Why Pool Corporation (POOL) Stock Fell Today

Pool Corporation (POOL) is down 4.2% today. Here is some analysis on what might have caused this price movement.

Analysis: The most likely driver looks like a negative read-through from fresh weakness elsewhere in the pool supply chain rather than a new company-specific announcement from Pool Corporation. This could be because investors are reassessing demand and inventory trends ahead of POOL’s second-quarter report later this month.

Details:

Pool Corporation announced on July 9 that it will report second-quarter 2026 results on July 23, which can make shares more sensitive to sector news as investors position for earnings.

In its latest quarterly update, Pool said first-quarter 2026 net sales rose 6% to about $1.1 billion, operating income increased 7%, and it kept full-year earnings guidance unchanged.

A large pool-industry peer disclosed preliminary second-quarter results showing a sharp sales miss tied to inventory destocking in the pool distribution channel, with an estimated hit of about $170 million to quarterly pool-segment sales.

That same peer also cut its full-year 2026 outlook and said channel inventory is being right-sized for the 2027 pool season, a signal that likely raised concerns about near-term orders and sell-through across distributors such as Pool.

Sources:

POOLCORP, Pentair, SEC

Disclaimer: This price movement analysis was generated with the help of AI. Please double-check the information provided for mistakes.

$POOL Insider Trading Activity

$POOL insiders have traded $POOL stock on the open market 8 times in the past 6 months. Of those trades, 6 have been purchases and 2 have been sales.

Here’s a breakdown of recent trading of $POOL stock by insiders over the last 6 months:

DE LA MESA MANUEL J PEREZ has made 3 purchases buying 20,000 shares for an estimated $3,874,471 and 0 sales.
ROMAIN KENNETH G ST (Senior Vice President) has made 2 purchases buying 5,560 shares for an estimated $1,215,810 and 0 sales.
MELANIE M HART (Senior VP CFO and Treasurer) sold 2,750 shares for an estimated $605,000
JAMES D HOPE purchased 1,405 shares for an estimated $300,162
JENNIFER M NEIL (Sr VP, Sec & Chief Legal Off) sold 508 shares for an estimated $103,428

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$POOL Hedge Fund Activity

We have seen 293 institutional investors add shares of $POOL stock to their portfolio, and 288 decrease their positions in their most recent quarter.

Here are some of the largest recent moves:

BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC removed 3,068,885 shares (-100.0%) from their portfolio in Q1 2026, for an estimated $620,927,502
KAYNE ANDERSON RUDNICK INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC added 1,089,908 shares (+61.9%) to their portfolio in Q1 2026, for an estimated $220,521,085
BALYASNY ASSET MANAGEMENT L.P. added 356,743 shares (+inf%) to their portfolio in Q1 2026, for an estimated $72,179,811
MORGAN STANLEY added 337,536 shares (+24.6%) to their portfolio in Q1 2026, for an estimated $68,293,658
CITADEL ADVISORS LLC removed 328,667 shares (-48.1%) from their portfolio in Q1 2026, for an estimated $66,499,194
WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP added 313,400 shares (+12.3%) to their portfolio in Q1 2026, for an estimated $63,410,222
MARSHALL WACE, LLP added 280,710 shares (+inf%) to their portfolio in Q1 2026, for an estimated $56,796,054

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$POOL Price Targets

Multiple analysts have issued price targets for $POOL recently. We have seen 5 analysts offer price targets for $POOL in the last 6 months, with a median target of $235.0.

Here are some recent targets:

W. Andrew Carter from Stifel set a target price of $235.0 on 07/06/2026
Shaun Calnan from B of A Securities set a target price of $226.0 on 04/20/2026
Sam Reid from Wells Fargo set a target price of $215.0 on 04/08/2026
Scott Schneeberger from Oppenheimer set a target price of $280.0 on 02/24/2026
David Manthey from Baird set a target price of $300.0 on 02/20/2026

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