Genuine Parts (GPC) Competitors

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

Does the media favor GPC or POOL?

In the previous week, Pool had 37 more articles in the media than Genuine Parts. MarketBeat recorded 53 mentions for Pool and 16 mentions for Genuine Parts. Genuine Parts' average media sentiment score of 1.09 beat Pool's score of 0.44 indicating that Genuine Parts is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Genuine Parts	10 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Pool	13 Very Positive mention(s)	16 Positive mention(s)	18 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	3 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in GPC or POOL?

Pool received 111 more outperform votes than Genuine Parts when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 60.48% of users gave Pool an outperform vote while only 47.97% of users gave Genuine Parts an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Genuine Parts	Outperform Votes 319 47.97%	Underperform Votes 346 52.03%
Pool	Outperform Votes 430 60.48%	Underperform Votes 281 39.52%

Is GPC or POOL a better dividend stock?

Genuine Parts pays an annual dividend of $4.12 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.3%. Pool pays an annual dividend of $5.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.7%. Genuine Parts pays out 67.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Pool pays out 46.9% 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. Genuine Parts has raised its dividend for 70 consecutive years and Pool has raised its dividend for 15 consecutive years. Genuine Parts is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Is GPC or POOL more profitable?

Pool has a net margin of 8.18% compared to Genuine Parts' net margin of 3.85%. Pool's return on equity of 31.11% beat Genuine Parts' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Genuine Parts	3.85%	25.28%	5.94%
Pool	8.18%	31.11%	12.05%

Do analysts prefer GPC or POOL?

Genuine Parts currently has a consensus target price of $130.86, indicating a potential upside of 6.14%. Pool has a consensus target price of $336.22, indicating a potential upside of 12.06%. Given Pool's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Pool is more favorable than Genuine Parts.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Genuine Parts	1 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.60
Pool	1 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.22

Do insiders and institutionals believe in GPC or POOL?

78.8% of Genuine Parts shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 99.0% of Pool shares are held by institutional investors. 0.4% of Genuine Parts 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 company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, GPC or POOL?

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
Genuine Parts	$23.57B	0.73	$1.32B	$6.09	20.25
Pool	$5.26B	2.14	$523.23M	$10.66	28.15

Which has more volatility and risk, GPC or POOL?

Genuine Parts has a beta of 0.76, indicating that its share price is 24% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Pool has a beta of 1.12, indicating that its share price is 12% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Pool beats Genuine Parts on 14 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.