Sen. Markwayne Mullin Purchases Pentair plc (NYSE:PNR) Shares

Senator Markwayne Mullin (R-Oklahoma) recently bought shares of Pentair plc (NYSE:PNR). In a filing disclosed on December 05th, the Senator disclosed that they had bought between $15,001 and $50,000 in Pentair stock on November 10th.

Senator Markwayne Mullin also recently made the following trade(s):

• Sold $15,001 – $50,000 in shares of Zoetis (NYSE:ZTS) on 11/10/2025.
• Sold $15,001 – $50,000 in shares of CSX (NASDAQ:CSX) on 11/10/2025.
• Purchased $50,001 – $100,000 in shares of Capital One Financial (NYSE:COF) on 11/10/2025.
• Sold $15,001 – $50,000 in shares of Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE:BRK.B) on 11/3/2025.
• Sold $50,001 – $100,000 in shares of T-Mobile US (NASDAQ:TMUS) on 11/3/2025.
• Sold $15,001 – $50,000 in shares of (NASDAQ:FI) on 11/3/2025.
• Purchased $250,001 – $500,000 in shares of Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) on 11/3/2025.
• Sold $15,001 – $50,000 in shares of Chipotle Mexican Grill (NYSE:CMG) on 11/3/2025.
• Purchased $50,001 – $100,000 in shares of Intuitive Surgical (NASDAQ:ISRG) on 9/24/2025.
• Purchased $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of ServiceNow (NYSE:NOW) on 9/24/2025.

Pentair Price Performance

PNR opened at $104.22 on Friday. The company’s 50-day simple moving average is $107.61 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $105.43. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.42, a quick ratio of 0.82 and a current ratio of 1.46. The stock has a market capitalization of $17.05 billion, a P/E ratio of 26.45, a P/E/G ratio of 1.95 and a beta of 1.21. Pentair plc has a 52-week low of $74.25 and a 52-week high of $113.95.

Pentair (NYSE:PNR) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, October 21st. The industrial products company reported $1.24 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.18 by $0.06. The firm had revenue of $1.02 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1 billion. Pentair had a net margin of 15.84% and a return on equity of 21.83%. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 2.9% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted $1.09 earnings per share. Pentair has set its Q4 2025 guidance at 1.110-1.160 EPS and its FY 2025 guidance at 4.850-4.900 EPS. As a group, analysts predict that Pentair plc will post 4.77 EPS for the current year.

Pentair Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, November 7th. Shareholders of record on Friday, October 24th were given a $0.25 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, October 24th. This represents a $1.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.0%. Pentair’s payout ratio is 25.38%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

PNR has been the subject of a number of research analyst reports. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their target price on shares of Pentair from $116.00 to $126.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 15th. Weiss Ratings restated a “buy (b-)” rating on shares of Pentair in a research note on Wednesday, October 8th. Oppenheimer upped their price objective on Pentair from $124.00 to $128.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Thursday, November 20th. Royal Bank Of Canada raised their target price on Pentair from $121.00 to $124.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 22nd. Finally, Wall Street Zen lowered shares of Pentair from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Saturday. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have issued a Buy rating, four have given a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $118.92.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of large investors have recently made changes to their positions in PNR. Nordea Investment Management AB increased its holdings in Pentair by 173.6% in the 3rd quarter. Nordea Investment Management AB now owns 2,837,753 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $311,046,000 after acquiring an additional 1,800,669 shares in the last quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. boosted its position in shares of Pentair by 106.7% in the third quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 3,236,826 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $358,521,000 after purchasing an additional 1,670,944 shares during the period. Valeo Financial Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Pentair in the second quarter worth $102,945,000. UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC raised its position in shares of Pentair by 19.1% during the 1st 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 valued at $361,275,000 after purchasing an additional 661,154 shares during the period. Finally, Amundi lifted its stake in shares of Pentair by 13.6% during the 1st quarter. Amundi now owns 4,974,612 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $412,033,000 after buying an additional 594,989 shares in the last quarter. 92.37% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling at Pentair

In other news, CFO Robert P. Fishman sold 7,786 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, November 14th. The stock was sold at an average price of $105.42, for a total value of $820,800.12. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer directly owned 63,164 shares in the company, valued at $6,658,748.88. The trade was a 10.97% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, Director T Michael Glenn sold 6,558 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, December 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $104.33, for a total value of $684,196.14. Following the completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 31,192 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $3,254,261.36. This trade represents a 17.37% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Corporate insiders own 1.10% of the company’s stock.

About Senator Mullin

Markwayne Mullin (Republican Party) is a member of the U.S. Senate from Oklahoma. He assumed office on January 11, 2023. His current term ends on January 3, 2027. Mullin (Republican Party) ran in a special election to the U.S. Senate to represent Oklahoma. He won in the special general election on November 8, 2022. Mullin is a member of the Cherokee Nation and one of four Native American members of the 116th Congress. At the age of 20, Mullin took over his father’s plumbing business. He is also a former professional mixed martial artist. Markwayne Mullin graduated from Stilwell High School. Mullin earned an associate degree in construction technology from Oklahoma State University Institute of Technology. His career experience includes owning and founding multiple businesses.

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.