NASDAQ:POOL - Pool Stock Price, Price Target & More

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

Pool declared a quarterly dividend on Thursday, May 3rd. Stockholders of record on Friday, May 18th will be paid a dividend of $0.45 per share on Friday, June 1st. This represents a $1.80 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.13%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, May 17th. This is a boost from Pool's previous quarterly dividend of $0.37. View Pool's Dividend History.

Pool announced that its board has approved a share buyback plan on Thursday, May 3rd 2018, which authorizes the company to buyback $200,000,000.00 in outstanding shares, according to EventVestor. This buyback authorization authorizes the company to buy up to 3.5% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares buyback plans are generally an indication that the company's board of directors believes its shares are undervalued.

Pool Co. (NASDAQ:POOL) posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, July, 19th. The specialty retailer reported $2.80 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of $2.88 by $0.08. The specialty retailer earned $1.06 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.06 billion. Pool had a net margin of 7.10% and a return on equity of 74.42%. The firm's quarterly revenue was up 7.0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $2.21 EPS. View Pool's Earnings History.

Pool is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, July, 19th 2018. View Earnings Estimates for Pool.

Pool updated its FY18 earnings guidance on Thursday, July, 19th. The company provided earnings per share guidance of $5.50-5.70 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus estimate of $5.56.

5 Wall Street analysts have issued twelve-month target prices for Pool's stock. Their predictions range from $131.00 to $160.00. On average, they expect Pool's stock price to reach $144.75 in the next year. This suggests that the stock has a possible downside of 9.0%. View Analyst Ratings for Pool.

5 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Pool in the last year. There are currently 3 hold ratings and 2 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold."

Some companies that are related to Pool include Sims Metal Management (SMSMY), Schnitzer Steel Industries (SCHN), Industrial Services of America (IDSA), ICPW Liquidation (ICPWQ) and E-QURE Corp/SH (EQUR).

News articles about POOL stock have trended somewhat positive this week, Accern Sentiment reports. The research group identifies negative and positive media coverage by monitoring more than 20 million blog and news sources in real time. Accern ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of -1 to 1, with scores nearest to one being the most favorable. Pool earned a coverage optimism score of 0.02 on Accern's scale. They also gave news articles about the specialty retailer an impact score of 45.16 out of 100, indicating that recent media coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an impact on the stock's share price in the next few days.

Pool's stock is owned by a variety of of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include Fisher Asset Management LLC (1.52%), Handelsbanken Fonder AB (1.24%), Retirement Systems of Alabama (0.26%), Nisa Investment Advisors LLC (0.04%), Amalgamated Bank (0.02%) and Municipal Employees Retirement System of Michigan (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, Robert C Sledd, Romain Kenneth G St and Wilson B Sexton. View Institutional Ownership Trends for Pool.

POOL stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Handelsbanken Fonder AB, Retirement Systems of Alabama, Fisher Asset Management LLC and Municipal Employees Retirement System of Michigan. 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 Nisa Investment Advisors LLC, State of Alaska Department of Revenue, Amalgamated Bank and Harbour Capital Advisors LLC. 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, Scottrade, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

One share of POOL stock can currently be purchased for approximately $159.08.

Pool has a market capitalization of $6.39 billion and generates $2.79 billion in revenue each year. The specialty retailer earns $191.63 million in net income (profit) each year or $3.99 on an earnings per share basis. Pool employs 4,000 workers across the globe.

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]