NASDAQ:POOL - Pool Stock Price, Forecast & News

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

Pool declared a quarterly dividend on Thursday, October 31st. Stockholders of record on Thursday, November 14th will be paid a dividend of $0.55 per share on Wednesday, November 27th. This represents a $2.20 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.96%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, November 13th. View Pool's Dividend History.

Pool announced that its Board of Directors has authorized a stock repurchase program on Thursday, May 2nd 2019, which allows the company to buyback $200,000,000.00 in outstanding shares, according to EventVestor. This buyback authorization allows the company to reacquire up to 2.8% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback programs are often an indication that the company's leadership believes its shares are undervalued.

Pool Co. (NASDAQ:POOL) posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February, 13th. The specialty retailer reported $0.44 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the Zacks' consensus estimate of $0.36 by $0.08. The specialty retailer had revenue of $582.20 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $581.90 million. Pool had a net margin of 8.18% and a return on equity of 71.75%. The firm's revenue for the quarter was up 7.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the firm posted $0.37 EPS. View Pool's Earnings History.

Pool is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, April 16th 2020. View Earnings Estimates for Pool.

Pool updated its FY 2020 Pre-Market earnings guidance on Thursday, February, 13th. The company provided earnings per share guidance of 6.41-6.71 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus estimate of $6.71.

4 Wall Street analysts have issued 1 year target prices for Pool's stock. Their forecasts range from $215.00 to $230.00. On average, they anticipate Pool's stock price to reach $225.00 in the next year. This suggests that the stock has a possible downside of 1.8%. View Analyst Price Targets for Pool.

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

Media headlines about POOL stock have been trending somewhat negative recently, according to InfoTrie Sentiment. The research group identifies positive and negative news coverage by monitoring more than six thousand blog and news 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 news impact score of -1.8 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave headlines 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 immediate future. View News Stories for Pool.

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

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

Pool's stock is owned by many different of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include Kayne Anderson Rudnick Investment Management LLC (4.39%), Eagle Asset Management Inc. (2.36%), State Street Corp (2.32%), Handelsbanken Fonder AB (1.39%), Bank of New York Mellon Corp (1.37%) and Capital World Investors (1.31%). 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 Janus Henderson Group PLC, Waratah Capital Advisors Ltd., Eagle Asset Management Inc., Loomis Sayles & Co. L P, FMR LLC, Artemis Investment Management LLP, Russell Investments Group Ltd. and Rice Hall James & Associates LLC. Company insiders that have sold Pool company stock in the last year 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, Robert C Sledd and Romain Kenneth G St. View Insider Buying and Selling for Pool.

POOL stock was purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Goldman Sachs Group Inc., Marshall Wace LLP, Prudential Financial Inc., Kayne Anderson Rudnick Investment Management LLC, Pictet Asset Management Ltd., Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA, FIL Ltd and Handelsbanken Fonder AB. View Insider Buying and Selling 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 $229.20.

Pool has a market capitalization of $9.18 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 4,000 workers across the globe.View Additional Information About Pool.

The official website for Pool is http://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]