Pentair (NYSE:PNR) Updates Q2 2026 Earnings Guidance

Pentair (NYSE:PNR) updated its second quarter 2026 earnings guidance on Tuesday. The company provided EPS guidance of 1.120-1.120 for the period, compared to the consensus EPS estimate of 1.480. The company issued revenue guidance of $930.0 million-$930.0 million, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $1.1 billion. Pentair also updated its FY 2026 guidance to 4.600-4.800 EPS.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

PNR has been the topic of a number of recent analyst reports. Royal Bank Of Canada reduced their price target on Pentair from $107.00 to $101.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, April 29th. Bank of America dropped their target price on Pentair from $100.00 to $88.00 and set an “underperform” rating for the company in a research note on Monday, April 20th. Weiss Ratings lowered Pentair from a “hold (c+)” rating to a “hold (c)” rating in a research note on Monday, May 11th. Jefferies Financial Group reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a $125.00 target price (down from $135.00) on shares of Pentair in a report on Tuesday, March 31st. Finally, Robert W. Baird set a $110.00 target price on Pentair in a report on Wednesday, April 29th. Nine equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, three have assigned a Hold rating and three have assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $107.86.

Pentair Stock Down 1.0%

Pentair stock traded down $0.79 during midday trading on Tuesday, hitting $75.74. 3,128,671 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 1,983,138. The company has a market cap of $12.24 billion, a PE ratio of 18.56, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.29 and a beta of 1.03. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $74.47 and its 200-day moving average price is $88.65. Pentair has a fifty-two week low of $69.93 and a fifty-two week high of $113.95. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.51, a current ratio of 1.88 and a quick ratio of 1.19.

Pentair (NYSE:PNR) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, April 29th. The industrial products company reported $1.22 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.17 by $0.05. Pentair had a net margin of 15.98% and a return on equity of 21.92%. The company had revenue of $1.04 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.03 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $1.11 EPS. The company’s revenue was up 2.6% on a year-over-year basis. On average, research analysts predict that Pentair will post 5.35 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Pentair Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, August 7th. Investors of record on Friday, July 24th will be issued a $0.27 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, July 24th. This represents a $1.08 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.4%. Pentair’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 26.47%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Pentair

Several institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of PNR. Wexford Capital LP acquired a new stake in shares of Pentair in the 3rd quarter worth about $26,000. Motiv8 Investments LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Pentair in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $27,000. Aster Capital Management DIFC Ltd bought a new stake in shares of Pentair during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $43,000. Intesa Sanpaolo Wealth Management acquired a new position in shares of Pentair during the fourth quarter worth approximately $44,000. Finally, MUFG Securities EMEA plc bought a new position in Pentair in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $50,000. Institutional investors own 92.37% of the company’s stock.

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.