Pentair (NYSE:PNR) Director Michael Speetzen Sells 7,000 Shares

Pentair plc (NYSE:PNR) Director Michael 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 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. The trade was a 45.78% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink.

Pentair Stock Down 0.7%

Shares of Pentair stock opened at $99.77 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $16.33 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 25.19, a P/E/G ratio of 1.78 and a beta of 1.22. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $103.83 and a 200-day simple moving average of $106.18. Pentair plc has a 52-week low of $74.25 and a 52-week high of $113.95. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.42, a current ratio of 1.61 and a quick ratio of 0.95.

Pentair (NYSE:PNR) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, February 3rd. The industrial products company reported $1.18 earnings per share for the quarter, beating 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 revenue was up 4.9% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $1.08 EPS. Pentair has set its FY 2026 guidance at 5.250-5.400 EPS and its Q1 2026 guidance at 1.150-1.180 EPS. On average, equities research analysts expect that Pentair plc will post 4.77 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

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 issued a dividend of $0.27 per share. The ex-dividend date was Friday, January 23rd. This represents a $1.08 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.1%. This is an increase from Pentair’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.25. Pentair’s payout ratio is 27.27%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of brokerages have recently commented on PNR. Wolfe Research reissued an “outperform” rating and set a $135.00 price objective on shares of Pentair in a report on Tuesday, December 9th. BNP Paribas Exane cut Pentair from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating and set a $90.00 target price for the company. in a research report on Wednesday, January 7th. Royal Bank Of Canada set a $117.00 price target on shares of Pentair in a research report on Wednesday, February 4th. Oppenheimer restated an “outperform” rating and issued a $122.00 price objective (down from $128.00) on shares of Pentair in a research note on Wednesday, February 4th. Finally, Barclays set a $102.00 target price on shares of Pentair in a research note on Thursday, February 5th. 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. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $114.47.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Pentair

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Brooklyn Investment Group acquired a new position in Pentair during the 4th quarter valued at $245,000. Cibc World Markets Corp acquired a new position in shares of Pentair during the fourth quarter valued at about $2,372,000. Intesa Sanpaolo S.p.A. acquired a new position in shares of Pentair during the fourth quarter valued at about $3,586,000. Virtue Capital Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of Pentair in the fourth quarter valued at about $216,000. Finally, Counterpoint Mutual Funds LLC acquired a new stake in Pentair during the fourth quarter worth about $306,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 92.37% of the company’s stock.

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.