Pool Corp
POOL

$341.37

0.18%

Market Cap: $13.1B

About: Pool Corp distributes swimming pool supplies and related products. It sells national-brand and private-label products to approximately 120000 customers. The products include non-discretionary pool-maintenance products, like chemicals and replacement parts, as well as pool equipment, like packaged pools (kits to build swimming pools), cleaners, filters, heaters, pumps, and lights. Customers include pool builders and remodelers, independent retail stores, and pool repair and service companies.

Employees: 6,000

Industrials Miscellaneous Durable Goods

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Funds holding %

of 6,686 funds

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Analysts bullish %

of 13 analysts

Fund manager confidence

Based on 2024 Q2 SEC filings by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)

25% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 4 [Q1] → 5 (+1) [Q2]

5% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 271 | Existing positions reduced: 285

2.63% less ownership

Funds ownership: 103.79% [Q1] → 101.16% (-2.63%) [Q2]

4% less funds holding

Funds holding: 754 [Q1] → 726 (-28) [Q2]

26% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $16.1B [Q1] → $11.9B (-$4.15B) [Q2]

27% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 77 | Existing positions closed: 105

67% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $23.8M | Put options by funds: $71.8M

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Research analyst outlook

13 Wall Street Analysts provided 1 year price targets over the past 3 months

Low target

$290

15%

downside

Avg. target

$339

1%

downside

High target

$415

22%

upside

13 analyst ratings

4 positive

31%

8 neutral

62%

1 negative

8%

Stifel W. Andrew Carter 75% 1-year accuracy 6 / 8 met price target	2%downside $335	Hold Maintained	30 Aug 2024
Oppenheimer Scott Schneeberger 36% 1-year accuracy 12 / 33 met price target	11%upside $380	Outperform Maintained	26 Jul 2024
Goldman Sachs Susan Maklari 66% 1-year accuracy 23 / 35 met price target	22%upside $415	Buy Maintained	26 Jul 2024
Wells Fargo Sam Reid 79% 1-year accuracy 11 / 14 met price target	3%downside $330	Equal-Weight Maintained	26 Jul 2024
Baird David Manthey 48% 1-year accuracy 10 / 21 met price target	10%upside $377	Neutral Maintained	26 Jul 2024

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Financial journalist opinion

Based on 3 articles about POOL published over the past 30 days

Zacks Investment Research

Here's Why Investors Should Retain POOL Stock in Their Portfolio

POOL's focus on expanding its digital ecosystem and network expansion bodes well for future growth. However, a slowdown in discretionary spending is a concern.

Here's Why Investors Should Retain POOL Stock in Their Portfolio

Zacks Investment Research

Bear Of The Day: Pool Corp (POOL)

Even with the outlook for interest rates to fall, this pool maker is seeing estimates drop as well.

Bear Of The Day: Pool Corp (POOL)

Pool Corporation Announces Upcoming Investor Conference Participation

COVINGTON, La., Aug. 28, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Pool Corporation (Nasdaq: POOL) announced today that it will participate in the following investor events in September, each consisting of investor meetings and a fireside chat:

Pool Corporation Announces Upcoming Investor Conference Participation

Zacks Investment Research

YETI or POOL: Which Is the Better Value Stock Right Now?

Investors with an interest in Leisure and Recreation Products stocks have likely encountered both Yeti (YETI) and Pool Corp. (POOL). But which of these two stocks presents investors with the better value opportunity right now?

YETI or POOL: Which Is the Better Value Stock Right Now?

7 Consumer Discretionary Stocks to Sell in August Before They Crash and Burn

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The Motley Fool

Here's Why Shares of Pool Corp. Surged in July

Pool Corp.'s sales weren't quite as bad as management previously feared they would be. Management observed improvement in sales trends in late June, which continued into July.

Here's Why Shares of Pool Corp. Surged in July

Coco Pool Corp. Announces Execution of Amalgamation Agreement With Viridian Metals Corp.

Not for distribution to U.S. news wire services or for dissemination in the United States VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Aug. 02, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Coco Pool Corp. (“Coco”) (TSXV: CCPC.P) is pleased to announce that, further to its news release dated May 27, 2024, it has entered into a definitive amalgamation agreement (the “Amalgamation Agreement”) dated July 31, 2024 with Viridian Metals Corp. (“Viridian”) and 16217494 Canada Inc. (“Coco Subco”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Coco incorporated pursuant to the provisions of the Canada Business Corporations Act (the “CBCA”), all in connection with a proposed three cornered amalgamation (the “Amalgamation”) of Coco, Coco Subco and Viridian under the CBCA, which transaction (the “Transaction”) is intended to constitute Coco's Qualifying Transaction (within the meaning of Policy 2.4 – Capital Pool Companies of the TSX Venture Exchange (the “Exchange”)). The Amalgamation Agreement contemplates, among other things: (a) the name change (the “Name Change”) of Coco to “Viridian Metals Inc.” (Coco as it will exist following completion of the Transaction will be referred to below as the “Resulting Issuer”); (b) the consolidation (the “Consolidation”) of the securities of Coco, whereby each issued and outstanding pre-Consolidation Coco security will be exchanged for 0.46 of a post-Consolidation security; and (c) the amalgamation (the “Amalgamation”) of Viridian and Coco Subco pursuant to the CBCA to form “Viridian Metals Corp.” (“Amalco”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Resulting Issuer.

Coco Pool Corp. Announces Execution of Amalgamation Agreement With Viridian Metals Corp.

Pool Corporation Declares Quarterly Cash Dividend

COVINGTON, La., July 30, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Pool Corporation (Nasdaq/GSM:POOL) announced today that its Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of $1.20 per share. The dividend will be payable on August 29, 2024, to holders of record on August 15, 2024.

Pool Corporation Declares Quarterly Cash Dividend

Zacks Investment Research

Pool Corp (POOL) Q2 Earnings & Revenues Top Estimates, Stock Up

Pool Corp's (POOL) second-quarter performance is negatively impacted by lower consumer spending on discretionary items and dismal building materials product sales.

Pool Corp (POOL) Q2 Earnings & Revenues Top Estimates, Stock Up

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