NASDAQ:POOL - Pool Stock Price, Forecast & News

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

Pool announced a quarterly dividend on Thursday, October 31st. Shareholders 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 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.00%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, November 13th. View Pool's Dividend History.

Pool declared that its Board of Directors has authorized a share buyback plan on Thursday, May 2nd 2019, which allows the company to buyback $200,000,000.00 in shares, according to EventVestor. This buyback authorization allows the company to reacquire up to 2.8% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares buyback plans are generally a sign that the company's management believes its shares are undervalued.

Pool Co. (NASDAQ:POOL) posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, October, 17th. The specialty retailer reported $1.95 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.78 by $0.17. The specialty retailer earned $898.50 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $883.54 million. Pool had a net margin of 8.24% and a return on equity of 82.52%. Pool's revenue was up 10.7% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $1.66 earnings per share. View Pool's Earnings History.

Pool is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, February 13th 2020. View Earnings Estimates for Pool.

4 brokers have issued 1-year price objectives for Pool's shares. Their forecasts range from $196.00 to $230.00. On average, they anticipate Pool's share price to reach $217.00 in the next year. This suggests that the stock has a possible downside of 1.3%. 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 stories about POOL stock have trended very negative on Friday, according to InfoTrie Sentiment. The research group identifies negative and positive press coverage by reviewing more than six thousand news and blog sources. The firm ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of negative five to five, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. Pool earned a media sentiment score of -3.6 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned news headlines about the specialty retailer a news buzz of 10.0 out of 10, meaning that recent press coverage is extremely likely to have an impact on the stock's share price in the next several days. 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), Home Depot (hd), Walt Disney (DIS), Adobe (ADBE), PepsiCo (PEP), salesforce.com (CRM), Lockheed Martin (LMT) and Stag Industrial (STAG).

Pool's stock is owned by a variety of of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include Artemis Investment Management LLP (0.72%), Nisa Investment Advisors LLC (0.04%), Louisiana State Employees Retirement System (0.02%), Diligent Investors LLC (0.02%), State of Alaska Department of Revenue (0.02%) and TrimTabs Asset Management LLC (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 sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Artemis Investment Management LLP, Nisa Investment Advisors LLC, OLD National Bancorp IN, Tocqueville Asset Management L.P., State of Alaska Department of Revenue, Diligent Investors LLC, TrimTabs Asset Management LLC and Canandaigua National Bank & Trust Co.. 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 acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management UK Ltd., NewSquare Capital LLC, Advisors Capital Management LLC and Louisiana State Employees Retirement System. 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 $219.82.

Pool has a market capitalization of $8.80 billion and generates $3.00 billion in revenue each year. The specialty retailer earns $234.46 million in net income (profit) each year or $5.62 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]