Pentair plc (NYSE:PNR) Receives $89.94 Consensus Price Target from Analysts

Pentair plc (NYSE:PNR) has been assigned an average rating of “Hold” from the eighteen analysts that are presently covering the stock, MarketBeat.com reports. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell recommendation, six have given a hold recommendation and eight have given a buy recommendation to the company. The average 12-month price objective among brokers that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is $89.9375.

PNR has been the topic of a number of research reports. The Goldman Sachs Group dropped their price objective on Pentair from $91.00 to $72.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, July 15th. Citigroup lowered their target price on Pentair from $112.00 to $106.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, April 29th. Robert W. Baird dropped their price target on shares of Pentair from $83.00 to $80.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, July 29th. Stifel Nicolaus reissued a “hold” rating and issued a $65.00 price target (down from $103.00) on shares of Pentair in a report on Thursday, July 16th. Finally, Seaport Research Partners downgraded shares of Pentair from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating in a report on Wednesday, July 15th.

Key Stories Impacting Pentair

Here are the key news stories impacting Pentair this week:

• Neutral Sentiment: Several law firms reminded investors that October 2, 2026 is the deadline to seek appointment as lead plaintiff in the proposed securities class action. The case generally covers investors who purchased Pentair shares between April 28 and July 14, 2026, although some filings cite an earlier start date of March 11, 2025 or March 11, 2026. Kaplan Fox Pentair shareholder alert
• Negative Sentiment: The lawsuits allege that Pentair and certain executives failed to disclose significant destocking in the Pool channel. Investor-rights firms say the alleged omissions contributed to a one-session share-price decline of $11.35, with one release characterizing the move as roughly 15%. Pentair shares plunge after pool channel destocking
• Negative Sentiment: Multiple firms—including Pomerantz, Glancy Prongay, Kaplan Fox, SBS, Rosen and others—are soliciting investors to participate in or lead the securities-fraud case. The litigation creates potential costs, management distraction, damages exposure and uncertainty around Pentair’s disclosures and Pool-market outlook, which helps explain why the stock has decreased and remains under pressure. The allegations have not been proven in court. Pomerantz Pentair investor alert

Pentair Price Performance

NYSE PNR opened at $62.55 on Friday. Pentair has a 12 month low of $57.60 and a 12 month high of $113.95. The firm has a market capitalization of $9.99 billion, a PE ratio of 15.72, a P/E/G ratio of 1.44 and a beta of 1.04. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $69.26 and its 200 day simple moving average is $80.11. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.43, a current ratio of 1.45 and a quick ratio of 0.76.

Pentair (NYSE:PNR) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, July 29th. The industrial products company reported $1.14 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.12 by $0.02. The firm had revenue of $932.60 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $943.24 million. Pentair had a return on equity of 20.62% and a net margin of 16.24%.The firm’s revenue for the quarter was down 17.0% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $1.39 earnings per share. As a group, equities research analysts forecast that Pentair will post 4.64 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Institutional Trading of Pentair

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. California State Teachers Retirement System boosted its holdings in Pentair by 7,367.6% during the second quarter. California State Teachers Retirement System now owns 19,671,493 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $1,508,017,000 after buying an additional 19,408,069 shares in the last quarter. Hsbc Holdings PLC increased its holdings in shares of Pentair by 1,459.8% in the first quarter. Hsbc Holdings PLC now owns 1,270,578 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $110,617,000 after buying an additional 1,189,122 shares in the last quarter. Amundi lifted its position in shares of Pentair by 13.1% during the 1st quarter. Amundi now owns 4,237,659 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $369,208,000 after acquiring an additional 491,758 shares during the last quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC lifted its position in shares of Pentair by 43.0% during the 3rd quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 1,472,500 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $161,754,000 after acquiring an additional 442,534 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Morgan Stanley boosted its stake in shares of Pentair by 21.7% during the 4th quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 2,474,549 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $257,700,000 after acquiring an additional 441,878 shares in the last quarter. 92.37% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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.