Pool (POOL) Competitors

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

Is POOL or GPC a better dividend stock?

Pool pays an annual dividend of $5.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.7%. Genuine Parts pays an annual dividend of $4.12 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.3%. 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 raised its dividend for 15 consecutive years and Genuine Parts has raised 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.

Which has more risk and volatility, POOL or GPC?

Pool has a beta of 1.1, suggesting that its share price is 10% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Genuine Parts has a beta of 0.74, suggesting that its share price is 26% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has better valuation & earnings, 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	$5.31B	2.14	$434.33M	$10.66	28.38
Genuine Parts	$23.49B	0.74	$904.08M	$6.09	20.44

Is POOL or GPC more profitable?

Pool has a net margin of 7.77% compared to Genuine Parts' net margin of 3.60%. Pool's return on equity of 30.11% beat Genuine Parts' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Pool	7.77%	30.11%	11.47%
Genuine Parts	3.60%	23.71%	5.48%

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

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

Do analysts recommend POOL or GPC?

Pool presently has a consensus price target of $342.00, suggesting a potential upside of 13.04%. Genuine Parts has a consensus price target of $130.86, suggesting a potential upside of 5.13%. Given Pool's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Pool is more favorable than Genuine Parts.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Pool	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.38
Genuine Parts	1 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.60

Does the media refer more to POOL or GPC?

In the previous week, Pool had 33 more articles in the media than Genuine Parts. MarketBeat recorded 53 mentions for Pool and 20 mentions for Genuine Parts. Genuine Parts' average media sentiment score of 1.49 beat Pool's score of 0.38 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	15 Very Positive mention(s)	9 Positive mention(s)	23 Neutral mention(s)	4 Negative mention(s)	2 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Genuine Parts	17 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

Pool beats Genuine Parts on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.