NASDAQ:POOLPool Stock Price, Forecast & News

Pool's stock was trading at $207.35 on March 11th, 2020 when COVID-19 reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Since then, POOL stock has increased by 33.2% and is now trading at $276.28. View which stocks have been most impacted by Coronavirus.

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

Pool is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, July 23rd 2020. View our earnings forecast for Pool.

Pool will be holding an earnings conference call on Thursday, July 23rd at 12:00 AM Eastern. Interested parties can register for or listen to the call using this link or dial in at Not Available.

Pool Co. (NASDAQ:POOL) issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, April, 23rd. The specialty retailer reported $0.71 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.65 by $0.06. The specialty retailer earned $677.30 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $629.97 million. Pool had a return on equity of 69.42% and a net margin of 7.92%. The company's revenue was up 13.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $0.80 EPS. View Pool's earnings history.

Pool announced a quarterly dividend on Thursday, April 23rd. Stockholders of record on Friday, May 15th will be paid a dividend of $0.58 per share on Friday, May 29th. This represents a $2.32 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.84%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, May 14th. This is a positive change from Pool's previous quarterly dividend of $0.55. View Pool's dividend history.

Pool declared that its Board of Directors has approved a stock repurchase program on Thursday, May 2nd 2019, which authorizes the company to buyback $200,000,000.00 in outstanding shares, according to EventVestor. This buyback authorization authorizes the company to purchase up to 2.8% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares buyback programs are usually an indication that the company's management believes its stock is undervalued.

Pool issued an update on its FY20 earnings guidance on Thursday, April, 23rd. The company provided earnings per share guidance of $5.45-$6.05 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus estimate of $5.52.

7 equities research analysts have issued twelve-month target prices for Pool's shares. Their forecasts range from $205.00 to $300.00. On average, they anticipate Pool's stock price to reach $253.14 in the next twelve months. This suggests that the stock has a possible downside of 8.4%. View analysts' price targets for Pool.

Headlines about POOL stock have been trending neutral recently, InfoTrie Sentiment Analysis reports. The research group ranks the sentiment of 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 0.2 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave media 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 near term. View the latest news about Pool.

Pool saw a decline in short interest during the month of June. As of June 30th, there was short interest totaling 912,300 shares, a decline of 20.0% from the June 15th total of 1,140,000 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 324,000 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 2.8 days. Currently, 2.4% of the company's stock are sold short. View Pool's Current Options Chain.

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

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

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

Pool's stock is owned by a number of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include Envestnet Asset Management Inc. (0.38%), Louisiana State Employees Retirement System (0.03%), Diligent Investors LLC (0.02%), State of Alaska Department of Revenue (0.02%), Mount Yale Investment Advisors LLC (0.01%) and Paragon Advisors LLC (0.01%). 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 6 Meridian, and Diligent Investors LLC. Company insiders that have sold Pool company stock in the last year include Arthur D Cook, De La Mesa Manuel J Perez, Hart Melanie Housey, Mark W Joslin, Robert C Sledd, and Romain Kenneth G St. View insider buying and selling activity for Pool.

POOL stock was acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Envestnet Asset Management Inc., Canandaigua National Corp, Private Trust Co. NA, Paragon Advisors LLC, IBM Retirement Fund, Louisiana State Employees Retirement System, State of Alaska Department of Revenue, and Mount Yale Investment Advisors LLC. View insider buying and selling activity 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 $276.28.

Pool has a market capitalization of $11.03 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 4,500 workers across the globe.

The official website for Pool is 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]