Pool - POOL Stock Forecast, Price & News

11 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Pool in the last twelve months. There are currently 1 sell rating, 5 hold ratings and 5 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street 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 brokers have issued 12-month price objectives for Pool's stock. Their POOL share price forecasts range from $291.00 to $550.00. On average, they expect the company's share price to reach $391.09 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 20.3% from the stock's current price.
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Pool's stock was trading at $302.33 at the start of the year. Since then, POOL shares have increased by 7.6% and is now trading at $325.23.
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The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, April 20th 2023.
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Pool Co. (NASDAQ:POOL) announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February, 16th. The specialty retailer reported $1.79 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $2.00 by $0.21. The specialty retailer had revenue of $1.10 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $1.14 billion. Pool had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 61.70% and a net margin of 12.11%. The company's revenue for the quarter was up 5.8% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the business earned $2.30 EPS.
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Pool declared a quarterly dividend on Friday, February 24th. Investors of record on Wednesday, March 15th will be paid a dividend of $1.00 per share on Wednesday, March 29th. This represents a $4.00 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.23%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, March 14th.
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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 12 consecutive years, indicating the company has a strong committment to maintain and grow its dividend. The dividend payout ratio is 21.46%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%. Based on earnings estimates, POOL will have a dividend payout ratio of 22.60% next year. This indicates that the company will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.
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Pool updated its FY 2023 earnings guidance on Monday, February, 20th. The company provided EPS guidance of $16.00-$17.00 for the period, compared to the consensus EPS estimate of $16.44. 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 many different retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include Select Equity Group L.P. (3.85%), Morgan Stanley (3.08%), Neuberger Berman Group LLC (2.87%), Geode Capital Management LLC (2.24%), Blair William & Co. IL (1.77%) and Premier Fund Managers Ltd (1.76%). 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 $325.23.

Pool (NASDAQ:POOL) has a market capitalization of $12.72 billion and generates $6.18 billion in revenue each year. The specialty retailer earns $748.46 million in net income (profit) each year or $18.64 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.