Cwm LLC Has $5.43 Million Stock Position in Pentair plc $PNR

Cwm LLC lifted its stake in shares of Pentair plc (NYSE:PNR) by 138.3% during the third quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 49,064 shares of the industrial products company’s stock after purchasing an additional 28,477 shares during the quarter. Cwm LLC’s holdings in Pentair were worth $5,434,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. First Horizon Advisors Inc. boosted its holdings in Pentair by 105.4% in the second quarter. First Horizon Advisors Inc. now owns 345 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $35,000 after acquiring an additional 177 shares in the last quarter. Garde Capital Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Pentair during the second quarter worth approximately $41,000. North Star Investment Management Corp. lifted its holdings in shares of Pentair by 91.5% in the 2nd quarter. North Star Investment Management Corp. now owns 404 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $41,000 after purchasing an additional 193 shares in the last quarter. CYBER HORNET ETFs LLC acquired a new stake in Pentair in the 2nd quarter valued at $45,000. Finally, MUFG Securities EMEA plc bought a new stake in Pentair during the 2nd quarter valued at $50,000. 92.37% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Pentair news, CFO Robert P. Fishman sold 7,786 shares of Pentair stock in a transaction dated Friday, November 14th. The shares were sold at an average price of $105.42, for a total value of $820,800.12. Following the sale, the chief financial officer owned 63,164 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $6,658,748.88. The trade was a 10.97% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Also, Director T Michael Glenn sold 6,558 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, December 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $104.33, for a total transaction of $684,196.14. Following the transaction, the director directly owned 31,192 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $3,254,261.36. This represents a 17.37% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders own 1.45% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of research analysts have weighed in on the stock. Wall Street Zen raised shares of Pentair from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Sunday, December 14th. Oppenheimer raised their price target on shares of Pentair from $124.00 to $128.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Thursday, November 20th. Wolfe Research reiterated an “outperform” rating and set a $135.00 price target on shares of Pentair in a research note on Tuesday, December 9th. Jefferies Financial Group raised Pentair from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and increased their price objective for the stock from $120.00 to $135.00 in a research note on Wednesday, December 10th. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada raised their target price on Pentair from $121.00 to $124.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Wednesday, October 22nd. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eleven have given a Buy rating, four have given a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Pentair currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $121.07.

Pentair Trading Up 0.0%

NYSE:PNR opened at $105.81 on Wednesday. Pentair plc has a 52 week low of $74.25 and a 52 week high of $113.95. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $105.80 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $106.25. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.42, a quick ratio of 0.82 and a current ratio of 1.46. The firm has a market cap of $17.31 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 26.85, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.04 and a beta of 1.21.

Pentair (NYSE:PNR) last released its earnings results on Tuesday, October 21st. The industrial products company reported $1.24 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.18 by $0.06. The company had revenue of $1.02 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1 billion. Pentair had a return on equity of 21.83% and a net margin of 15.84%.Pentair’s quarterly revenue was up 2.9% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $1.09 earnings per share. Pentair has set its Q4 2025 guidance at 1.110-1.160 EPS and its FY 2025 guidance at 4.850-4.900 EPS. On average, equities analysts expect that Pentair plc will post 4.77 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Pentair Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, February 6th. Stockholders of record on Friday, January 23rd will be given a dividend of $0.27 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, January 23rd. This represents a $1.08 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.0%. This is a boost from Pentair’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.25. Pentair’s payout ratio is 27.41%.

Pentair 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.