Pool (POOL) Competitors $300.31 +2.72 (+0.91%) Closing price 10/23/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$300.99 +0.68 (+0.23%) As of 08:46 AM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock POOL vs. UFPI, FBIN, FND, HD, LEN, LOW, MAS, PHM, PNR, and SITEShould you be buying Pool stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Pool include UFP Industries (UFPI), Fortune Brands Innovations (FBIN), Floor & Decor (FND), Home Depot (HD), Lennar (LEN), Lowe's Companies (LOW), Masco (MAS), PulteGroup (PHM), Pentair (PNR), and SiteOne Landscape Supply (SITE). Pool vs. Its Competitors UFP Industries Fortune Brands Innovations Floor & Decor Home Depot Lennar Lowe's Companies Masco PulteGroup Pentair SiteOne Landscape Supply Pool (NASDAQ:POOL) and UFP Industries (NASDAQ:UFPI) are related companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, earnings, dividends, profitability, valuation, risk, media sentiment and analyst recommendations. Do analysts rate POOL or UFPI? Pool presently has a consensus price target of $344.38, suggesting a potential upside of 14.67%. UFP Industries has a consensus price target of $124.25, suggesting a potential upside of 34.41%. Given UFP Industries' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe UFP Industries is more favorable than Pool.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Pool 0 Sell rating(s) 9 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.25UFP Industries 0 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.33 Does the media refer more to POOL or UFPI? In the previous week, Pool had 22 more articles in the media than UFP Industries. MarketBeat recorded 30 mentions for Pool and 8 mentions for UFP Industries. UFP Industries' average media sentiment score of 1.00 beat Pool's score of 0.50 indicating that UFP Industries is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Pool 7 Very Positive mention(s) 7 Positive mention(s) 9 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 3 Very Negative mention(s) Positive UFP Industries 5 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has more volatility and risk, POOL or UFPI? Pool has a beta of 1.11, indicating that its stock price is 11% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, UFP Industries has a beta of 1.45, indicating that its stock price is 45% more volatile than the S&P 500. Is POOL or UFPI more profitable? Pool has a net margin of 7.79% compared to UFP Industries' net margin of 5.31%. Pool's return on equity of 30.99% beat UFP Industries' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Pool7.79% 30.99% 11.51% UFP Industries 5.31%10.95%8.48% Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of POOL or UFPI? 99.0% of Pool shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 81.8% of UFP Industries shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.0% of Pool shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 2.6% of UFP Industries shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Is POOL or UFPI a better dividend stock? Pool pays an annual dividend of $5.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.7%. UFP Industries pays an annual dividend of $1.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.5%. Pool pays out 46.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. UFP Industries pays out 24.3% 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 raised its dividend for 15 consecutive years and UFP Industries has raised its dividend for 5 consecutive years. Pool is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth. Which has better earnings and valuation, POOL or UFPI? Pool has higher earnings, but lower revenue than UFP Industries. UFP Industries is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Pool, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioPool$5.31B2.11$434.33M$10.8427.70UFP Industries$6.65B0.81$414.56M$5.7616.05 SummaryPool beats UFP Industries on 13 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. 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New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding POOL and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart POOL vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricPoolLEISURE&REC PRD IndustryDiscretionary SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$11.11B$2.44B$8.39B$10.57BDividend Yield1.68%2.89%3.05%4.83%P/E Ratio27.7041.5418.4928.46Price / Sales2.111.386.48188.31Price / Cash24.0418.1216.3760.64Price / Book8.982.364.926.53Net Income$434.33M$3.73M$256.63M$276.75M7 Day Performance3.48%2.97%2.14%0.93%1 Month Performance-3.35%-0.33%-2.32%1.41%1 Year Performance-20.41%0.21%39.52%31.59% Pool Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)POOLPool4.59 of 5 stars$300.31+0.9%$344.38+14.7%-14.4%$11.11B$5.31B27.706,000Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastHigh Trading VolumeUFPIUFP Industries4.8203 of 5 stars$90.30+1.0%$124.25+37.6%-28.9%$5.29B$6.54B15.6815,000Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsAnalyst RevisionFBINFortune Brands Innovations4.5016 of 5 stars$48.21+0.0%$71.90+49.1%-40.3%$5.79B$4.61B15.1611,000News CoverageUpcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastFNDFloor & Decor3.7457 of 5 stars$69.35+3.8%$87.53+26.2%-31.4%$7.47B$4.60B35.5613,690News CoverageUpcoming EarningsHDHome Depot4.855 of 5 stars$379.36+1.0%$435.42+14.8%-3.6%$377.61B$165.05B25.77520,700Positive NewsLENLennar4.2251 of 5 stars$117.94-0.7%$121.75+3.2%-26.1%$30.08B$34.77B11.6513,265LOWLowe's Companies4.7767 of 5 stars$234.11+0.8%$283.13+20.9%-9.7%$131.30B$83.67B19.24270,000Positive NewsDividend IncreaseMASMasco4.5788 of 5 stars$65.99+1.4%$74.60+13.0%-15.2%$13.82B$7.66B17.5018,000Trending NewsUpcoming EarningsAnalyst RevisionPHMPulteGroup4.8706 of 5 stars$120.21+0.1%$136.92+13.9%-9.2%$23.72B$17.69B8.986,793Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionPNRPentair4.6193 of 5 stars$108.83+1.5%$115.50+6.1%+13.1%$17.84B$4.10B29.749,750Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionSITESiteOne Landscape Supply3.5454 of 5 stars$120.22+2.8%$148.50+23.5%-10.8%$5.36B$4.62B43.888,760Upcoming Earnings Related Companies and Tools Related Companies UFP Industries Competitors Fortune Brands Innovations Competitors Floor & Decor Competitors Home Depot Competitors Lennar Competitors Lowe's Companies Competitors Masco Competitors PulteGroup Competitors Pentair Competitors SiteOne Landscape Supply Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:POOL) was last updated on 10/24/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersWhat a Former CIA Agent Knows About the Coming Collapse This isn’t just another gold investing book—it’s a survival playbook written by a former CIA officer trained...Advantage Gold | SponsoredYour Bank Account Is No Longer SafeWhat If Washington Declared That: YOUR Money ISN'T Actually Yours? 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