Pentair (NYSE:PNR) Lowered to Hold Rating by Wall Street Zen

Wall Street Zen lowered shares of Pentair (NYSE:PNR) from a buy rating to a hold rating in a report issued on Saturday morning.

Other equities research analysts have also recently issued reports about the stock. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lowered their price objective on shares of Pentair from $132.00 to $124.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, January 16th. TD Cowen downgraded shares of Pentair from a “buy” rating to a “market perform” rating in a research note on Monday, January 5th. BNP Paribas Exane cut Pentair from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating and set a $90.00 price objective on the stock. in a research note on Wednesday, January 7th. Oppenheimer restated an “outperform” rating and set a $122.00 price objective (down from $128.00) on shares of Pentair in a report on Wednesday, February 4th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group reiterated a “hold” rating on shares of Pentair in a report on Wednesday, February 4th. Ten research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, three have given a Hold rating and three have assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $114.47.

Pentair Price Performance

PNR opened at $99.02 on Friday. The business has a fifty day moving average of $103.11 and a 200 day moving average of $106.08. The stock has a market cap of $16.16 billion, a P/E ratio of 25.01, a PEG ratio of 1.76 and a beta of 1.22. The company has a quick ratio of 0.95, a current ratio of 1.61 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.42. Pentair has a 52-week low of $74.25 and a 52-week high of $113.95.

Pentair (NYSE:PNR) last released its earnings results on Tuesday, February 3rd. The industrial products company reported $1.18 earnings per share 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 the consensus estimate of $1.01 billion. Pentair had a return on equity of 21.79% and a net margin of 15.66%.The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 4.9% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the company earned $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. As a group, sell-side analysts anticipate 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. Shareholders of record on Friday, April 17th will be paid a $0.27 dividend. This represents a $1.08 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.1%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, April 17th. Pentair’s payout ratio is 27.27%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Pentair

In other news, Director T Michael Glenn sold 6,558 shares of Pentair stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, December 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $104.33, for a total value of $684,196.14. Following the transaction, the director owned 31,192 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $3,254,261.36. The trade was a 17.37% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Also, EVP Philip M. Rolchigo sold 6,493 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, February 25th. The shares were sold at an average price of $103.22, for a total transaction of $670,207.46. Following the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 29,096 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $3,003,289.12. The trade was a 18.24% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Over the last ninety days, insiders sold 20,051 shares of company stock valued at $2,054,334. 1.10% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Nordea Investment Management AB raised its stake in Pentair by 173.6% in the third quarter. Nordea Investment Management AB now owns 2,837,753 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $311,046,000 after buying an additional 1,800,669 shares during the last quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Pentair by 106.7% during 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 acquiring an additional 1,670,944 shares in the last quarter. Valeo Financial Advisors LLC purchased a new position in shares of Pentair in the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $102,945,000. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. boosted its stake in Pentair by 1,690.9% in the 4th quarter. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. now owns 729,663 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $75,987,000 after purchasing an additional 688,921 shares in the last quarter. Finally, 140 Summer Partners LP purchased a new stake in Pentair during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $60,752,000. 92.37% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

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.