Pool (POOL) Competitors

Pool (NASDAQ:POOL) and Genuine Parts (NYSE:GPC) are both large-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, valuation, community ranking, dividends, risk, profitability, analyst recommendations, media sentiment and institutional ownership.

Which has higher earnings and valuation, POOL or GPC?

Genuine Parts has higher revenue and earnings than Pool. Genuine Parts is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Pool, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Pool	$5.26B	2.25	$523.23M	$10.66	29.50
Genuine Parts	$23.57B	0.75	$1.32B	$6.09	21.03

Does the media prefer POOL or GPC?

In the previous week, Pool had 58 more articles in the media than Genuine Parts. MarketBeat recorded 73 mentions for Pool and 15 mentions for Genuine Parts. Genuine Parts' average media sentiment score of 1.57 beat Pool's score of 0.44 indicating that Genuine Parts is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Pool	19 Very Positive mention(s)	19 Positive mention(s)	24 Neutral mention(s)	3 Negative mention(s)	2 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Genuine Parts	15 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in POOL or GPC?

99.0% of Pool shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 78.8% of Genuine Parts shares are held by institutional investors. 3.0% of Pool shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.4% of Genuine Parts shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Is POOL or GPC a better dividend stock?

Pool pays an annual dividend of $5.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.6%. Genuine Parts pays an annual dividend of $4.12 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.2%. Pool pays out 46.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Genuine Parts pays out 67.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Pool has increased its dividend for 15 consecutive years and Genuine Parts has increased its dividend for 70 consecutive years. Genuine Parts is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Do analysts rate POOL or GPC?

Pool currently has a consensus price target of $336.22, indicating a potential upside of 6.92%. Genuine Parts has a consensus price target of $130.86, indicating a potential upside of 2.16%. Given Pool's higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Pool is more favorable than Genuine Parts.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Pool	1 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.22
Genuine Parts	1 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.60

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer POOL or GPC?

Pool received 111 more outperform votes than Genuine Parts when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 60.48% of users gave Pool an outperform vote while only 47.97% of users gave Genuine Parts an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Pool	Outperform Votes 430 60.48%	Underperform Votes 281 39.52%
Genuine Parts	Outperform Votes 319 47.97%	Underperform Votes 346 52.03%

Which has more risk and volatility, POOL or GPC?

Pool has a beta of 1.2, meaning that its stock price is 20% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Genuine Parts has a beta of 0.76, meaning that its stock price is 24% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is POOL or GPC more profitable?

Pool has a net margin of 8.18% compared to Genuine Parts' net margin of 3.85%. Pool's return on equity of 31.11% beat Genuine Parts' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Pool	8.18%	31.11%	12.05%
Genuine Parts	3.85%	25.28%	5.94%

Summary

Pool beats Genuine Parts on 14 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.