Research Analysts’ Recent Ratings Changes for Pentair (PNR)

Pentair (NYSE: PNR) has recently received a number of price target changes and ratings updates:

• 2/5/2026 – Pentair was given a new $102.00 price target on by analysts at Barclays PLC.
• 2/4/2026 – Pentair had its “hold” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Jefferies Financial Group Inc..
• 2/4/2026 – Pentair had its “outperform” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Oppenheimer Holdings, Inc.. They now have a $122.00 price target on the stock, down previously from $128.00.
• 2/4/2026 – Pentair was given a new $117.00 price target on by analysts at Royal Bank Of Canada.
• 2/4/2026 – Pentair was given a new $117.00 price target on by analysts at Robert W. Baird.
• 2/4/2026 – Pentair had its price target lowered by analysts at Citigroup Inc. from $126.00 to $120.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 1/22/2026 – Pentair had its “buy (b-)” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Weiss Ratings.
• 1/18/2026 – Pentair was upgraded by analysts at Wall Street Zen from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating.
• 1/16/2026 – Pentair had its price target lowered by analysts at JPMorgan Chase & Co. from $132.00 to $124.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 1/12/2026 – Pentair had its price target lowered by analysts at Citigroup Inc. from $135.00 to $126.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 1/10/2026 – Pentair was downgraded by analysts at Wall Street Zen from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating.
• 1/7/2026 – Pentair was downgraded by analysts at BNP Paribas Exane from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating. They now have a $90.00 price target on the stock.
• 1/7/2026 – Pentair had its “underperform” rating reaffirmed by analysts at BNP Paribas Exane. They now have a $90.00 price target on the stock.
• 1/5/2026 – Pentair was downgraded by analysts at TD Cowen from a “buy” rating to a “market perform” rating.
• 1/5/2026 – Pentair had its “sell” rating reaffirmed by analysts at TD Cowen. They now have a $90.00 price target on the stock, down previously from $110.00.
• 12/14/2025 – Pentair was upgraded by analysts at Wall Street Zen from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating.

Pentair Increases Dividend

The company 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. This is a boost from Pentair’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.25. This represents a $1.08 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.1%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, January 23rd. Pentair’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 27.27%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, CFO Robert P. Fishman sold 7,786 shares of the company’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 transaction, the chief financial officer owned 63,164 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $6,658,748.88. This represents a 10.97% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. Also, Director T Michael Glenn sold 6,558 shares of Pentair stock in a transaction 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 completion of the transaction, the director owned 31,192 shares in the company, valued at $3,254,261.36. The trade was a 17.37% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Corporate insiders own 1.45% of the company’s stock.

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.