Pentair plc (NYSE:PNR) Receives $114.47 Consensus PT from Analysts

Pentair plc (NYSE:PNR) has been assigned a consensus recommendation of “Hold” from the sixteen analysts that are currently covering the company, Marketbeat.com reports. Three analysts have rated the stock with a sell recommendation, three have assigned a hold recommendation and ten have given a buy recommendation to the company. The average 12-month price objective among analysts that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $114.4667.

Several brokerages recently commented on PNR. TD Cowen cut Pentair from a “buy” rating to a “market perform” rating in a research note on Monday, January 5th. Oppenheimer restated an “outperform” rating and set a $122.00 price target (down from $128.00) on shares of Pentair in a report on Wednesday, February 4th. BNP Paribas Exane cut shares of Pentair from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating and set a $90.00 price objective for the company. in a report on Wednesday, January 7th. Wall Street Zen downgraded Pentair from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Saturday. Finally, Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “buy (b-)” rating on shares of Pentair in a report on Thursday, January 22nd.

Pentair Price Performance

NYSE PNR opened at $97.64 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.42, a current ratio of 1.61 and a quick ratio of 0.95. The firm has a market capitalization of $15.94 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 24.66, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.74 and a beta of 1.23. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $102.81 and a 200-day simple moving average of $105.94. Pentair has a 52-week low of $74.25 and a 52-week high of $113.95.

Pentair (NYSE:PNR) last released 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. The firm had revenue of $1.02 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.01 billion. Pentair had a net margin of 15.66% and a return on equity of 21.79%. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 4.9% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business 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. Equities research analysts predict that Pentair will post 4.77 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Pentair Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, May 1st. Stockholders of record on Friday, April 17th will be given a $0.27 dividend. This represents a $1.08 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.1%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, April 17th. Pentair’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 27.27%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, Director Michael T. Speetzen sold 7,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, February 11th. The shares were sold at an average price of $99.99, for a total value of $699,930.00. Following the sale, the director owned 8,290 shares in the company, valued at approximately $828,917.10. This trade represents a 45.78% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, EVP Philip M. Rolchigo sold 6,493 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, February 25th. The shares were sold at an average price of $103.22, for a total value of $670,207.46. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president owned 29,096 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $3,003,289.12. The trade was a 18.24% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Company insiders own 1.45% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Annis Gardner Whiting Capital Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Pentair by 71.4% during the fourth quarter. Annis Gardner Whiting Capital Advisors LLC now owns 252 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $26,000 after buying an additional 105 shares in the last quarter. Wexford Capital LP bought a new stake in Pentair during the third quarter worth $26,000. Motiv8 Investments LLC purchased a new position in Pentair during the fourth quarter worth about $27,000. Richardson Financial Services Inc. increased its stake in Pentair by 64.9% in the 3rd quarter. Richardson Financial Services Inc. now owns 249 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $28,000 after buying an additional 98 shares during the last quarter. Finally, First Horizon Advisors Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Pentair by 105.4% in the 2nd quarter. First Horizon Advisors Inc. now owns 345 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $35,000 after buying an additional 177 shares during the last quarter. 92.37% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

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.