NASDAQ:POOLPool Stock Price, Forecast & News

Pool's stock was trading at $207.35 on March 11th, 2020 when Coronavirus reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization. Since then, POOL shares have increased by 35.7% and is now trading at $281.38. 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 will be holding an earnings conference call on Thursday, July 23rd at 12:00 AM Eastern. Interested parties can register for or listen to the call using this link or dial in at Not Available.

Pool Co. (NASDAQ:POOL) posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, April, 23rd. The specialty retailer reported $0.71 earnings per share (EPS) 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 analyst estimates of $629.97 million. Pool had a net margin of 7.92% and a return on equity of 69.42%. The company's quarterly revenue was up 13.4% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned $0.80 earnings per share. View Pool's earnings history.

Pool declared a quarterly dividend on Thursday, April 23rd. Shareholders 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 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.82%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, May 14th. This is an increase from Pool's previous quarterly dividend of $0.55. View Pool's dividend history.

Pool declared that its board has initiated a share buyback program on Thursday, May 2nd 2019, which permits the company to buyback $200,000,000.00 in outstanding shares, according to EventVestor. This buyback authorization permits the company to reacquire up to 2.8% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares buyback programs are often an indication that the company's leadership believes its stock is undervalued.

Pool updated 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 Wall Street analysts have issued 1 year price targets for Pool's stock. Their forecasts range from $205.00 to $300.00. On average, they expect Pool's share price to reach $253.14 in the next year. This suggests that the stock has a possible downside of 10.0%. View analysts' price targets for Pool.

News coverage about POOL stock has been trending extremely negative on Wednesday, InfoTrie Sentiment Analysis reports. The research group identifies negative and positive news coverage by analyzing more than six thousand news and blog sources. The firm ranks coverage of companies on a scale of -5 to 5, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. Pool earned a daily sentiment score of -4.3 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave press coverage about the specialty retailer a news buzz of 3.0 out of 10, meaning that recent news coverage is unlikely to have an effect on the stock's share price in the next few days. View the latest news about Pool.

Pool saw a decrease in short interest in the month of June. As of June 30th, there was short interest totaling 912,300 shares, a decrease of 20.0% from the June 15th total of 1,140,000 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 324,000 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 2.8 days. Currently, 2.4% of the company's shares 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 a number of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors include Envestnet Asset Management Inc. (0.38%), Louisiana State Employees Retirement System (0.03%), Brasada Capital Management LP (0.02%), Diligent Investors LLC (0.02%), State of Alaska Department of Revenue (0.02%) and AdvisorShares Investments LLC (0.01%). 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 sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including 6 Meridian, and Diligent Investors LLC. Company insiders that have sold Pool company stock in the last year include Arthur D Cook, De La Mesa Manuel J Perez, Hart Melanie Housey, Mark W Joslin, Robert C Sledd, and Romain Kenneth G St. View insider buying and selling activity for Pool.

POOL stock was purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Envestnet Asset Management Inc., AdvisorShares Investments LLC, Exchange Traded Concepts LLC, Canandaigua National Corp, Private Trust Co. NA, Paragon Advisors LLC, Boenning & Scattergood Inc., and IBM Retirement Fund. 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 $281.38.

Pool has a market capitalization of $11.24 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]