Impax Asset Management Group plc Reduces Position in Pentair plc $PNR

Impax Asset Management Group plc decreased its position in shares of Pentair plc (NYSE:PNR) by 7.6% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 3,311,159 shares of the industrial products company’s stock after selling 273,910 shares during the period. Pentair accounts for about 2.2% of Impax Asset Management Group plc’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 7th largest holding. Impax Asset Management Group plc’s holdings in Pentair were worth $344,824,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Wexford Capital LP bought a new stake in Pentair during the third quarter worth approximately $26,000. Richardson Financial Services Inc. raised its holdings in Pentair by 64.9% during the third quarter. Richardson Financial Services Inc. now owns 249 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $28,000 after purchasing an additional 98 shares in the last quarter. Root Financial Partners LLC bought a new stake in Pentair during the third quarter worth approximately $41,000. CoreCap Advisors LLC raised its holdings in Pentair by 58.8% during the third quarter. CoreCap Advisors LLC now owns 405 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $45,000 after purchasing an additional 150 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Clearstead Advisors LLC increased its holdings in shares of Pentair by 86.4% in the third quarter. Clearstead Advisors LLC now owns 440 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $49,000 after buying an additional 204 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 92.37% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several research analysts have issued reports on the company. TD Cowen cut Pentair from a “buy” rating to a “market perform” rating in a report on Monday, January 5th. Oppenheimer reiterated an “outperform” rating and set a $122.00 price objective (down from $128.00) on shares of Pentair in a research report on Wednesday, February 4th. Wall Street Zen cut shares of Pentair from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Saturday, April 11th. Bank of America lowered their price objective 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. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada set a $117.00 price objective on shares of Pentair in a research report on Wednesday, February 4th. Ten investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, two have assigned a Hold rating and three have issued a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Pentair has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $112.21.

Pentair Trading Up 1.5%

Pentair stock opened at $91.87 on Friday. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $91.88 and its 200-day simple moving average is $100.66. The company has a quick ratio of 0.95, a current ratio of 1.61 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.42. Pentair plc has a 12 month low of $83.60 and a 12 month high of $113.95. The stock has a market cap of $14.85 billion, a P/E ratio of 23.20, a P/E/G ratio of 1.63 and a beta of 1.25.

Pentair (NYSE:PNR) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, February 3rd. The industrial products company reported $1.18 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.17 by $0.01. Pentair had a net margin of 15.66% and a return on equity of 21.79%. The business had revenue of $1.02 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.01 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $1.08 EPS. Pentair’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, sell-side analysts forecast that Pentair plc will post 5.34 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. Stockholders of record on Friday, April 17th will be issued a dividend of $0.27 per share. This represents a $1.08 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.2%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, April 17th. Pentair’s payout ratio is currently 27.27%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Pentair

In related news, EVP Philip M. Rolchigo sold 6,493 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, February 25th. The shares were 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 directly owned 29,096 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,003,289.12. This represents a 18.24% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Also, Director Michael T. Speetzen sold 7,000 shares of the company’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 of the company’s stock, valued at $828,917.10. This represents a 45.78% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders own 1.26% of the company’s stock.

Key Stories Impacting Pentair

Here are the key news stories impacting Pentair this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Zacks raised FY2027 EPS to $5.80 (from $5.79) and nudged Q1 2027 and Q2 2027 estimates slightly higher (Q1 to $1.27, Q2 to $1.55), signaling modestly improved medium‑term earnings expectations.
• Positive Sentiment: Zacks increased its Q2 2026 estimate to $1.47 (from $1.46), another incremental upgrade to near‑term profit expectations that supports the more constructive tone on 2027.
• Neutral Sentiment: Zacks published an earnings preview that expects modest sales growth and steady margin trends but flagged a weak Earnings Surprise Prediction (ESP), highlighting some uncertainty into the upcoming Q1 report. PNR Gears Up to Report Q1 Earnings
• Negative Sentiment: Zacks cut its Q4 2026 estimate modestly (to $1.32 from $1.33) and trimmed Q1 2026 to $1.16 (from $1.17), reflecting minor near‑term downward revisions.
• Negative Sentiment: Zacks slightly lowered its FY2028 view to $6.14 (from $6.16), a small reduction to longer‑term growth expectations.

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.