Pool Co. (NASDAQ:POOL – Get Free Report) has earned a consensus rating of “Hold” from the eight brokerages that are presently covering the company, MarketBeat Ratings reports. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell recommendation, four have assigned a hold recommendation and three have assigned a buy recommendation to the company. The average twelve-month price objective among brokers that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $369.25.
POOL has been the subject of several research analyst reports. Loop Capital upped their price target on shares of Pool from $345.00 to $395.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research report on Friday, October 25th. Wells Fargo & Company upped their price objective on Pool from $330.00 to $370.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a report on Monday, October 7th. Robert W. Baird increased their target price on Pool from $377.00 to $408.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 16th. StockNews.com raised Pool from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Saturday. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus raised their price objective on Pool from $335.00 to $340.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a report on Monday, October 28th.
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Pool Price Performance
POOL stock opened at $339.68 on Wednesday. The stock has a market capitalization of $12.93 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 29.23, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.20 and a beta of 1.03. The company has a quick ratio of 0.77, a current ratio of 2.39 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.61. Pool has a 52-week low of $293.51 and a 52-week high of $422.73. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $357.39 and its 200-day simple moving average is $353.29.
Pool (NASDAQ:POOL – Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, October 24th. The specialty retailer reported $3.26 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $3.15 by $0.11. Pool had a return on equity of 31.89% and a net margin of 8.42%. The firm had revenue of $1.43 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.40 billion. During the same period last year, the company earned $3.50 EPS. The firm’s quarterly revenue was down 2.8% on a year-over-year basis. Equities research analysts expect that Pool will post 11.02 EPS for the current year.
Pool Announces Dividend
The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, November 27th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, November 13th were paid a dividend of $1.20 per share. This represents a $4.80 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.41%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, November 13th. Pool’s dividend payout ratio is presently 41.31%.
About Pool
Pool Corporation distributes swimming pool supplies, equipment, and related leisure products in the United States and internationally. The company offers maintenance products, including chemicals, supplies, and pool accessories; repair and replacement parts for pool equipment, such as cleaners, filters, heaters, pumps, and lights; and building materials, such as concrete, plumbing and electrical components, functional and decorative pool surfaces, decking materials, tiles, hardscapes, and natural stones for pool installations and remodeling.
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