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 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.98%. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, November 13th. View Pool's Dividend History.

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

Pool Co. (NASDAQ:POOL) announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February, 13th. The specialty retailer reported $0.44 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.36 by $0.08. The specialty retailer had revenue of $582.20 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $581.90 million. Pool had a net margin of 8.18% and a return on equity of 71.75%. Pool's quarterly revenue was up 7.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $0.37 earnings per share. 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 issued an update on 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 EPS estimate of $6.71.

4 equities research analysts have issued 12-month price targets for Pool's shares. 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 a possible upside of 0.2% from the stock's current price. 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.

News headlines about POOL stock have trended neutral on Tuesday, according to InfoTrie Sentiment Analysis. InfoTrie identifies positive and negative press coverage by reviewing more than six thousand news and blog sources in real time. The firm ranks coverage of companies on a scale of negative five to five, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. Pool earned a news sentiment score of 0.4 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned news coverage about the specialty retailer a news buzz of 9.0 out of 10, meaning that recent press coverage is extremely likely to have an effect on the stock's share price in the next few 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), 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 a number of of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders 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 bought 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 $224.57.

Pool has a market capitalization of $8.99 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]