Yousif Capital Management LLC Sells 143 Shares of Pool Co. (NASDAQ:POOL)

Yousif Capital Management LLC reduced its holdings in Pool Co. (NASDAQ:POOL) by 2.9% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 4,819 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock after selling 143 shares during the quarter. Yousif Capital Management LLC’s holdings in Pool were worth $1,643,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other large investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. International Assets Investment Management LLC increased its holdings in shares of Pool by 37,863.6% in the third quarter. International Assets Investment Management LLC now owns 137,808 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $51,926,000 after acquiring an additional 137,445 shares in the last quarter. Versor Investments LP acquired a new position in Pool during the third quarter valued at approximately $720,000. Parnassus Investments LLC boosted its position in Pool by 3.5% during the third quarter. Parnassus Investments LLC now owns 204,730 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $77,142,000 after purchasing an additional 6,987 shares during the last quarter. Sumitomo Life Insurance Co. boosted its position in Pool by 1.7% during the third quarter. Sumitomo Life Insurance Co. now owns 5,121 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $1,930,000 after purchasing an additional 85 shares during the last quarter. Finally, National Bank of Canada FI increased its holdings in shares of Pool by 46.6% during the 3rd quarter. National Bank of Canada FI now owns 15,576 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $5,869,000 after acquiring an additional 4,954 shares during the last quarter. 98.99% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Pool Trading Down 0.3 %

POOL opened at $335.45 on Thursday. The company’s 50 day moving average is $347.65 and its 200-day moving average is $356.59. Pool Co. has a 1-year low of $293.51 and a 1-year high of $422.73. The company has a current ratio of 2.39, a quick ratio of 0.77 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.61. The company has a market cap of $12.77 billion, a P/E ratio of 28.87, a PEG ratio of 1.92 and a beta of 1.03.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several equities analysts have recently weighed in on POOL shares. Robert W. Baird increased their price objective on shares of Pool from $377.00 to $408.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 16th. Loop Capital increased their price objective on shares of Pool from $345.00 to $395.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research report on Friday, October 25th. Oppenheimer increased their price objective on shares of Pool from $380.00 to $386.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Monday, October 28th. Wells Fargo & Company dropped their price objective on shares of Pool from $370.00 to $360.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, February 4th. Finally, StockNews.com lowered shares of Pool from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research report on Saturday, February 8th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, four have given a hold rating and three have given a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $368.00.

Pool Profile

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.