Savant Capital LLC Buys 6,305 Shares of Pentair plc $PNR

Savant Capital LLC increased its stake in Pentair plc (NYSE:PNR) by 28.9% in the third quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The firm owned 28,118 shares of the industrial products company’s stock after purchasing an additional 6,305 shares during the quarter. Savant Capital LLC’s holdings in Pentair were worth $3,114,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of PNR. State Street Corp grew its holdings in shares of Pentair by 5.9% during the second quarter. State Street Corp now owns 8,970,940 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $920,957,000 after buying an additional 501,506 shares in the last quarter. Nordea Investment Management AB grew its stake in shares of Pentair by 173.6% during the 3rd quarter. Nordea Investment Management AB now owns 2,837,753 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $311,046,000 after acquiring an additional 1,800,669 shares in the last quarter. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA raised its holdings in shares of Pentair by 6.9% in the third quarter. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA now owns 2,333,689 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $258,479,000 after purchasing an additional 149,858 shares during the last quarter. ProShare Advisors LLC lifted its position in shares of Pentair by 9.5% in the second quarter. ProShare Advisors LLC now owns 1,844,943 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $189,402,000 after purchasing an additional 159,438 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Ameriprise Financial Inc. boosted its holdings in Pentair by 37.6% during the second quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 1,565,882 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $160,751,000 after purchasing an additional 428,200 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 92.37% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several equities research analysts have commented on PNR shares. Wolfe Research reissued an “outperform” rating and set a $135.00 price target on shares of Pentair in a research report on Tuesday, December 9th. Jefferies Financial Group reiterated a “hold” rating on shares of Pentair in a report on Wednesday. Robert W. Baird set a $117.00 price target on Pentair in a research note on Wednesday. Oppenheimer reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and set a $122.00 price target (down previously from $128.00) on shares of Pentair in a research report on Wednesday. Finally, Wall Street Zen upgraded Pentair from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Sunday, January 18th. Ten research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, three have issued a Hold rating and three have issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $114.47.

Pentair Price Performance

Shares of NYSE PNR opened at $97.42 on Friday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.82, a current ratio of 1.61 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.42. The business’s 50 day moving average price is $104.33 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $106.31. The company has a market cap of $15.94 billion, a PE ratio of 24.60, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.73 and a beta of 1.22. Pentair plc has a twelve month low of $74.25 and a twelve month high of $113.95.

Pentair (NYSE:PNR) last issued its 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 company had revenue of $1.02 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.01 billion. Pentair had a return on equity of 21.79% and a net margin of 15.66%.The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 4.9% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $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, analysts predict that Pentair plc will post 4.77 EPS for the current year.

Pentair Increases Dividend

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

Insider Transactions at Pentair

In other news, CFO Robert P. Fishman sold 7,786 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, November 14th. The shares were sold at an average price of $105.42, for a total transaction of $820,800.12. Following the completion of the sale, the chief financial officer owned 63,164 shares in the company, valued at approximately $6,658,748.88. This trade represents a 10.97% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Also, Director T Michael Glenn sold 6,558 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, December 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $104.33, for a total transaction of $684,196.14. Following the completion of the transaction, the director owned 31,192 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,254,261.36. This trade represents a 17.37% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Company insiders own 1.10% 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.