Mount Yale Investment Advisors LLC Sells 1,682 Shares of Pool Co. (NASDAQ:POOL)

Mount Yale Investment Advisors LLC reduced its position in shares of Pool Co. (NASDAQ:POOL) by 55.1% during the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The fund owned 1,371 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock after selling 1,682 shares during the quarter. Mount Yale Investment Advisors LLC’s holdings in Pool were worth $467,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

A number of other large investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Brooklyn Investment Group bought a new position in Pool during the third quarter worth about $31,000. Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB bought a new position in shares of Pool during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $60,000. Whittier Trust Co. of Nevada Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Pool by 101.2% during the 3rd quarter. Whittier Trust Co. of Nevada Inc. now owns 326 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $123,000 after acquiring an additional 164 shares during the last quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC raised its stake in Pool by 24.8% in the 3rd quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 402 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $151,000 after acquiring an additional 80 shares during the period. Finally, Hilltop National Bank lifted its holdings in Pool by 18.1% during the 4th quarter. Hilltop National Bank now owns 412 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $140,000 after purchasing an additional 63 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 98.99% of the company’s stock.

Pool Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ POOL opened at $350.15 on Wednesday. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $355.43 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $356.69. The stock has a market capitalization of $13.33 billion, a PE ratio of 30.13, a P/E/G ratio of 2.02 and a beta of 1.03. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.61, a current ratio of 2.39 and a quick ratio of 0.77. Pool Co. has a fifty-two week low of $293.51 and a fifty-two week high of $422.73.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several equities analysts have commented on the stock. Robert W. Baird upped their price objective on shares of Pool from $377.00 to $408.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Wednesday, October 16th. Oppenheimer raised their price objective on shares of Pool from $380.00 to $386.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Monday, October 28th. StockNews.com cut Pool from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a report on Sunday, January 19th. Loop Capital increased their target price on Pool from $345.00 to $395.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research note on Friday, October 25th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company upped their price objective on Pool from $330.00 to $370.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a report on Monday, October 7th. 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 presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $369.25.

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.