Insider Selling: Pentair (NYSE:PNR) EVP Sells $670,207.46 in Stock

Pentair plc (NYSE:PNR) EVP Philip Rolchigo sold 6,493 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, February 25th. The stock was sold at an average price of $103.22, for a total value of $670,207.46. Following the transaction, the executive vice president owned 29,096 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $3,003,289.12. This trade represents a 18.24% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link.

Pentair Price Performance

Shares of NYSE PNR opened at $99.02 on Monday. Pentair plc has a fifty-two week low of $74.25 and a fifty-two week high of $113.95. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $103.11 and its 200 day simple moving average is $106.05. The company has a quick ratio of 0.95, a current ratio of 1.61 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.42. The stock has a market cap of $16.16 billion, a P/E ratio of 25.01, a P/E/G ratio of 1.76 and a beta of 1.23.

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

Pentair Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, May 1st. Shareholders of record on Friday, April 17th will be given a $0.27 dividend. This represents a $1.08 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.1%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, April 17th. Pentair’s dividend payout ratio is 27.27%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in PNR. Compound Planning Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Pentair by 7.2% during the fourth quarter. Compound Planning Inc. now owns 6,378 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $664,000 after acquiring an additional 427 shares during the period. Invesco Ltd. grew its position in Pentair by 3.1% during the 4th quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 3,414,386 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $355,574,000 after purchasing an additional 101,650 shares in the last quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC raised its stake in Pentair by 383.1% during the 4th quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC now owns 116,056 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $12,086,000 after purchasing an additional 92,031 shares during the period. Virtue Capital Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Pentair in the fourth quarter valued at $216,000. Finally, Vident Advisory LLC boosted its position in shares of Pentair by 27.5% in the fourth quarter. Vident Advisory LLC now owns 55,811 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $5,812,000 after buying an additional 12,048 shares during the period. 92.37% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

PNR has been the subject of several research analyst reports. BNP Paribas Exane lowered Pentair from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating and set a $90.00 price objective for the company. in a report on Wednesday, January 7th. Weiss Ratings reissued a “buy (b-)” rating on shares of Pentair in a report on Thursday, January 22nd. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reduced their price objective on shares of Pentair from $132.00 to $124.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, January 16th. Oppenheimer reiterated an “outperform” rating and issued a $122.00 target price (down from $128.00) on shares of Pentair in a report on Wednesday, February 4th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group restated a “hold” rating on shares of Pentair in a report on Wednesday, February 4th. Ten equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, three have given a Hold rating and three have issued a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $114.47.

Pentair Company Profile

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.