Pentair (NYSE:PNR) Downgraded to “Hold” Rating by Wall Street Zen

Pentair (NYSE:PNR) was downgraded by analysts at Wall Street Zen from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note issued to investors on Saturday.

PNR has been the subject of a number of other research reports. Robert W. Baird set a $117.00 target price on shares of Pentair in a research report on Wednesday, February 4th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. cut their price objective on shares of Pentair from $132.00 to $124.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a report on Friday, January 16th. Weiss Ratings reissued a “buy (b-)” rating on shares of Pentair in a report on Thursday, January 22nd. Oppenheimer reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and set a $122.00 target price (down from $128.00) on shares of Pentair in a report on Wednesday, February 4th. Finally, TD Cowen cut Pentair from a “buy” rating to a “market perform” rating in a research note on Monday, January 5th. Ten analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, three have assigned a Hold rating and three have issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Pentair currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $114.47.

Pentair Trading Down 1.4%

Shares of PNR stock opened at $99.02 on Friday. Pentair has a 12-month low of $74.25 and a 12-month high of $113.95. The company has a market capitalization of $16.16 billion, a PE ratio of 25.01, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.78 and a beta of 1.22. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $103.11 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $106.07. The company has a quick ratio of 0.95, a current ratio of 1.61 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.42.

Pentair (NYSE:PNR) last announced its earnings results on Tuesday, February 3rd. The industrial products company reported $1.18 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.17 by $0.01. The company had revenue of $1.02 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.01 billion. Pentair had a return on equity of 21.79% and a net margin of 15.66%.The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 4.9% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $1.08 earnings per share. Pentair has set its FY 2026 guidance at 5.250-5.400 EPS and its Q1 2026 guidance at 1.150-1.180 EPS. As a group, analysts predict that Pentair will post 4.77 earnings per share for the current year.

Insider Activity

In other Pentair news, Director Michael T. Speetzen sold 7,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, February 11th. The shares were sold at an average price of $99.99, for a total value of $699,930.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 8,290 shares in the company, valued at approximately $828,917.10. This represents a 45.78% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Also, EVP Philip M. Rolchigo sold 6,493 shares of Pentair stock in a transaction on Wednesday, February 25th. The stock was sold at an average price of $103.22, for a total transaction of $670,207.46. Following the transaction, the executive vice president owned 29,096 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,003,289.12. This trade represents a 18.24% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders sold 20,051 shares of company stock valued at $2,054,334 over the last quarter. 1.10% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Wexford Capital LP acquired a new stake in shares of Pentair in the third quarter valued at about $26,000. Richardson Financial Services Inc. boosted its holdings in Pentair by 64.9% in the third quarter. Richardson Financial Services Inc. now owns 249 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $28,000 after acquiring an additional 98 shares during the last quarter. Annis Gardner Whiting Capital Advisors LLC increased its position in Pentair by 71.4% during the 4th quarter. Annis Gardner Whiting Capital Advisors LLC now owns 252 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $26,000 after purchasing an additional 105 shares during the period. Motiv8 Investments LLC bought a new position in Pentair during the 4th quarter worth approximately $27,000. Finally, First Horizon Advisors Inc. lifted its position in shares of Pentair by 105.4% in the 2nd quarter. First Horizon Advisors Inc. now owns 345 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $35,000 after purchasing an additional 177 shares during the period. 92.37% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

About Pentair

Pentair plc (NYSE: PNR) is a global provider of water treatment and fluid management solutions. The company designs, manufactures and sells a broad range of products that move, treat, monitor and control the flow of water and other fluids across residential, commercial, industrial and municipal markets. Pentair’s offerings are focused on improving water quality, conserving resources and enabling efficient fluid handling in applications from household water systems and pools to large-scale industrial and municipal installations.

Product lines include pumps and pumping systems, water filtration and purification equipment, valves and controls, heat exchangers, pool and spa systems, and a range of aftermarket parts and services.