Pentair plc (NYSE:PNR) Receives Average Recommendation of “Hold” from Analysts

Pentair plc (NYSE:PNR) has received an average recommendation of “Hold” from the sixteen brokerages that are currently covering the firm, Marketbeat Ratings reports. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, three have issued a hold rating and ten have assigned a buy rating to the company. The average 12 month price objective among brokerages that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is $114.4667.

Several equities analysts have weighed in on the company. TD Cowen downgraded Pentair from a “buy” rating to a “market perform” rating in a research report on Monday, January 5th. Weiss Ratings reissued a “buy (b-)” rating on shares of Pentair in a research note on Thursday, January 22nd. Wolfe Research restated an “outperform” rating and issued a $135.00 price objective on shares of Pentair in a report on Tuesday, December 9th. Jefferies Financial Group reiterated a “hold” rating on shares of Pentair in a report on Wednesday, February 4th. Finally, Robert W. Baird set a $117.00 price target on shares of Pentair in a research report on Wednesday, February 4th.

Insider Buying and Selling at Pentair

In other Pentair news, Director Michael T. Speetzen sold 7,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, February 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $99.99, for a total transaction of $699,930.00. Following the sale, the director owned 8,290 shares in the company, valued at $828,917.10. This represents a 45.78% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. Also, Director T Michael Glenn sold 6,558 shares of the stock in a transaction dated 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 in the company, valued at $3,254,261.36. This represents a 17.37% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders own 1.10% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in PNR. 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. Ameriprise Financial Inc. increased its stake in Pentair by 106.7% in the third quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 3,236,826 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $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 valued at about $102,945,000. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. boosted its stake in shares of Pentair by 1,690.9% during the fourth quarter. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. now owns 729,663 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $75,987,000 after buying an additional 688,921 shares during the period. Finally, 140 Summer Partners LP acquired a new position in Pentair in the 3rd quarter valued at about $60,752,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 92.37% of the company’s stock.

Pentair Stock Down 0.5%

Shares of NYSE PNR opened at $100.30 on Friday. 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 business’s 50 day moving average is $103.20 and its two-hundred day moving average is $106.10. Pentair has a 52-week low of $74.25 and a 52-week high of $113.95. The firm has a market cap of $16.37 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 25.33, a PEG ratio of 1.79 and a beta of 1.22.

Pentair (NYSE:PNR) last released 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. The business had revenue of $1.02 billion during 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 company’s quarterly revenue was up 4.9% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the business posted $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. Research analysts predict that Pentair will post 4.77 EPS for the current year.

Pentair Dividend Announcement

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

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.