0.02%) and AdvisorNet Financial Inc (0.00%). Insiders that own company stock include Arthur D Cook, 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 $330.86.

Pool (NASDAQ:POOL) has a market capitalization of $13.10 billion and generates $5.30 billion in revenue each year. The specialty retailer earns $650.62 million in net income (profit) each year or $19.23 on an earnings per share basis.

The company employs 5,500 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.