Pool (POOL) Competitors

UFP Industries (NASDAQ:UFPI) and Pool (NASDAQ:POOL) are related companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, profitability, media sentiment, institutional ownership, risk, analyst recommendations, earnings and valuation.

Is UFPI or POOL 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
UFP Industries	5.31%	10.95%	8.48%
Pool	7.79%	30.99%	11.51%

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of UFPI or POOL?

81.8% of UFP Industries shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 99.0% of Pool shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.6% of UFP Industries shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.0% of Pool shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Is UFPI or POOL a better dividend stock?

UFP Industries pays an annual dividend of $1.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.4%. Pool pays an annual dividend of $5.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.6%. UFP Industries pays out 24.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Pool pays out 46.1% 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. UFP Industries has raised its dividend for 5 consecutive years and Pool has raised its dividend for 15 consecutive years. Pool is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, UFPI or POOL?

Pool has lower revenue, but higher earnings 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
UFP Industries	$6.54B	0.89	$414.56M	$5.76	17.30
Pool	$5.28B	2.18	$434.33M	$10.84	28.47

Do analysts recommend UFPI or POOL?

UFP Industries presently has a consensus price target of $134.00, indicating a potential upside of 34.51%. Pool has a consensus price target of $342.14, indicating a potential upside of 10.86%. Given UFP Industries' higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe UFP Industries is more favorable than Pool.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
UFP Industries	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.25
Pool	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.29

Does the media prefer UFPI or POOL?

In the previous week, Pool had 32 more articles in the media than UFP Industries. MarketBeat recorded 57 mentions for Pool and 25 mentions for UFP Industries. UFP Industries' average media sentiment score of 0.53 beat Pool's score of 0.37 indicating that UFP Industries is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
UFP Industries	12 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Pool	17 Very Positive mention(s)	7 Positive mention(s)	17 Neutral mention(s)	8 Negative mention(s)	8 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has more volatility & risk, UFPI or POOL?

UFP Industries has a beta of 1.43, meaning that its share price is 43% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Pool has a beta of 1.07, meaning that its share price is 7% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Pool beats UFP Industries on 13 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.