9,810 Shares in Pentair plc $PNR Purchased by Cullen Capital Management LLC

Cullen Capital Management LLC purchased a new stake in Pentair plc (NYSE:PNR) during the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm purchased 9,810 shares of the industrial products company’s stock, valued at approximately $752,000.

Other hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Sound Financial Strategies Group LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Pentair in the second quarter worth approximately $231,000. Great Lakes Advisors LLC bought a new position in shares of Pentair in the second quarter valued at approximately $474,000. Handelsbanken Fonder AB boosted its position in shares of Pentair by 10.2% during the second quarter. Handelsbanken Fonder AB now owns 206,025 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $15,794,000 after buying an additional 19,053 shares during the last quarter. Czech National Bank boosted its position in shares of Pentair by 3.2% during the second quarter. Czech National Bank now owns 45,999 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $3,526,000 after buying an additional 1,432 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Hilltop National Bank bought a new stake in Pentair during the second quarter worth $47,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 92.37% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

PNR has been the topic of a number of analyst reports. Zacks Research downgraded shares of Pentair from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a report on Wednesday, August 12th. Weiss Ratings downgraded shares of Pentair from a “hold (c)” rating to a “hold (c-)” rating in a report on Monday, August 3rd. BNP Paribas Exane reissued an “underperform” rating and set a $64.00 price target (down from $75.00) on shares of Pentair in a research report on Thursday, July 16th. Robert W. Baird cut their price target on shares of Pentair from $83.00 to $80.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, July 29th. Finally, Seaport Research Partners downgraded shares of Pentair from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating in a research report on Wednesday, July 15th. Eight research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, six have issued a Hold rating and four have given a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Pentair currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $89.94.

Pentair Stock Down 1.7%

PNR stock opened at $63.33 on Tuesday. The stock has a market cap of $10.11 billion, a P/E ratio of 15.91, a P/E/G ratio of 1.47 and a beta of 1.04. The company has a current ratio of 1.45, a quick ratio of 0.76 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.43. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $69.51 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $80.36. Pentair plc has a 1-year low of $57.60 and a 1-year high of $113.95.

Pentair (NYSE:PNR) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, July 29th. The industrial products company reported $1.14 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.12 by $0.02. The firm had revenue of $932.60 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $943.24 million. Pentair had a return on equity of 20.62% and a net margin of 16.24%.The business’s revenue was down 17.0% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the firm posted $1.39 EPS. Analysts expect that Pentair plc will post 4.65 EPS for the current year.

Pentair News Roundup

Here are the key news stories impacting Pentair this week:

• Neutral Sentiment: Multiple law firms reiterated that October 2, 2026 is the deadline for investors to seek lead-plaintiff status in a consolidated securities class action. The notices primarily solicit affected shareholders and do not represent new findings by a court. Rosen Law Firm deadline notice
• Negative Sentiment: The lawsuits allege that Pentair and certain executives violated federal securities laws by making material misstatements or omissions about the company’s ability to withstand significant destocking in its pool channel. The reported class periods generally cover purchases from March 11, 2025 or March 11, 2026 through July 14, 2026. Kessler Topaz lawsuit summary
• Negative Sentiment: One filing characterizes the catalyst as previously undisclosed pool-channel destocking and links it to a sharp decline in Pentair’s stock. If the allegations lead to damages, settlement costs, additional disclosures, or prolonged management distraction, they could create further financial and reputational pressure. Pentair pool-channel destocking lawsuit report
• Negative Sentiment: The unusually large number of investor-law-firm alerts increases visibility around the litigation and reinforces legal overhang for PNR. However, the announcements are largely duplicative reminders, and the allegations have not been established as fact. Faruqi and Faruqi shareholder action reminder

Pentair 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.