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De La Mesa Manuel J Perez

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Director

Latest: Director buying · May 2026

6 filings analyzed · 1 company · Latest 2026-05-14

Companies

Company Buys Sells Direction
POOL CORP POOL 4 10 Net selling

Activity

May 2026
2026-05-14 POOL CORP POOL Cluster
high
Buy
10,000 shares
$1,759,471
Significance 7/10

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.

2026-05-08 POOL CORP POOL Cluster
high
Buy
10,000 shares
$1,900,000
Significance 6/10

Director De La Mesa buys 10,000 POOL shares in cluster with 2 other insiders; mixed track record on prior trades.

De La Mesa, a director at POOL Corp, purchased a substantial block of shares in a coordinated buying window alongside two other company insiders within a two-week period. This marks his third open-market purchase in three years, a notable shift from his pattern of seven sales prior to these recent buys. Historically, his timing on this stock has been mixed—his three prior sales at POOL were well-timed entries, with the stock subsequently declining, but his two earlier purchases produced uneven results, with one profitable and one marked by declines over the following quarter. The company remains profitable with stable revenue, though recent quarterly growth has been essentially flat. This director-level purchase alongside peer insider activity suggests synchronized buying, though his own track record of mixed timing at this specific stock prevents a straightforward reading of conviction.

March 2026
2026-03-17 POOL CORP POOL
medium
Buy
5,000 shares
$1,025,000
Significance 6/10

Director Manuel Perez de la Mesa bought 5,000 shares of POOL at $205.00 on 2026-03-13, second buy within 11 days as stock down -20.7% in 30 days.

Director Perez de la Mesa executed a second open-market purchase of POOL in 11 days (after buying on 2026-03-02), acquiring 5,000 shares at $205.00, increasing his holdings from 105,108 to 110,108 shares. The timing is notable: the stock has declined -20.7% over the past 30 days and trades at $210.74, down -36.8% from its 52-week high of $333.62, suggesting he is accumulating during a period of significant weakness. His same-ticker history shows 4 prior trades, all well-timed at the 90-day mark (his prior sales preceded further declines of -5.5% to -13.5%), establishing a documented pattern of effective timing at this ticker. However, the fundamental backdrop is mixed: annual revenue growth is flat at -0.4%, though the company maintains a reasonable P/E of 20.19 on $127.0M net income from $1.5B in quarterly revenue.

2026-03-04 POOL CORP POOL
high
Buy
5,000 shares
$1,090,000
Significance 6/10

Director Perez de la Mesa buys 5,000 POOL shares at $218.00; stock down -39.5% from 52-week high amid cluster buy

Director Manuel J Perez de la Mesa purchased 5,000 shares ($1.1M) on 2026-03-02 at $218.00, increasing holdings to 105.1K shares. The transaction occurs in a depressed price environment: POOL trades $220.31 currently, down -39.5% from its 52-week high of $364.31 and down -13.1% over the past 30 days. At the same-ticker level, Perez de la Mesa's prior 5 trades at POOL were all sells executed in late February 2025, each followed by negative 90-day returns (ranging -6.6% to -13.5%), indicating he has a track record of well-timed exits at this stock. The buy clusters with 2 other insider purchases within 14 days, suggesting coordinated confidence at current levels. Fundamentals show $1.5B in revenue and $127.0M net income, though annual revenue growth is flat (-0.4%), creating a backdrop of operational headwinds against which this director-level accumulation stands out.

February 2025
2025-02-27 POOL CORP POOL
medium
Sell
27,500 shares
$9,581,250
Significance 6/10

Director Perez de la Mesa sold 27,500 POOL shares for $9,581,250.00 on 2025-02-25 at blended average $348.41

Manuel J. Perez de la Mesa executed 3 separate sales totaling 27,500 shares for $9,581,250.00, reducing his holdings by 30.5% to 62,577 shares post-transaction. His prior sales at POOL show consistent 90-day negative returns (-6.6%, -6.4%, -7.1%), reflecting a 100% well-timed pattern at this ticker. However, the current stock price of $342.54 is now -2.2% below where these sales executed (blended at $348.41), and trading 18.2% below its 52-week high of $418.97, suggesting the market has moved lower since the transactions. The company faces declining fundamentals with annual revenue growth at -4.2% and a P/E of 35.87, which contextualizes the director's timing within a company experiencing contraction.

2025-02-25 POOL CORP POOL
high
Sell
10,000 shares
$3,460,000
Significance 6/10

Director Perez de la Mesa sells 10,000 POOL shares for $3,460,000 on 2025-02-24; stock down 7.5% in 90 days.

Director Manuel J Perez de la Mesa sold 10,000 shares of POOL at $346.00 on 2025-02-24, reducing his holdings by -23.7% vs pre-transaction levels. The sale occurred as the stock was -16.8% from its 52-week high and -7.5% over the prior 90 days. His cross-ticker track record shows strong timing discipline with a 100.00% well-timed rate on 6 prior sells (90-day returns averaged -6.7%), and his two prior POOL sales in February 2024 were both well-timed at the 90-day mark (returns of -6.6% and -6.4%). The timing pattern is consistent with his demonstrated ability to sell ahead of near-term declines, though the stock's -10.3% annual revenue growth and elevated P/E of 29.60 suggest headwinds that may continue.

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