Director De La Mesa buys 10,000 shares at $175.95; stock down -49.2% from 52-week high, amid cluster buy pattern
Director De La Mesa Manuel J Perez purchased 10,000 shares at $175.95 on 2026-05-13, bringing his holdings to 40,108 shares, while the stock trades at $175.24—49.2% below its 52-week high of $345.00 and down 34.1% over 90 days. His historical buy track record shows poor timing (0.00% 90-day win rate, -13.9% avg 90d return), but his sell activity demonstrates strong pattern recognition (100% well-timed rate, -10.3% avg 90d return), suggesting deliberate value-buying acumen rather than consistent market conviction. The purchase occurs within a cluster of 3 other insider buys in the past 14 days, indicating potential coordinated confidence in valuation despite the stock's sharp recent decline and near 52-week lows. With POOL trading near the bottom of its range and management intensifying positions at depressed levels, this signals either genuine conviction about a recovery inflection or risk-averse accumulation ahead of stabilization.