Research Analysts Offer Predictions for Pentair Q1 Earnings

Pentair plc (NYSE:PNR) – Stock analysts at Zacks Research raised their Q1 2027 EPS estimates for Pentair in a research report issued to clients and investors on Friday, October 23rd. Zacks Research analyst Team now expects that the industrial products company will post earnings of $1.31 per share for the quarter, up from their prior forecast of $1.29. Zacks Research has a “Hold” rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for Pentair’s current full-year earnings is $4.63 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Pentair’s Q2 2027 earnings at $1.21 EPS, Q4 2027 earnings at $1.37 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $5.12 EPS.

Pentair (NYSE:PNR) last posted its earnings results on Tuesday, October 27th. The industrial products company reported $1.18 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.07 by $0.11. The company had revenue of $976.40 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $963.71 million. Pentair had a return on equity of 20.62% and a net margin of 16.24%.

A number of other brokerages have also recently weighed in on PNR. Mizuho decreased their price objective on Pentair from $85.00 to $65.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, October 15th. Robert W. Baird cut their target price on Pentair from $83.00 to $80.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, July 29th. Weiss Ratings downgraded shares of Pentair from a “hold (c-)” rating to a “sell (d+)” rating in a report on Tuesday, October 13th. BNP Paribas Exane reiterated an “underperform” rating and issued a $64.00 target price (down from $75.00) on shares of Pentair in a report on Thursday, July 16th. Finally, William Blair set a $50.00 price target on shares of Pentair in a research report on Wednesday, October 14th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seven have given a Buy rating, six have given a Hold rating and three have issued a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, Pentair has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $76.19.

Pentair Trading Down 0.1%

Shares of NYSE:PNR opened at $55.23 on Tuesday. The company has a market capitalization of $8.82 billion, a PE ratio of 13.88, a P/E/G ratio of 1.41 and a beta of 1.04. The company has a current ratio of 1.45, a quick ratio of 0.76 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.43. Pentair has a 12-month low of $51.13 and a 12-month high of $110.90. The business’s fifty day simple moving average is $56.72 and its 200-day simple moving average is $77.20.

Pentair Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, November 6th. Stockholders of record on Friday, October 23rd will be given a dividend of $0.27 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, October 23rd. This represents a $1.08 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.0%. Pentair’s dividend payout ratio is presently 27.14%.

Institutional Trading of Pentair

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Amundi grew its stake in Pentair by 13.1% during the 1st quarter. Amundi now owns 4,237,659 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $369,208,000 after buying an additional 491,758 shares during the last quarter. Hsbc Holdings PLC raised its stake in Pentair by 1,459.8% in the first quarter. Hsbc Holdings PLC now owns 1,270,578 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $110,617,000 after buying an additional 1,189,122 shares during the last quarter. First Trust Advisors LP raised its stake in Pentair by 52.9% in the first quarter. First Trust Advisors LP now owns 1,215,064 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $105,844,000 after buying an additional 420,140 shares during the last quarter. California Public Employees Retirement System boosted its holdings in Pentair by 57.2% in the first quarter. California Public Employees Retirement System now owns 503,272 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $43,840,000 after acquiring an additional 183,089 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Swiss National Bank boosted its holdings in Pentair by 7.1% in the first quarter. Swiss National Bank now owns 480,287 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $41,838,000 after acquiring an additional 31,900 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 92.37% of the company’s stock.

Pentair Company Profile

Pentair plc (NYSE: PNR) is a water treatment and management company that designs and manufactures products and systems for residential, commercial, industrial, and recreational applications. Its offerings include water filtration, softening, and purification systems; pumps, valves, controls, and related equipment; and solutions that help customers manage water quality, flow, and conservation.

The company also serves the swimming pool and spa market through equipment such as pumps, filters, heaters, lighting, automation systems, and water-treatment products.