Philip Rolchigo Sells 6,493 Shares of Pentair (NYSE:PNR) Stock

Pentair plc (NYSE:PNR) EVP Philip Rolchigo sold 6,493 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, February 25th. The stock was sold at an average price of $103.22, for a total transaction of $670,207.46. Following the transaction, the executive vice president owned 29,096 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,003,289.12. The trade was a 18.24% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink.

Pentair Stock Down 1.4%

NYSE PNR opened at $99.02 on Friday. Pentair plc has a twelve month low of $74.25 and a twelve month high of $113.95. The stock has a market cap of $16.16 billion, a PE ratio of 25.01, a PEG ratio of 1.76 and a beta of 1.22. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $103.11 and a 200 day simple moving average of $106.08. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.42, a quick ratio of 0.95 and a current ratio of 1.61.

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 return on equity of 21.79% and a net margin of 15.66%.The firm had revenue of $1.02 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.01 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $1.08 EPS. The company’s revenue for the quarter 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. On average, research analysts forecast that Pentair plc will post 4.77 EPS for the current year.

Pentair Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, May 1st. Shareholders of record on Friday, April 17th will be paid a dividend of $0.27 per share. The ex-dividend date is Friday, April 17th. This represents a $1.08 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.1%. Pentair’s payout ratio is currently 27.27%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Pentair

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in PNR. Annis Gardner Whiting Capital Advisors LLC increased its stake in shares of Pentair by 71.4% in the 4th quarter. Annis Gardner Whiting Capital Advisors LLC now owns 252 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $26,000 after acquiring an additional 105 shares during the last quarter. Wexford Capital LP bought a new stake in Pentair in the third quarter valued at approximately $26,000. Motiv8 Investments LLC acquired a new stake in Pentair in the fourth quarter worth $27,000. Richardson Financial Services Inc. boosted its position in shares of 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. Finally, First Horizon Advisors Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Pentair by 105.4% in the 2nd quarter. First Horizon Advisors Inc. now owns 345 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $35,000 after buying an additional 177 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 92.37% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of research firms have recently commented on PNR. Citigroup reduced their price objective on shares of Pentair from $126.00 to $120.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, February 4th. BNP Paribas Exane lowered shares of Pentair from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating and set a $90.00 target price on the stock. in a report on Wednesday, January 7th. Robert W. Baird set a $117.00 price target on Pentair in a research report on Wednesday, February 4th. Royal Bank Of Canada set a $117.00 target price on Pentair in a research note on Wednesday, February 4th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. dropped their price objective on shares of Pentair from $132.00 to $124.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, January 16th. Ten investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, three have given a Hold rating and three have assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $114.47.

About Pentair

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.