Villere ST Denis J & Co. LLC Has $44.99 Million Position in Pool Co. (NASDAQ:POOL)

Villere ST Denis J & Co. LLC lessened its holdings in Pool Co. (NASDAQ:POOL - Free Report) by 1.9% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 131,948 shares of the specialty retailer's stock after selling 2,522 shares during the quarter. Pool accounts for approximately 4.1% of Villere ST Denis J & Co. LLC's investment portfolio, making the stock its 2nd biggest position. Villere ST Denis J & Co. LLC owned about 0.35% of Pool worth $44,987,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other large investors have also recently modified their holdings of the company. CWM LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Pool by 3.7% during the 3rd quarter. CWM LLC now owns 777 shares of the specialty retailer's stock valued at $293,000 after acquiring an additional 28 shares in the last quarter. Empirical Finance LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Pool by 3.7% during the 3rd quarter. Empirical Finance LLC now owns 1,103 shares of the specialty retailer's stock valued at $416,000 after acquiring an additional 39 shares in the last quarter. Second Line Capital LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Pool by 4.8% during the 3rd quarter. Second Line Capital LLC now owns 853 shares of the specialty retailer's stock valued at $322,000 after acquiring an additional 39 shares in the last quarter. Sugarloaf Wealth Management LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Pool by 10.1% during the 4th quarter. Sugarloaf Wealth Management LLC now owns 579 shares of the specialty retailer's stock valued at $197,000 after acquiring an additional 53 shares in the last quarter. Finally, TD Private Client Wealth LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Pool by 0.8% during the 3rd quarter. TD Private Client Wealth LLC now owns 7,250 shares of the specialty retailer's stock valued at $2,732,000 after acquiring an additional 54 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 98.99% of the company's stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several equities research analysts recently weighed in on POOL shares. Oppenheimer raised their price objective on Pool from $380.00 to $386.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a report on Monday, October 28th. Wells Fargo & Company cut their price objective on Pool from $370.00 to $360.00 and set an "equal weight" rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, February 4th. Stifel Nicolaus raised their price objective on Pool from $335.00 to $340.00 and gave the company a "hold" rating in a report on Monday, October 28th. StockNews.com lowered Pool from a "hold" rating to a "sell" rating in a research report on Saturday, February 8th. Finally, Loop Capital raised their target price on Pool from $345.00 to $395.00 and gave the stock a "hold" rating in a research report on Friday, October 25th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, four have issued a hold rating and three have issued a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of $368.00.

Pool Trading Down 0.8 %

Shares of POOL stock traded down $2.63 during mid-day trading on Wednesday, hitting $340.87. The company's stock had a trading volume of 769,333 shares, compared to its average volume of 358,154. The company's fifty day simple moving average is $344.35 and its 200-day simple moving average is $355.74. Pool Co. has a 52 week low of $293.51 and a 52 week high of $422.73. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.61, a quick ratio of 0.77 and a current ratio of 2.39. The company has a market cap of $12.97 billion, a PE ratio of 29.33, a P/E/G ratio of 1.95 and a beta of 1.03.

Pool Company 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.