Pool (POOL) Competitors

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POOL vs. UFPI, FND, HD, KBH, and LEN

Should you buy Pool stock or one of its competitors? MarketBeat compares Pool with other companies and stocks that may be similar based on industry, sector, market capitalization, business model, investor interest, or shared news coverage. Companies and stocks commonly compared with Pool include UFP Industries (UFPI), Floor & Decor (FND), Home Depot (HD), KB Home (KBH), and Lennar (LEN).

How does Pool compare to UFP Industries?

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

Pool has a net margin of 7.57% compared to UFP Industries' net margin of 4.31%. Pool's return on equity of 32.37% beat UFP Industries' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
UFP Industries	4.31%	8.50%	6.55%
Pool	7.57%	32.37%	10.93%

UFP Industries has a beta of 1.29, indicating that its stock price is 29% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Pool has a beta of 1.16, indicating that its stock price is 16% more volatile than the broader market.

81.8% of UFP Industries shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 99.0% of Pool shares are held by institutional investors. 2.5% 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 large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

UFP Industries presently has a consensus price target of $105.40, suggesting a potential upside of 29.36%. Pool has a consensus price target of $261.38, suggesting a potential upside of 49.04%. Given Pool's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Pool is more favorable than UFP Industries.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
UFP Industries	1 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.29
Pool	1 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.25

UFP Industries pays an annual dividend of $1.44 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.8%. Pool pays an annual dividend of $5.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.9%. UFP Industries pays out 31.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Pool pays out 46.0% 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.

Pool has lower revenue, but higher earnings than UFP Industries. Pool is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than UFP Industries, 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	$6.32B	0.73	$294.79M	$4.58	17.79
Pool	$5.29B	1.21	$406.40M	$10.87	16.13

In the previous week, Pool had 54 more articles in the media than UFP Industries. MarketBeat recorded 61 mentions for Pool and 7 mentions for UFP Industries. Pool's average media sentiment score of 0.80 beat UFP Industries' score of 0.33 indicating that Pool is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
UFP Industries	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	3 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Pool	29 Very Positive mention(s)	9 Positive mention(s)	10 Neutral mention(s)	4 Negative mention(s)	3 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

Pool beats UFP Industries on 14 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Pool compare to Floor & Decor?

Floor & Decor (NYSE:FND) and Pool (NASDAQ:POOL) are related mid-cap companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, earnings, profitability, analyst recommendations, risk, media sentiment, institutional ownership and valuation.

In the previous week, Pool had 48 more articles in the media than Floor & Decor. MarketBeat recorded 61 mentions for Pool and 13 mentions for Floor & Decor. Pool's average media sentiment score of 0.80 beat Floor & Decor's score of 0.25 indicating that Pool is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Floor & Decor	3 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Pool	29 Very Positive mention(s)	9 Positive mention(s)	10 Neutral mention(s)	4 Negative mention(s)	3 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

99.0% of Pool shares are held by institutional investors. 1.8% of Floor & Decor shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 3.0% of Pool shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Pool has a net margin of 7.57% compared to Floor & Decor's net margin of 4.27%. Pool's return on equity of 32.37% beat Floor & Decor's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Floor & Decor	4.27%	8.38%	3.63%
Pool	7.57%	32.37%	10.93%

Floor & Decor presently has a consensus target price of $59.17, indicating a potential upside of 29.62%. Pool has a consensus target price of $261.38, indicating a potential upside of 49.04%. Given Pool's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Pool is more favorable than Floor & Decor.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Floor & Decor	4 Sell rating(s)	10 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.05
Pool	1 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.25

Pool has higher revenue and earnings than Floor & Decor. Pool is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Floor & Decor, 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
Floor & Decor	$4.68B	1.05	$208.65M	$1.84	24.81
Pool	$5.29B	1.21	$406.40M	$10.87	16.13

Floor & Decor has a beta of 1.63, indicating that its share price is 63% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Pool has a beta of 1.16, indicating that its share price is 16% more volatile than the broader market.

Summary

Pool beats Floor & Decor on 13 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Pool compare to Home Depot?

Home Depot (NYSE:HD) and Pool (NASDAQ:POOL) are related companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, profitability, risk, earnings, institutional ownership, media sentiment, analyst recommendations and dividends.

Home Depot currently has a consensus price target of $408.10, indicating a potential upside of 34.84%. Pool has a consensus price target of $261.38, indicating a potential upside of 49.04%. Given Pool's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Pool is more favorable than Home Depot.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Home Depot	1 Sell rating(s)	12 Hold rating(s)	20 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.58
Pool	1 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.25

Home Depot has a net margin of 8.60% compared to Pool's net margin of 7.57%. Home Depot's return on equity of 134.32% beat Pool's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Home Depot	8.60%	134.32%	14.25%
Pool	7.57%	32.37%	10.93%

Home Depot pays an annual dividend of $9.32 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.1%. Pool pays an annual dividend of $5.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.9%. Home Depot pays out 65.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Pool pays out 46.0% 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. Home Depot has raised its dividend for 16 consecutive years and Pool has raised its dividend for 15 consecutive years. Home Depot is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Home Depot has a beta of 1, meaning that its share price has a similar volatility profile to the broader market.Comparatively, Pool has a beta of 1.16, meaning that its share price is 16% more volatile than the broader market.

Home Depot has higher revenue and earnings than Pool. Pool is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Home Depot, 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
Home Depot	$164.68B	1.83	$14.16B	$14.23	21.27
Pool	$5.29B	1.21	$406.40M	$10.87	16.13

In the previous week, Home Depot had 2 more articles in the media than Pool. MarketBeat recorded 63 mentions for Home Depot and 61 mentions for Pool. Home Depot's average media sentiment score of 1.01 beat Pool's score of 0.80 indicating that Home Depot is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Home Depot	35 Very Positive mention(s)	6 Positive mention(s)	14 Neutral mention(s)	5 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Pool	29 Very Positive mention(s)	9 Positive mention(s)	10 Neutral mention(s)	4 Negative mention(s)	3 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

70.9% of Home Depot shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 99.0% of Pool shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.1% of Home Depot shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.0% of Pool shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Home Depot beats Pool on 14 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Pool compare to KB Home?

Pool (NASDAQ:POOL) and KB Home (NYSE:KBH) are related mid-cap companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, analyst recommendations, dividends, earnings, profitability, valuation, institutional ownership and risk.

Pool has a beta of 1.16, meaning that its stock price is 16% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, KB Home has a beta of 1.42, meaning that its stock price is 42% more volatile than the broader market.

99.0% of Pool shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 96.1% of KB Home shares are held by institutional investors. 3.0% of Pool shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 4.7% of KB Home shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Pool has a net margin of 7.57% compared to KB Home's net margin of 5.96%. Pool's return on equity of 32.37% beat KB Home's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Pool	7.57%	32.37%	10.93%
KB Home	5.96%	9.63%	5.50%

Pool pays an annual dividend of $5.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.9%. KB Home pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.1%. Pool pays out 46.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. KB Home pays out 25.4% 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 increased its dividend for 15 consecutive years and KB Home has increased its dividend for 2 consecutive years. Pool is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Pool presently has a consensus target price of $261.38, indicating a potential upside of 49.04%. KB Home has a consensus target price of $59.17, indicating a potential upside of 26.74%. Given Pool's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Pool is more favorable than KB Home.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Pool	1 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.25
KB Home	3 Sell rating(s)	9 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

KB Home has higher revenue and earnings than Pool. KB Home 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	$5.29B	1.21	$406.40M	$10.87	16.13
KB Home	$6.24B	0.47	$428.79M	$3.94	11.85

In the previous week, Pool had 52 more articles in the media than KB Home. MarketBeat recorded 61 mentions for Pool and 9 mentions for KB Home. Pool's average media sentiment score of 0.80 beat KB Home's score of 0.61 indicating that Pool is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Pool	29 Very Positive mention(s)	9 Positive mention(s)	10 Neutral mention(s)	4 Negative mention(s)	3 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
KB Home	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

Pool beats KB Home on 14 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Pool compare to Lennar?

Lennar (NYSE:LEN) and Pool (NASDAQ:POOL) are related companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, media sentiment, valuation, risk, profitability, analyst recommendations, earnings and institutional ownership.

In the previous week, Pool had 52 more articles in the media than Lennar. MarketBeat recorded 61 mentions for Pool and 9 mentions for Lennar. Lennar's average media sentiment score of 0.99 beat Pool's score of 0.80 indicating that Lennar is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Lennar	5 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Pool	29 Very Positive mention(s)	9 Positive mention(s)	10 Neutral mention(s)	4 Negative mention(s)	3 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

81.1% of Lennar shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 99.0% of Pool shares are owned by institutional investors. 10.1% of Lennar shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 3.0% of Pool shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Pool has a net margin of 7.57% compared to Lennar's net margin of 5.39%. Pool's return on equity of 32.37% beat Lennar's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Lennar	5.39%	7.80%	5.11%
Pool	7.57%	32.37%	10.93%

Lennar pays an annual dividend of $2.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.4%. Pool pays an annual dividend of $5.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.9%. Lennar pays out 28.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Pool pays out 46.0% 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. Lennar has raised its dividend for 1 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.

Lennar has higher revenue and earnings than Pool. Lennar 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
Lennar	$34.19B	0.61	$2.08B	$6.96	12.21
Pool	$5.29B	1.21	$406.40M	$10.87	16.13

Lennar currently has a consensus price target of $99.87, indicating a potential upside of 17.48%. Pool has a consensus price target of $261.38, indicating a potential upside of 49.04%. Given Pool's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Pool is more favorable than Lennar.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Lennar	8 Sell rating(s)	10 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.63
Pool	1 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.25

Lennar has a beta of 1.41, indicating that its share price is 41% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Pool has a beta of 1.16, indicating that its share price is 16% more volatile than the broader market.

Summary

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

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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POOL vs. The Competition

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Metric	Pool	LEISURE&REC PRD Industry	Discretionary Sector	NASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap	$6.64B	$2.16B	$7.15B	$12.20B
Dividend Yield	2.74%	2.74%	2.92%	5.30%
P/E Ratio	16.13	35.69	18.46	25.65
Price / Sales	1.21	1.08	3.61	79.79
Price / Cash	14.98	15.36	14.65	55.34
Price / Book	5.64	2.19	3.64	6.66
Net Income	$406.40M	$35.94M	$247.44M	$333.63M
7 Day Performance	-6.76%	-3.67%	-2.22%	-0.79%
1 Month Performance	-19.31%	-3.97%	9.27%	5.33%
1 Year Performance	-44.12%	-7.48%	12.59%	36.26%

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Company	MarketRank	Share Price	Analysts' Price Target	1Y Price Performance	Market Cap	Revenue	P/E Ratio	Employee Count	Indicator(s)
POOL Pool	4.9895 of 5 stars	$175.37 -3.8%	$261.38 +49.0%	-42.8%	$6.64B	$5.29B	16.13	6,000	Trending News Analyst Forecast
UFPI UFP Industries	4.7764 of 5 stars	$80.31 -5.7%	$107.60 +34.0%	-20.4%	$4.84B	$6.32B	17.53	13,800	Analyst Forecast High Trading Volume
FND Floor & Decor	3.9329 of 5 stars	$48.27 -4.6%	$60.74 +25.8%	-43.1%	$5.46B	$4.68B	26.23	13,723	Analyst Downgrade
HD Home Depot	4.9568 of 5 stars	$312.55 -3.5%	$414.17 +32.5%	-17.4%	$322.59B	$164.68B	21.96	472,400	Trending News Upcoming Earnings Analyst Forecast Analyst Revision
KBH KB Home	4.5611 of 5 stars	$48.12 -6.5%	$59.17 +23.0%	-16.4%	$3.22B	$6.24B	12.21	2,118

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