Pentair (NYSE:PNR) Lowered to Neutral Rating by Seaport Research Partners

Seaport Research Partners lowered shares of Pentair (NYSE:PNR) from a buy rating to a neutral rating in a research note published on Wednesday, MarketBeat Ratings reports.

Several other equities research analysts also recently issued reports on PNR. Robert W. Baird set a $110.00 price objective on shares of Pentair in a research report on Wednesday, April 29th. Wall Street Zen lowered Pentair from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Saturday, April 11th. Wolfe Research cut Pentair from an “outperform” rating to a “peer perform” rating in a report on Thursday, July 9th. Barclays reduced their price target on Pentair from $95.00 to $92.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, April 29th. Finally, Weiss Ratings cut Pentair from a “hold (c+)” rating to a “hold (c)” rating in a research report on Monday, May 11th. Eight equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, four have issued a Hold rating and three have given a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Pentair presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $97.00.

Pentair Price Performance

Shares of NYSE PNR opened at $64.46 on Wednesday. The company has a quick ratio of 1.19, a current ratio of 1.88 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.51. The business’s 50 day moving average price is $74.12 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $88.16. The company has a market cap of $10.42 billion, a PE ratio of 15.80, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.28 and a beta of 1.03. Pentair has a twelve month low of $57.60 and a twelve month high of $113.95.

Pentair (NYSE:PNR) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, April 29th. The industrial products company reported $1.22 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.17 by $0.05. The business had revenue of $1.04 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.03 billion. Pentair had a return on equity of 21.92% and a net margin of 15.98%.The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 2.6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $1.11 EPS. On average, analysts predict that Pentair will post 5.35 EPS for the current year.

Pentair Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, August 7th. Investors of record on Friday, July 24th will be paid a $0.27 dividend. This represents a $1.08 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.7%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, July 24th. Pentair’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 26.47%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Pentair

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Avanza Fonder AB raised its holdings in Pentair by 142.1% in the fourth quarter. Avanza Fonder AB now owns 38,940 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $4,055,000 after buying an additional 22,858 shares during the last quarter. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA grew its holdings in shares of Pentair by 13.1% during the fourth quarter. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA now owns 2,638,855 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $274,810,000 after buying an additional 305,166 shares during the last quarter. Nordea Investment Management AB grew its holdings in shares of Pentair by 22.8% during the fourth quarter. Nordea Investment Management AB now owns 3,484,915 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $366,787,000 after buying an additional 647,162 shares during the last quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC increased its position in shares of Pentair by 624.2% during the fourth quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC now owns 362,648 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $37,766,000 after acquiring an additional 312,574 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Hudson Bay Capital Management LP increased its position in shares of Pentair by 38.2% during the third quarter. Hudson Bay Capital Management LP now owns 132,134 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $14,635,000 after acquiring an additional 36,498 shares in the last quarter. 92.37% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Key Headlines Impacting Pentair

Here are the key news stories impacting Pentair this week:

• Negative Sentiment: Pentair said preliminary Q2 sales are expected to be about $930 million, well below prior expectations, citing adverse Pool channel inventory destocking. Article Title
• Negative Sentiment: The company cut full-year 2026 guidance, signaling sales may decline 4% to 7% and EPS may come in around $3.90 to $4.10, far below previous targets. Article Title
• Negative Sentiment: Pentair also announced an unexpected CFO transition, with former CFO Bob Fishman returning as interim CFO, which raises questions about leadership stability. Article Title
• Negative Sentiment: Multiple law firms announced securities-fraud investigations, reflecting investor concerns that the company may have provided overly optimistic guidance before the warning. Article Title

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.