Pool (POOL) Competitors $328.28 +3.50 (+1.08%) Closing price 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$328.26 -0.01 (0.00%) As of 07:35 PM 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 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 valuation, profitability, institutional ownership, risk, earnings, dividends, media sentiment and analyst recommendations. Which has more risk & volatility, UFPI or POOL? UFP Industries has a beta of 1.47, suggesting that its stock price is 47% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Pool has a beta of 1.08, suggesting that its stock price is 8% more volatile than the S&P 500. Which has better earnings and valuation, 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. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioUFP Industries$6.65B0.87$414.56M$5.7617.07Pool$5.31B2.31$434.33M$10.8430.28 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 Industries5.31% 10.95% 8.48% Pool 7.79%30.99%11.51% Do institutionals and insiders believe in UFPI or POOL? 81.8% of UFP Industries shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 99.0% of Pool shares are held by institutional investors. 2.6% of UFP Industries shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 3.0% of Pool shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. 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 1.5%. 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 increased its dividend for 5 consecutive years and Pool has increased its dividend for 15 consecutive years. Pool is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth. Does the media prefer UFPI or POOL? In the previous week, Pool had 33 more articles in the media than UFP Industries. MarketBeat recorded 40 mentions for Pool and 7 mentions for UFP Industries. UFP Industries' average media sentiment score of 1.55 beat Pool's score of 0.46 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 5 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive Pool 13 Very Positive mention(s) 13 Positive mention(s) 6 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 5 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Do analysts recommend UFPI or POOL? UFP Industries currently has a consensus target price of $134.00, suggesting a potential upside of 36.30%. Pool has a consensus target price of $342.14, suggesting a potential upside of 4.22%. Given UFP Industries' higher possible upside, research analysts clearly 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) 2.25Pool 0 Sell rating(s) 5 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.29 SummaryPool beats UFP Industries on 13 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Pool News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for POOL and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Subscribe Now View SMS TermsBy entering your phone number and clicking the sign-up button, you agree to receive periodic text messages from MarketBeat at the phone number you submitted, including texts that may be sent using an automatic telephone dialing system. Message and data rates may apply. Message frequency will vary. 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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$12.12B$2.58B$8.41B$10.31BDividend Yield1.54%2.87%2.97%4.63%P/E Ratio30.2841.0318.5226.51Price / Sales2.311.445.69123.58Price / Cash26.2418.4017.2060.46Price / Book9.812.415.086.29Net Income$434.33M$3.73M$255.59M$270.51M7 Day Performance1.99%1.82%1.45%2.15%1 Month Performance2.03%0.57%18.39%6.35%1 Year Performance-8.43%3.92%51.33%25.48% Pool Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)POOLPool4.0358 of 5 stars$328.28+1.1%$342.14+4.2%-8.8%$12.12B$5.31B30.286,000Trending NewsUFPIUFP Industries4.776 of 5 stars$102.60-1.1%$134.00+30.6%-18.6%$6.01B$6.65B17.8115,000Positive NewsFBINFortune Brands Innovations4.4938 of 5 stars$60.64-0.3%$75.45+24.4%-29.6%$7.28B$4.50B19.0711,000Positive NewsShort Interest ↑FNDFloor & Decor2.9504 of 5 stars$87.55+0.1%$88.56+1.2%-20.8%$9.43B$4.46B44.9013,690Positive NewsHDHome Depot4.6775 of 5 stars$420.20+0.3%$432.52+2.9%+11.3%$418.26B$159.51B28.55520,700Trending NewsInsider TradeLENLennar4.4457 of 5 stars$142.40+0.4%$130.77-8.2%-28.0%$36.88B$35.44B11.7813,265Trending NewsUpcoming EarningsLOWLowe's Companies4.6402 of 5 stars$272.95+1.1%$284.13+4.1%+6.6%$153.08B$83.67B22.43270,000Positive NewsDividend IncreaseMASMasco4.6817 of 5 stars$75.62-0.6%$74.13-2.0%-8.3%$15.83B$7.83B20.0618,000Positive NewsPHMPulteGroup4.7393 of 5 stars$141.41+0.6%$136.46-3.5%-3.5%$27.90B$17.95B10.576,793Positive NewsPNRPentair4.4099 of 5 stars$110.71+0.1%$114.36+3.3%+21.0%$18.15B$4.08B30.259,750Positive NewsAnalyst RevisionSITESiteOne Landscape Supply1.857 of 5 stars$151.98-0.7%$147.00-3.3%-1.8%$6.78B$4.54B55.478,760Positive News 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 9/16/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersClaim Your Share of $5.39 BILLION in AI Equity ChecksThe U.S. government just took advantage of Public Law 81-774 to crack down on AI companies... 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