Pentair (NYSE:PNR) Price Target Cut to $95.00 by Analysts at Barclays

Pentair (NYSE:PNR) had its price target decreased by Barclays from $102.00 to $95.00 in a research report released on Wednesday,Benzinga reports. Barclays currently has an equal weight rating on the industrial products company’s stock.

Other equities research analysts have also issued reports about the stock. Wolfe Research reissued an “outperform” rating and set a $135.00 target price on shares of Pentair in a report on Tuesday, December 9th. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “buy (b-)” rating on shares of Pentair in a research note on Thursday, January 22nd. Royal Bank Of Canada set a $117.00 price target on shares of Pentair in a report on Wednesday, February 4th. Oppenheimer reissued an “outperform” rating and issued a $122.00 price objective (down from $128.00) on shares of Pentair in a research note on Wednesday, February 4th. Finally, Citigroup decreased their price objective on Pentair from $126.00 to $120.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, February 4th. Eleven equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, two have given a Hold rating and three have issued a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, Pentair has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $113.33.

Pentair Price Performance

Shares of PNR opened at $86.75 on Wednesday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.95, a current ratio of 1.61 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.42. The stock has a market cap of $14.02 billion, a PE ratio of 21.91, a PEG ratio of 1.54 and a beta of 1.25. Pentair has a 12-month low of $74.25 and a 12-month high of $113.95. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $96.21 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $103.11.

Pentair (NYSE:PNR) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, February 3rd. The industrial products company reported $1.18 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates 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 return on equity of 21.79% and a net margin of 15.66%.The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 4.9% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the firm posted $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. Analysts anticipate that Pentair will post 4.77 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Pentair Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, May 1st. Shareholders of record on Friday, April 17th will be issued a dividend of $0.27 per share. The ex-dividend date is Friday, April 17th. This represents a $1.08 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.2%. Pentair’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 27.27%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, EVP Philip M. Rolchigo sold 6,493 shares of the stock in a transaction 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 completion of the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 29,096 shares in the company, valued at $3,003,289.12. This represents a 18.24% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. Also, Director Michael T. Speetzen sold 7,000 shares of Pentair stock in a transaction on Wednesday, February 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $99.99, for a total transaction of $699,930.00. Following the transaction, the director directly owned 8,290 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $828,917.10. This represents a 45.78% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. 1.10% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Institutional Trading of Pentair

A number of large investors have recently bought and sold shares of PNR. Richardson Financial Services Inc. lifted its stake in shares of 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 purchasing an additional 98 shares during the period. Moors & Cabot Inc. grew its stake in Pentair by 0.9% during the third quarter. Moors & Cabot Inc. now owns 11,006 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $1,219,000 after purchasing an additional 100 shares during the period. Wedmont Private Capital increased its holdings in Pentair by 2.7% in the third quarter. Wedmont Private Capital now owns 3,906 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $432,000 after purchasing an additional 101 shares in the last quarter. Annis Gardner Whiting Capital Advisors LLC lifted its stake in Pentair by 71.4% in the fourth quarter. Annis Gardner Whiting Capital Advisors LLC now owns 252 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $26,000 after buying an additional 105 shares during the period. Finally, Private Advisor Group LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Pentair by 1.2% during the 3rd quarter. Private Advisor Group LLC now owns 8,888 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $984,000 after buying an additional 105 shares in the last quarter. 92.37% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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.