Pool (POOL) Competitors

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)	2.25
UFP 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
Pool	7.79%	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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Pool	$5.31B	2.11	$434.33M	$10.84	27.70
UFP Industries	$6.65B	0.81	$414.56M	$5.76	16.05

Summary

Pool beats UFP Industries on 13 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.