GigaCloud Technology (NASDAQ:GIGGW) vs. Pool (NASDAQ:POOL) Financial Review

Pool (NASDAQ:POOL) and GigaCloud Technology (NASDAQ:GIGGW) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, analyst recommendations, dividends, earnings, institutional ownership, risk and profitability.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current ratings for Pool and GigaCloud Technology, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Pool	2	6	5	0	2.23
GigaCloud Technology	0	0	0	0	0.00

Pool currently has a consensus price target of $235.67, suggesting a potential upside of 20.95%. Given Pool’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Pool is more favorable than GigaCloud Technology.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Pool and GigaCloud Technology”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Pool	$5.29 billion	1.34	$406.40 million	$10.87	17.92
GigaCloud Technology	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Pool has higher revenue and earnings than GigaCloud Technology.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

99.0% of Pool shares are held by institutional investors. 3.0% of Pool shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

This table compares Pool and GigaCloud Technology’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Pool	7.40%	32.74%	10.91%
GigaCloud Technology	N/A	N/A	N/A

Summary

Pool beats GigaCloud Technology on 9 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

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. It also provides pool equipment and components for new pool construction and the remodeling of existing pools; irrigation and related products, such as irrigation system components, and professional turf care equipment and supplies; commercial products, including heaters, safety equipment, commercial decking equipment, and commercial pumps and filters. In addition, the company offers fiberglass pools, and hot tubs and packaged pool kits comprising walls, liners, braces, and coping for in-ground and above-ground pools; and other pool construction and recreational products comprising discretionary recreational and related outdoor living products, such as grills and components for outdoor kitchens. It serves swimming pool remodelers and builders; specialty retailers that sell swimming pool supplies; swimming pool repair and service businesses; irrigation construction and landscape maintenance contractors; and commercial pool operators and pool contractors. Pool Corporation was incorporated in 1993 and is headquartered in Covington, Louisiana.