Pentair plc (NYSE:PNR) Given Average Recommendation of “Hold” by Brokerages

Pentair plc (NYSE:PNR) has received an average rating of “Hold” from the eighteen brokerages that are covering the company, Marketbeat Ratings reports. Four analysts have rated the stock with a sell recommendation, six have assigned a hold recommendation and eight have issued a buy recommendation on the company. The average 1-year target price among brokerages that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is $89.9375.

A number of research analysts recently issued reports on the company. Stifel Nicolaus restated a “hold” rating and set a $65.00 price target (down from $103.00) on shares of Pentair in a research note on Thursday, July 16th. Oppenheimer reduced their price objective on Pentair from $115.00 to $94.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, July 16th. Royal Bank Of Canada downgraded Pentair from an “outperform” rating to a “sector perform” rating and decreased their price objective for the company from $101.00 to $74.00 in a report on Wednesday, July 15th. Mizuho lowered their target price on shares of Pentair from $100.00 to $85.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, July 21st. Finally, Weiss Ratings cut shares of Pentair from a “hold (c)” rating to a “hold (c-)” rating in a report on Monday, August 3rd.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Annis Gardner Whiting Capital Advisors LLC boosted 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 period. Wexford Capital LP purchased a new position in shares of Pentair during the third quarter worth about $26,000. Motiv8 Investments LLC acquired a new position in Pentair in the 4th quarter valued at about $27,000. Tsfg LLC acquired a new position in Pentair in the 2nd quarter valued at about $37,000. Finally, Sound Financial Strategies Group LLC purchased a new stake in Pentair during the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $38,000. 92.37% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Pentair News Summary

Here are the key news stories impacting Pentair this week:

• Neutral Sentiment: Multiple law firms reminded investors of an October 2, 2026 deadline to seek lead-plaintiff status in a federal securities lawsuit. The notices cover varying class periods, generally ending July 14, 2026, and do not represent new company operating developments. Glancy Prongay Wolke & Rotter deadline alert
• Negative Sentiment: The litigation allegations focus on Pentair’s abrupt chief financial officer transition, a reduction in full-year 2026 guidance, and disclosure of approximately $170 million in Pool-channel destocking damage. Other notices allege the Pool segment experienced roughly $250 million of lost sales and $155 million of lost income, while investors were given overly favorable expectations. These are allegations and have not been proven. SueWallSt Pentair lawsuit notice
• Negative Sentiment: The legal overhang compounds already weak fundamentals. Pentair’s latest quarterly report showed revenue of $932.6 million, below the $943.2 million consensus estimate and down 17% year over year; EPS of $1.14 modestly exceeded expectations but fell from $1.39 a year earlier. A market report said the stock was down 5.6% since that earnings release. Zacks Pentair earnings update

Pentair Stock Performance

NYSE PNR opened at $62.22 on Friday. The company has a fifty day moving average of $68.80 and a two-hundred day moving average of $79.64. The company has a market capitalization of $9.93 billion, a PE ratio of 15.63, a P/E/G ratio of 1.60 and a beta of 1.04. Pentair has a 1 year low of $57.60 and a 1 year high of $113.95. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.43, a current ratio of 1.45 and a quick ratio of 0.76.

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

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.