SG Americas Securities LLC Has $18.47 Million Stock Holdings in Pool Corporation $POOL

SG Americas Securities LLC grew its holdings in Pool Corporation (NASDAQ:POOL) by 72.1% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 80,720 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock after acquiring an additional 33,806 shares during the period. SG Americas Securities LLC owned 0.22% of Pool worth $18,465,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of the company. Root Financial Partners LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Pool in the third quarter worth about $29,000. CYBER HORNET ETFs LLC acquired a new position in shares of Pool during the 2nd quarter valued at about $30,000. MUFG Securities EMEA plc acquired a new position in shares of Pool during the 2nd quarter valued at about $33,000. Allworth Financial LP raised its stake in shares of Pool by 133.3% in the 3rd quarter. Allworth Financial LP now owns 126 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $39,000 after acquiring an additional 72 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Geneos Wealth Management Inc. raised its stake in shares of Pool by 164.4% in the 1st quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. now owns 156 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $50,000 after acquiring an additional 97 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 98.99% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity

In related news, SVP Romain Kenneth G. St bought 5,560 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, February 23rd. The stock was acquired at an average price of $218.67 per share, for a total transaction of $1,215,805.20. Following the transaction, the senior vice president directly owned 82,845 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $18,115,716.15. This represents a 7.19% increase in their ownership of the stock. The purchase was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. Also, CFO Melanie M. Hart sold 2,750 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, February 24th. The shares were sold at an average price of $220.00, for a total value of $605,000.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief financial officer directly owned 18,039 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,968,580. This represents a 13.23% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. 3.00% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of equities analysts have recently commented on POOL shares. Wall Street Zen raised shares of Pool from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Saturday, March 21st. Stifel Nicolaus decreased their price objective on shares of Pool from $240.00 to $232.00 and set a “hold” rating for the company in a report on Monday, February 23rd. Oppenheimer lowered their target price on shares of Pool from $346.00 to $280.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, February 24th. The Goldman Sachs Group dropped their target price on shares of Pool from $360.00 to $310.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, January 13th. Finally, Robert W. Baird cut their target price on shares of Pool from $320.00 to $300.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, February 20th. Five investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, six have issued a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Pool presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $281.50.

Pool Price Performance

Shares of Pool stock opened at $198.74 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.00, a current ratio of 2.24 and a quick ratio of 0.59. The company has a market cap of $7.31 billion, a PE ratio of 18.33, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.51 and a beta of 1.25. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $235.03 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $256.58. Pool Corporation has a fifty-two week low of $197.13 and a fifty-two week high of $345.00.

Pool (NASDAQ:POOL) last released its earnings results on Thursday, February 19th. The specialty retailer reported $0.84 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.99 by ($0.15). Pool had a net margin of 7.67% and a return on equity of 31.49%. The company had revenue of $982.21 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $999.14 million. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $0.97 EPS. The firm’s quarterly revenue was down .5% on a year-over-year basis. Pool has set its FY 2026 guidance at 10.850-11.150 EPS. Analysts expect that Pool Corporation will post 11.32 EPS for the current year.

Pool Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, March 26th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, March 12th were given a dividend of $1.25 per share. This represents a $5.00 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.5%. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, March 12th. Pool’s payout ratio is 46.13%.

About Pool

Pool Corporation is a leading wholesale distributor of swimming pool supplies, equipment, and related outdoor living products. Headquartered in Covington, Louisiana, the company serves a diverse customer base that includes service professionals, independent retailers, high-volume builders, and national retail chains. Pool Corporation’s extensive branch network enables it to maintain strong local customer relationships while leveraging its scale to source products efficiently from manufacturers around the world.

The company’s product portfolio spans pool and spa chemicals, water treatment equipment, pumps, filters, heaters, automation and control systems, liners, safety covers, and cleaning accessories.