POOL vs. GPC, LKQ, WEYS, VOXX, RDUS, HLT, LULU, CHTR, RCL, and EA
Should you be buying Pool stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Pool include Genuine Parts (GPC), LKQ (LKQ), Weyco Group (WEYS), VOXX International (VOXX), Radius Recycling (RDUS), Hilton Worldwide (HLT), Lululemon Athletica (LULU), Charter Communications (CHTR), Royal Caribbean Cruises (RCL), and Electronic Arts (EA).
Pool (NASDAQ:POOL) and Genuine Parts (NYSE:GPC) are both large-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, institutional ownership, valuation, media sentiment, community ranking, analyst recommendations, risk, profitability and earnings.
In the previous week, Genuine Parts had 2 more articles in the media than Pool. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for Genuine Parts and 9 mentions for Pool. Genuine Parts' average media sentiment score of 1.38 beat Pool's score of 1.24 indicating that Genuine Parts is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
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 insiders. Comparatively, 0.4% of Genuine Parts shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
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.
Pool has a net margin of 9.17% compared to Genuine Parts' net margin of 5.46%. Pool's return on equity of 35.49% beat Genuine Parts' return on equity.
Pool pays an annual dividend of $4.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.4%. Genuine Parts pays an annual dividend of $4.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.8%. Pool pays out 37.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Genuine Parts pays out 44.6% 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 a beta of 1.02, suggesting that its share price is 2% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Genuine Parts has a beta of 0.93, suggesting that its share price is 7% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Pool presently has a consensus price target of $391.80, indicating a potential upside of 16.04%. Genuine Parts has a consensus price target of $171.33, indicating a potential upside of 20.90%. Given Genuine Parts' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Genuine Parts is more favorable than Pool.
Pool received 120 more outperform votes than Genuine Parts when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 62.95% of users gave Pool an outperform vote while only 48.25% of users gave Genuine Parts an outperform vote.
Summary
Pool beats Genuine Parts on 12 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.
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