Raiffeisen Bank International AG Invests $438,000 in Pentair plc $PNR

Raiffeisen Bank International AG bought a new stake in shares of Pentair plc (NYSE:PNR) during the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm bought 35,025 shares of the industrial products company’s stock, valued at approximately $438,000.

Other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Wexford Capital LP acquired a new stake in shares of Pentair in the third quarter worth approximately $26,000. Annis Gardner Whiting Capital Advisors LLC increased its position in 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 purchasing an additional 105 shares during the last quarter. Motiv8 Investments LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Pentair during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $27,000. Tsfg LLC purchased a new stake in Pentair in the second quarter valued at $37,000. Finally, Sound Financial Strategies Group LLC acquired a new position in Pentair in the second quarter valued at about $38,000. 92.37% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Pentair Trading Up 0.0%

Shares of PNR stock opened at $60.23 on Monday. The business’s fifty day moving average price is $67.09 and its 200 day moving average price is $77.98. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.43, a current ratio of 1.45 and a quick ratio of 0.76. The firm has a market capitalization of $9.62 billion, a PE ratio of 15.13, a P/E/G ratio of 1.54 and a beta of 1.02. Pentair plc has a 1-year low of $57.60 and a 1-year high of $113.95.

Pentair (NYSE:PNR) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, July 29th. The industrial products company reported $1.14 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.12 by $0.02. Pentair had a net margin of 16.24% and a return on equity of 20.62%. The company had revenue of $932.60 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $943.24 million. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $1.39 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was down 17.0% compared to the same quarter last year. As a group, sell-side analysts forecast that Pentair plc will post 4.64 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Pentair News Roundup

Here are the key news stories impacting Pentair this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Pentair has secured new term loans to help finance its planned acquisition of Taco Group Holdings, a move that could expand the company’s water-management portfolio and add future growth opportunities. However, the financing also increases debt obligations. Pentair Secures New Term Loans for Taco Acquisition
• Neutral Sentiment: Multiple law firms are soliciting investors ahead of an October 2, 2026 deadline to seek lead-plaintiff status in a securities class action against Pentair. The notices largely repeat the same allegations and do not represent new findings by regulators or a court. Robbins Geller Pentair Class Action Notice
• Negative Sentiment: The lawsuits allege that Pentair and certain executives made false or misleading statements, including allegedly failing to disclose destocking in its Pool sales channel. According to one notice, the alleged disclosures preceded an $11.35-per-share decline. The litigation creates potential legal costs, settlement exposure and continued uncertainty about the company’s disclosures. SueWallSt Pentair Securities Class Action Notice
• Negative Sentiment: The proposed class period generally covers investors who purchased Pentair securities from April 28 through July 14, 2026, while one notice says the period was expanded back to March 11, 2025. The breadth and volume of law-firm announcements are likely adding to investor concerns even though the allegations remain unproven. Hagens Berman Pentair Expanded Class Period Notice

Analysts Set New Price Targets

PNR has been the topic of a number of research reports. Jefferies Financial Group set a $90.00 price target on Pentair in a research note on Wednesday, July 15th. Royal Bank Of Canada downgraded shares of Pentair from an “outperform” rating to a “sector perform” rating and decreased their price target for the stock from $101.00 to $74.00 in a research note on Wednesday, July 15th. Oppenheimer cut their target price on Pentair from $115.00 to $94.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, July 16th. Wolfe Research lowered shares of Pentair from an “outperform” rating to a “peer perform” rating in a research note on Thursday, July 9th. Finally, Mizuho cut their price target on Pentair from $100.00 to $85.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, July 21st. Eight equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, six have given a Hold rating and four have assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, Pentair has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $89.94.

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.