Callan Family Office LLC Makes New $4.67 Million Investment in Pool Corporation $POOL

Callan Family Office LLC acquired a new stake in Pool Corporation (NASDAQ:POOL) during the 2nd quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The institutional investor acquired 21,707 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock, valued at approximately $4,665,000.

Other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Clearstead Advisors LLC increased its position in shares of Pool by 100.0% in the fourth quarter. Clearstead Advisors LLC now owns 122 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $28,000 after buying an additional 61 shares in the last quarter. Private Trust Co. NA lifted its position in shares of Pool by 78.6% during the 4th quarter. Private Trust Co. NA now owns 125 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $29,000 after buying an additional 55 shares in the last quarter. Elevation Wealth Partners LLC lifted its position in shares of Pool by 2,660.0% during the 2nd quarter. Elevation Wealth Partners LLC now owns 138 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $30,000 after buying an additional 133 shares in the last quarter. CYBER HORNET ETFs LLC acquired a new stake in Pool in the 2nd quarter valued at $30,000. Finally, Covestor Ltd grew its stake in Pool by 348.4% in the 4th quarter. Covestor Ltd now owns 139 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $32,000 after acquiring an additional 108 shares during the period. 98.99% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Key Pool News

Here are the key news stories impacting Pool this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Stephens reaffirmed its “Overweight” rating on Pool Corporation and maintained a $225 price target, implying substantial upside from the current trading level. Benzinga
• Positive Sentiment: Pool’s latest quarterly results modestly exceeded expectations: earnings per share were $5.38 versus the $5.33 consensus estimate, while revenue reached $1.82 billion and increased 2.2% year over year. Management’s fiscal 2026 EPS guidance remains $10.66–$10.96.
• Neutral Sentiment: The recent report about Nvidia paying $6 billion to license Poolside’s AI software concerns Poolside, not Pool Corporation, and has no apparent impact on POOL. Nvidia Pays $6 Billion to License Poolside AI Model-Development Software
• Neutral Sentiment: Other reports involving Poolin’s cryptocurrency-mining assets, swimming-pool products, and pool-cleaning robots are unrelated to Pool Corporation’s distribution business.
• Negative Sentiment: Although quarterly results were slightly better than expected, revenue was essentially in line with forecasts and the company’s shares remain below both their 50-day and 200-day moving averages, indicating continued technical pressure and investor caution around the pool-construction and renovation market.

Pool Price Performance

Shares of POOL stock opened at $187.98 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.05, a current ratio of 2.67 and a quick ratio of 0.91. The firm’s 50-day moving average is $200.52 and its two-hundred day moving average is $207.54. Pool Corporation has a 12 month low of $172.68 and a 12 month high of $336.15. The company has a market capitalization of $6.83 billion, a PE ratio of 17.29, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.58 and a beta of 1.06.

Pool (NASDAQ:POOL) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, July 23rd. The specialty retailer reported $5.38 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $5.33 by $0.05. Pool had a net margin of 7.40% and a return on equity of 32.74%. The company had revenue of $1.82 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.82 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted $5.17 EPS. Pool’s revenue was up 2.2% on a year-over-year basis. Pool has set its FY 2026 guidance at 10.660-10.960 EPS. Analysts predict that Pool Corporation will post 10.94 earnings per share for the current year.

Pool Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, August 27th. Investors of record on Thursday, August 13th will be issued a $1.30 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, August 13th. This represents a $5.20 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.8%. Pool’s dividend payout ratio is currently 47.84%.

Pool announced that its board has initiated a stock repurchase program on Wednesday, April 29th that allows the company to buyback $600.00 million in shares. This buyback authorization allows the specialty retailer to buy up to 7.8% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares buyback programs are usually an indication that the company’s leadership believes its shares are undervalued.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of research firms have weighed in on POOL. Oppenheimer reduced their price objective on shares of Pool from $280.00 to $227.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, July 24th. Robert W. Baird set a $260.00 price objective on shares of Pool in a report on Friday, July 24th. Bank of America dropped their target price on shares of Pool from $226.00 to $206.00 and set an “underperform” rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, July 20th. Stifel Nicolaus cut their target price on shares of Pool from $235.00 to $189.00 and set a “hold” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, July 24th. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft set a $185.00 price target on shares of Pool in a research report on Friday, July 24th. Five research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, six have given a Hold rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, Pool currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $235.67.

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.