Pentair plc (NYSE:PNR) Receives Consensus Recommendation of “Hold” from Analysts

Pentair plc (NYSE:PNR) has been given an average recommendation of “Hold” by the sixteen research firms that are presently covering the firm, Marketbeat reports. Three analysts have rated the stock with a sell recommendation, six have assigned a hold recommendation and seven have assigned a buy recommendation to the company. The average 12-month target price among brokerages that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $91.40.

Several analysts have commented on PNR shares. TD Cowen lowered their price target on Pentair from $90.00 to $75.00 and set a “sell” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, April 29th. BNP Paribas Exane reiterated an “underperform” rating and set a $64.00 price objective (down from $75.00) on shares of Pentair in a report on Thursday, July 16th. Bank of America decreased their target price on shares of Pentair from $100.00 to $88.00 and set an “underperform” rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, April 20th. Barclays lowered their target price on shares of Pentair from $95.00 to $92.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, April 29th. Finally, Mizuho dropped their price target on shares of Pentair from $100.00 to $85.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, July 21st.

Key Pentair News

Here are the key news stories impacting Pentair this week:

• Positive Sentiment: No major positive company-specific catalysts were reported in the last 24-36 hours.
• Neutral Sentiment: Several law firms, including Robbins LLP, Pomerantz, Johnson Fistel, Hagens Berman, and Frank R. Cruz’s firm, announced or continued investigations into possible securities-law violations and fiduciary-duty breaches at Pentair. These notices may add headline risk, but they are investigations rather than filed findings of wrongdoing. Article Title
• Neutral Sentiment: One report noted Pentair’s July earnings reset, including a reduced FY2026 adjusted EPS midpoint from about $5.35 to $4.70, which helps explain why sentiment has deteriorated. Article Title
• Neutral Sentiment: A pre-earnings preview suggested weaker Q2 results due to pool-channel destocking and softer demand, though Flow and Water Solutions were expected to hold up better. Article Title
• Neutral Sentiment: Mizuho also issued a pessimistic forecast for Pentair, adding to bearish expectations around the shares. Article Title

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Handelsbanken Fonder AB grew its position in Pentair by 10.2% during the second quarter. Handelsbanken Fonder AB now owns 206,025 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $15,794,000 after acquiring an additional 19,053 shares during the period. Czech National Bank increased its stake in Pentair by 3.2% during the second quarter. Czech National Bank now owns 45,999 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $3,526,000 after acquiring an additional 1,432 shares during the last quarter. Hilltop National Bank purchased a new position in shares of Pentair in the 2nd quarter worth about $47,000. CX Institutional raised its holdings in shares of Pentair by 56.3% in the 2nd quarter. CX Institutional now owns 5,170 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $396,000 after purchasing an additional 1,862 shares during the period. Finally, Empowered Funds LLC lifted its stake in shares of Pentair by 7.1% in the 1st quarter. Empowered Funds LLC now owns 6,506 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $567,000 after purchasing an additional 434 shares in the last quarter. 92.37% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Pentair Price Performance

PNR stock opened at $62.94 on Monday. The stock has a market capitalization of $10.17 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.43, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.34 and a beta of 1.03. The company has a quick ratio of 1.19, a current ratio of 1.88 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.51. Pentair has a 52-week low of $57.60 and a 52-week high of $113.95. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $72.36 and its 200-day simple moving average is $86.09.

Pentair (NYSE:PNR) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, April 29th. The industrial products company reported $1.22 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.17 by $0.05. Pentair had a return on equity of 21.92% and a net margin of 15.98%.The firm had revenue of $1.04 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.03 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $1.11 earnings per share. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 2.6% compared to the same quarter last year. Equities research analysts expect that Pentair will post 4.78 EPS for the current year.

Pentair Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, August 7th. Stockholders of record on Friday, July 24th will be paid a dividend of $0.27 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, July 24th. This represents a $1.08 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.7%. Pentair’s payout ratio is currently 26.47%.

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.