American Century Companies Inc. Sells 213,656 Shares of Pool Corporation $POOL

American Century Companies Inc. trimmed its holdings in Pool Corporation (NASDAQ:POOL - Free Report) by 44.2% in the second quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 270,226 shares of the specialty retailer's stock after selling 213,656 shares during the quarter. American Century Companies Inc. owned about 0.72% of Pool worth $78,765,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

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Several other hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of POOL. Vanguard Group Inc. raised its position in shares of Pool by 0.3% in the 1st quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 4,456,246 shares of the specialty retailer's stock valued at $1,418,646,000 after acquiring an additional 12,795 shares during the period. Kayne Anderson Rudnick Investment Management LLC lifted its position in shares of Pool by 2.3% in the first quarter. Kayne Anderson Rudnick Investment Management LLC now owns 2,250,422 shares of the specialty retailer's stock valued at $716,422,000 after buying an additional 50,566 shares during the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted its holdings in shares of Pool by 3.6% during the 1st quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 1,284,918 shares of the specialty retailer's stock worth $409,054,000 after buying an additional 44,897 shares during the period. Wellington Management Group LLP grew its holdings in Pool by 1.1% in the 1st quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP now owns 1,054,066 shares of the specialty retailer's stock valued at $335,562,000 after buying an additional 11,552 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA grew its position in shares of Pool by 35.3% during the 2nd quarter. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA now owns 616,041 shares of the specialty retailer's stock worth $179,564,000 after purchasing an additional 160,878 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 98.99% of the company's stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of equities analysts recently issued reports on the stock. Robert W. Baird set a $345.00 price objective on shares of Pool in a research report on Friday, October 24th. The Goldman Sachs Group set a $360.00 price target on shares of Pool and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a report on Thursday, October 23rd. Guggenheim started coverage on Pool in a report on Wednesday, October 8th. They issued a "neutral" rating on the stock. William Blair restated a "market perform" rating on shares of Pool in a research report on Wednesday, October 15th. Finally, KeyCorp began coverage on Pool in a report on Tuesday, September 30th. They issued a "sector weight" rating for the company. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, seven have assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $337.86.

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Pool Price Performance

NASDAQ:POOL opened at $244.27 on Thursday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.87, a current ratio of 2.57 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.76. The stock has a market cap of $9.10 billion, a PE ratio of 22.27, a P/E/G ratio of 3.94 and a beta of 1.12. The business's 50-day simple moving average is $280.25 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $298.68. Pool Corporation has a 52 week low of $229.63 and a 52 week high of $385.34.

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Pool (NASDAQ:POOL - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, October 23rd. The specialty retailer reported $3.39 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $3.38 by $0.01. The company had revenue of $1.45 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.46 billion. Pool had a return on equity of 31.40% and a net margin of 7.77%.The firm's revenue was up 1.3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $3.26 earnings per share. Pool has set its FY 2025 guidance at 10.700-11.200 EPS. As a group, analysts forecast that Pool Corporation will post 11.32 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Pool Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, November 26th. Investors of record on Wednesday, November 12th were issued a dividend of $1.25 per share. This represents a $5.00 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.0%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, November 12th. Pool's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 45.58%.

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.

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