Pentair (NYSE:PNR) Earns “Buy” Rating from Jefferies Financial Group

Pentair (NYSE:PNR)‘s stock had its “buy” rating reaffirmed by investment analysts at Jefferies Financial Group in a research note issued on Tuesday,Benzinga reports. They presently have a $125.00 price objective on the industrial products company’s stock, down from their prior price objective of $135.00. Jefferies Financial Group’s price objective points to a potential upside of 45.81% from the stock’s current price.

A number of other equities analysts have also commented on PNR. TD Cowen lowered shares of Pentair from a “buy” rating to a “market perform” rating in a report on Monday, January 5th. Wolfe Research reiterated an “outperform” rating and issued a $135.00 target price on shares of Pentair in a research report on Tuesday, December 9th. Barclays set a $102.00 target price on Pentair in a research note on Thursday, February 5th. Weiss Ratings restated a “buy (b-)” rating on shares of Pentair in a research report on Thursday, January 22nd. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada set a $117.00 price target on Pentair in a research note on Wednesday, February 4th. Eleven investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, two have given a Hold rating and three have assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $113.80.

Pentair Price Performance

Shares of NYSE:PNR traded up $1.74 on Tuesday, hitting $85.73. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 222,651 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,804,349. The company has a market capitalization of $13.85 billion, a PE ratio of 21.64, a PEG ratio of 1.50 and a beta of 1.23. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.42, a current ratio of 1.61 and a quick ratio of 0.95. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $96.97 and a 200 day simple moving average of $103.39. Pentair has a 1 year low of $74.25 and a 1 year high of $113.95.

Pentair (NYSE:PNR) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, February 3rd. The industrial products company reported $1.18 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.17 by $0.01. The company had revenue of $1.02 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.01 billion. Pentair had a return on equity of 21.79% and a net margin of 15.66%.Pentair’s revenue was up 4.9% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $1.08 earnings per share. Pentair has set its FY 2026 guidance at 5.250-5.400 EPS and its Q1 2026 guidance at 1.150-1.180 EPS. Sell-side analysts forecast that Pentair will post 4.77 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Insider Activity

In other news, EVP Philip M. Rolchigo sold 6,493 shares of Pentair stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, February 25th. The stock was sold at an average price of $103.22, for a total value 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 ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, Director Michael T. Speetzen sold 7,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, February 11th. The shares were sold at an average price of $99.99, for a total value of $699,930.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director directly owned 8,290 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $828,917.10. This trade represents a 45.78% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. 1.26% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Institutional Trading of Pentair

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Wexford Capital LP bought a new position in shares of Pentair in the third quarter worth approximately $26,000. Richardson Financial Services Inc. raised its holdings in Pentair by 64.9% during the 3rd quarter. Richardson Financial Services Inc. now owns 249 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $28,000 after buying an additional 98 shares during the last quarter. Annis Gardner Whiting Capital Advisors LLC boosted its position in Pentair by 71.4% during 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 buying an additional 105 shares during the period. Motiv8 Investments LLC purchased a new stake in Pentair during the 4th quarter valued at $27,000. Finally, Root Financial Partners LLC bought a new stake in Pentair in the 3rd quarter worth $41,000. 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.