Zacks Research Brokers Lower Earnings Estimates for Pentair

Pentair plc (NYSE:PNR) – Analysts at Zacks Research lowered their FY2026 earnings estimates for Pentair in a report released on Tuesday, February 17th. Zacks Research analyst Team now expects that the industrial products company will earn $5.31 per share for the year, down from their prior forecast of $5.37. The consensus estimate for Pentair’s current full-year earnings is $4.77 per share.

Pentair (NYSE:PNR) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, February 3rd. The industrial products company reported $1.18 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.17 by $0.01. Pentair had a net margin of 15.66% and a return on equity of 21.79%. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 4.9% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous 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.

Other equities research analysts have also issued reports about the company. Oppenheimer reiterated an “outperform” rating and set a $122.00 price target (down from $128.00) on shares of Pentair in a report on Wednesday, February 4th. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “buy (b-)” rating on shares of Pentair in a research report on Thursday, January 22nd. Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Pentair from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Sunday, January 18th. BNP Paribas Exane lowered shares of Pentair from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating and set a $90.00 price target on the stock. in a research note on Wednesday, January 7th. Finally, Citigroup reduced their price objective on shares of Pentair from $126.00 to $120.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, February 4th. Ten research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, three have assigned a Hold rating and three have assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Pentair has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $114.47.

Pentair Price Performance

PNR opened at $102.01 on Friday. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $103.42 and a 200 day moving average price of $106.14. The company has a current ratio of 1.61, a quick ratio of 0.95 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.42. Pentair has a 1 year low of $74.25 and a 1 year high of $113.95. The stock has a market cap of $16.69 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 25.76, a PEG ratio of 1.78 and a beta of 1.22.

Institutional Trading of Pentair

Hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Nordea Investment Management AB raised its position 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 valued at $311,046,000 after purchasing an additional 1,800,669 shares during the last quarter. IMC Chicago LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Pentair in the third quarter valued at $1,635,000. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Pentair by 93.6% in the third quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 397,471 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $44,024,000 after buying an additional 192,125 shares during the last quarter. Truist Financial Corp raised its holdings in shares of Pentair by 287.4% in the third quarter. Truist Financial Corp now owns 58,548 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $6,485,000 after buying an additional 43,433 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA lifted its position in Pentair by 6.9% during the 3rd quarter. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA now owns 2,333,689 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $258,479,000 after buying an additional 149,858 shares in the last quarter. 92.37% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Insider Transactions at Pentair

In other news, Director Michael T. Speetzen sold 7,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, February 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $99.99, for a total transaction of $699,930.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 8,290 shares in the company, valued at $828,917.10. The trade was a 45.78% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, Director T Michael Glenn sold 6,558 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, December 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $104.33, for a total value of $684,196.14. Following the completion of the sale, the director directly owned 31,192 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $3,254,261.36. This represents a 17.37% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders own 1.10% of the company’s stock.

Pentair Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, February 6th. Stockholders of record on Friday, January 23rd were given a $0.27 dividend. This is an increase from Pentair’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.25. This represents a $1.08 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.1%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, January 23rd. Pentair’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 27.27%.

Key Headlines Impacting Pentair

Here are the key news stories impacting Pentair this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Zacks issued higher estimates for several later-period quarters and longer‑term FY2028, signaling upside to Pentair’s medium‑term growth outlook (Q4 2026, Q2 & Q4 2027 raised; FY2028 at $6.20). This supports optimism about multi-year earnings expansion.
• Neutral Sentiment: Pentair presented at the Barclays 43rd Annual Industrial Select Conference — management access and investor Q&A can help validate guidance and strategy; the transcript is available for details on management commentary and any reiteration of targets. Pentair Presents at Barclays Conference Transcript
• Neutral Sentiment: Zacks slightly lowered its FY2026 EPS view from $5.37 to $5.31 — a modest cut that remains inside Pentair’s company guidance range (FY2026 guidance was ~5.25–5.40), so it’s not a material change to the full‑year narrative.
• Negative Sentiment: Zacks trimmed several near‑term quarterly estimates (Q1 2026 down to $1.17 from $1.21; Q2 2026 to $1.47 from $1.50; Q1 2027 to $1.31 from $1.37). These downward revisions to near‑term cadence could weigh on sentiment if realized results miss current expectations.

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.