Brokerages Set Pentair plc (NYSE:PNR) Price Target at $114.47

Shares of Pentair plc (NYSE:PNR) have been given an average recommendation of “Hold” by the sixteen analysts that are currently covering the stock, Marketbeat reports. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell recommendation, three have assigned a hold recommendation and ten have assigned a buy recommendation to the company. The average twelve-month price target among analysts that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is $114.4667.

Several analysts have recently weighed in on PNR shares. TD Cowen lowered shares of Pentair from a “buy” rating to a “market perform” rating in a report on Monday, January 5th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. decreased their price target on Pentair from $132.00 to $124.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, January 16th. Citigroup dropped their price target on Pentair from $126.00 to $120.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, February 4th. Royal Bank Of Canada set a $117.00 price objective on Pentair in a research report on Wednesday, February 4th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group reissued a “hold” rating on shares of Pentair in a research note on Wednesday, February 4th.

Insider Transactions at Pentair

In other news, Director Michael T. Speetzen sold 7,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, February 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $99.99, for a total transaction of $699,930.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director owned 8,290 shares in the company, valued at $828,917.10. The trade was a 45.78% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. Also, EVP Philip M. Rolchigo sold 6,493 shares of Pentair stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, February 25th. The stock was sold at an average price of $103.22, for a total value of $670,207.46. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president owned 29,096 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $3,003,289.12. The trade was a 18.24% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. 1.10% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Annis Gardner Whiting Capital Advisors LLC raised its stake in shares of Pentair by 71.4% during the fourth quarter. Annis Gardner Whiting Capital Advisors LLC now owns 252 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $26,000 after buying an additional 105 shares during the last quarter. Wexford Capital LP acquired a new stake in Pentair during the 3rd quarter worth $26,000. Motiv8 Investments LLC bought a new stake in shares of Pentair during the 4th quarter valued at $27,000. Richardson Financial Services Inc. raised its position in shares of Pentair by 64.9% during the 3rd quarter. Richardson Financial Services Inc. now owns 249 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $28,000 after acquiring an additional 98 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Root Financial Partners LLC acquired a new position in shares of Pentair in the 3rd quarter valued at $41,000. 92.37% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Pentair Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE:PNR opened at $85.84 on Tuesday. The business’s fifty day moving average price is $97.88 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $103.85. Pentair has a fifty-two week low of $74.25 and a fifty-two week high of $113.95. The stock has a market capitalization of $13.87 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 21.68, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.55 and a beta of 1.23. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.42, a current ratio of 1.61 and a quick ratio of 0.95.

Pentair (NYSE:PNR) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, February 3rd. The industrial products company reported $1.18 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.17 by $0.01. Pentair had a return on equity of 21.79% and a net margin of 15.66%.The company had revenue of $1.02 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.01 billion. During the same period last year, the business earned $1.08 earnings per share. The business’s revenue was up 4.9% on a year-over-year basis. Pentair has set its FY 2026 guidance at 5.250-5.400 EPS and its Q1 2026 guidance at 1.150-1.180 EPS. As a group, analysts predict that Pentair will post 4.77 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Pentair Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, May 1st. Investors of record on Friday, April 17th will be given a dividend of $0.27 per share. The ex-dividend date is Friday, April 17th. This represents a $1.08 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.3%. Pentair’s dividend payout ratio is 27.27%.

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.