Pool Corporation (POOL)

Pool Corporation is the largest distributor of swimming-pool supplies and equipment. It is a member of the S&P 500 and is classified in the Consumer Discretionary sector — retailers, automakers and leisure companies whose sales rise and fall with consumer confidence.

Pool Corporation trades on the NasdaqGS under the ticker symbol POOL. As of the most recent market data, the stock was priced around $212.93, down 2.98% on the session, giving Pool Corporation a market capitalization of roughly $7.76B.

Over the past 52 weeks, POOL has traded between $172.68 and $345.00. Shares are valued at a trailing price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of about 19.6, a common gauge of how richly the market prices the company's earnings. Pool Corporation also pays a dividend, currently yielding around 2.37%.

As one of the larger companies in the Consumer Discretionary sector, Pool Corporation is closely followed by investors and often moves with broader trends across retailers, automakers and leisure companies whose sales rise and fall with consumer confidence. Traders watch POOL for earnings reports, analyst rating changes, and headlines that can shift sentiment — each of which is summarized on this page as it breaks.