NASDAQ:POOLPool Stock Price, Forecast & News

Pool's stock was trading at $207.35 on March 11th, 2020 when Coronavirus (COVID-19) reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Since then, POOL shares have increased by 17.1% and is now trading at $242.82. View which stocks have been most impacted by Coronavirus.

6 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Pool in the last year. There are currently 3 hold ratings and 3 buy ratings 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 16th 2020. View our earnings forecast for Pool.

Pool Co. (NASDAQ:POOL) released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, April, 23rd. The specialty retailer reported $0.71 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.65 by $0.06. The specialty retailer earned $677.30 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $629.97 million. Pool had a return on equity of 69.42% and a net margin of 7.92%. Pool's revenue was up 13.4% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the firm earned $0.80 EPS. View Pool's earnings history.

Pool announced a quarterly dividend on Thursday, April 23rd. Shareholders of record on Friday, May 15th will be given a dividend of $0.58 per share on Friday, May 29th. This represents a $2.32 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.96%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, May 14th. This is a positive change from Pool's previous quarterly dividend of $0.55. View Pool's dividend history.

Pool announced that its board has initiated a share repurchase plan on Thursday, May 2nd 2019, which permits the company to repurchase $200,000,000.00 in shares, according to EventVestor. This repurchase authorization permits the company to reacquire up to 2.8% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares repurchase plans are typically an indication that the company's board of directors believes its shares are undervalued.

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

6 brokerages have issued 12-month target prices for Pool's shares. Their forecasts range from $202.00 to $250.00. On average, they expect Pool's stock price to reach $223.50 in the next twelve months. This suggests that the stock has a possible downside of 8.0%. View analysts' price targets for Pool.

News stories about POOL stock have trended positive this week, according to InfoTrie. The research firm identifies negative and positive media coverage by monitoring more than six thousand news and blog sources in real time. The firm ranks coverage of companies on a scale of negative five to positive five, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. Pool earned a media sentiment score of 2.7 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave media stories about the specialty retailer a news buzz of 2.0 out of 10, meaning that recent media coverage is very unlikely to have an effect on the company's share price in the immediate future. View the latest news aboutPool.

Pool saw a increase in short interest in the month of May. As of May 15th, there was short interest totaling 1,090,000 shares, an increase of 25.5% from the April 30th total of 868,500 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 333,000 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 3.3 days. Approximately 2.8% of the company's shares are short sold. 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 retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include BlackRock Inc. (9.39%), JPMorgan Chase & Co. (4.09%), Invesco Ltd. (3.05%), State Street Corp (2.37%), Eagle Asset Management Inc. (2.15%) and Wasatch Advisors Inc. (1.62%). 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 Atlanta Capital Management Co. L L C, Janus Henderson Group PLC, JPMorgan Chase & Co., Capital World Investors, Invesco Ltd., Eagle Asset Management Inc., Capital International Investors, and Waddell & Reed Financial Inc.. 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 bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Zurich Insurance Group Ltd FI, Vaughan Nelson Investment Management L.P., Victory Capital Management Inc., Victory Capital Management Inc., BlackRock Inc., Artemis Investment Management LLP, Artemis Investment Management LLP, and Fenimore Asset Management Inc.. 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 $242.82.

Pool has a market capitalization of $9.70 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]