Valley National Advisers Inc. Has $2.10 Million Stock Holdings in Pentair plc $PNR

Valley National Advisers Inc. lifted its position in Pentair plc (NYSE:PNR) by 46,124.4% in the 3rd quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 18,952 shares of the industrial products company’s stock after acquiring an additional 18,911 shares during the period. Valley National Advisers Inc.’s holdings in Pentair were worth $2,098,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of PNR. First Horizon Advisors Inc. increased its position in Pentair by 105.4% during the second quarter. First Horizon Advisors Inc. now owns 345 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $35,000 after buying an additional 177 shares during the last quarter. Garde Capital Inc. acquired a new stake in Pentair during the second quarter worth approximately $41,000. North Star Investment Management Corp. grew its position in shares of Pentair by 91.5% in the second quarter. North Star Investment Management Corp. now owns 404 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $41,000 after purchasing an additional 193 shares during the last quarter. CYBER HORNET ETFs LLC bought a new position in Pentair during the 2nd quarter worth $45,000. Finally, MUFG Securities EMEA plc bought a new position in Pentair during the second quarter worth about $50,000. Institutional investors own 92.37% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several equities analysts have weighed in on the company. Jefferies Financial Group raised Pentair from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and lifted their price objective for the company from $120.00 to $135.00 in a report on Wednesday, December 10th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their price target on shares of Pentair from $116.00 to $126.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 15th. UBS Group lifted their price target on shares of Pentair from $120.00 to $124.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, October 22nd. Oppenheimer increased their price objective on Pentair from $124.00 to $128.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Thursday, November 20th. Finally, Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “buy (b-)” rating on shares of Pentair in a research report on Wednesday, October 8th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eleven have issued a Buy rating, four have given a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $121.07.

Insider Activity at Pentair

In other Pentair news, Director T Michael Glenn sold 6,558 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, December 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $104.33, for a total value of $684,196.14. Following the completion of the sale, the director owned 31,192 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $3,254,261.36. This trade represents a 17.37% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, CFO Robert P. Fishman sold 7,786 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, November 14th. The stock was sold at an average price of $105.42, for a total value of $820,800.12. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer directly owned 63,164 shares in the company, valued at $6,658,748.88. The trade was a 10.97% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. 1.10% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Pentair Stock Up 0.2%

Shares of NYSE:PNR opened at $105.63 on Friday. Pentair plc has a 1 year low of $74.25 and a 1 year high of $113.95. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.42, a current ratio of 1.46 and a quick ratio of 0.82. The business’s 50-day moving average is $105.94 and its 200-day moving average is $106.08. The company has a market capitalization of $17.29 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 26.81, a P/E/G ratio of 2.04 and a beta of 1.21.

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

Pentair Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, February 6th. Investors of record on Friday, January 23rd will be paid a dividend of $0.27 per share. This is an increase from Pentair’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.25. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, January 23rd. This represents a $1.08 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.0%. Pentair’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 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.