Zacks Research Analysts Boost Earnings Estimates for Pentair

Pentair plc (NYSE:PNR) – Zacks Research increased their Q3 2026 EPS estimates for Pentair in a research note issued to investors on Tuesday, November 4th. Zacks Research analyst Team now expects that the industrial products company will post earnings of $1.32 per share for the quarter, up from their previous forecast of $1.30. The consensus estimate for Pentair’s current full-year earnings is $4.77 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Pentair’s Q4 2026 earnings at $1.27 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $5.30 EPS.

Pentair (NYSE:PNR) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, October 21st. The industrial products company reported $1.24 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.18 by $0.06. Pentair had a net margin of 15.84% and a return on equity of 21.83%. The company had revenue of $1.02 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1 billion. During the same period last year, the firm posted $1.09 EPS. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 2.9% on a year-over-year basis. Pentair has set its Q4 2025 guidance at 1.110-1.160 EPS. FY 2025 guidance at 4.850-4.900 EPS.

A number of other analysts have also recently weighed in on the company. Barclays increased their price target on Pentair from $125.00 to $127.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 22nd. Robert W. Baird set a $130.00 target price on Pentair in a research report on Wednesday, October 22nd. Wall Street Zen upgraded Pentair from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Saturday, July 26th. TD Cowen lowered shares of Pentair from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and lowered their price target for the stock from $115.00 to $110.00 in a research report on Wednesday, July 23rd. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus increased their price objective on shares of Pentair from $104.00 to $124.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Monday, July 21st. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eleven have given a Buy rating, three have given a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $119.93.

Pentair Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE PNR opened at $106.66 on Thursday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.82, a current ratio of 1.46 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.42. The firm’s 50-day moving average price is $109.45 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $103.59. Pentair has a 52-week low of $74.25 and a 52-week high of $113.95. The stock has a market capitalization of $17.45 billion, a P/E ratio of 27.07, a P/E/G ratio of 2.00 and a beta of 1.14.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Pentair

A number of institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in PNR. Nordea Investment Management AB boosted its holdings in Pentair by 173.6% during the third quarter. Nordea Investment Management AB now owns 2,837,753 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $311,046,000 after buying an additional 1,800,669 shares in the last quarter. Valeo Financial Advisors LLC bought a new stake in shares of Pentair during the 2nd quarter worth $102,945,000. Ameriprise Financial Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Pentair by 373.8% in the 1st quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 1,137,682 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $99,523,000 after acquiring an additional 897,585 shares during the last quarter. UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC raised its position in shares of Pentair by 19.1% during the first quarter. UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC now owns 4,129,805 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $361,275,000 after purchasing an additional 661,154 shares during the period. Finally, Pacer Advisors Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Pentair by 4,231.6% during the first quarter. Pacer Advisors Inc. now owns 622,185 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $54,429,000 after purchasing an additional 607,821 shares during the last quarter. 92.37% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Pentair Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, November 7th. Stockholders of record on Friday, October 24th will be paid a $0.25 dividend. This represents a $1.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.9%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, October 24th. Pentair’s dividend payout ratio is currently 25.38%.

About Pentair

Pentair plc provides various water solutions in the United States, Western Europe, China, Eastern Europe, Latin America, the Middle East, Southeast Asia, Australia, Canada, and Japan. The company operates through three segments: Flow, Water Solutions, and Pool. The Flow segment designs, manufactures, and sells fluid treatment and pump products and systems, including pressure vessels, gas recovery solutions, membrane bioreactors, wastewater reuse systems and advanced membrane filtration, separation systems, water disposal pumps, water supply pumps, fluid transfer pumps, turbine pumps, solid handling pumps, and agricultural spray nozzles for fluid delivery, ion exchange, desalination, food and beverage, separation technologies in the oil and gas industry, residential and municipal wells, water treatment, wastewater solids handling, pressure boosting, circulation and transfer, fire suppression, flood control, agricultural irrigation, and crop spray in residential, commercial, and industrial markets.