Pentair (PNR) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

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. Pentair also supplies smart monitoring and control technologies that support predictive maintenance, remote operation and improved energy efficiency. Its customer base spans homeowners, contractors, utilities, original equipment manufacturers and large industrial end users, reflecting a mix of new equipment sales and recurring aftermarket revenue.

Pentair operates on a global scale, serving customers across North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific and Latin America through a combination of manufacturing facilities, distribution networks and direct sales channels. The company emphasizes engineering, product development and localized support to meet regional water-quality requirements and regulatory standards. Pentair’s business model combines product innovation with aftermarket service and replacement parts to sustain long-term customer relationships.

Historically, the company moved from a more diversified industrial profile to a concentrated focus on water and fluid solutions through strategic portfolio realignments and acquisitions. Pentair is publicly listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker PNR and positions itself on sustainability and water stewardship, pursuing product designs that reduce energy use and support customers’ environmental goals. The company is governed by an executive leadership team and board of directors responsible for executing its strategy and operations.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $74.02 to $75.15
• 50-Day Range: $72.01 to $92.44
• 52-Week Range: $70.73 to $113.95
• Volume: 987,060 shs
• Average Volume: 2.34 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $12.11 billion
• P/E Ratio: 18.36
• Dividend Yield: 1.44%
• Price Target: $107.86
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Pentair Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Pentair scored higher than 98% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 16th out of 297 stocks in the business services sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 4.2 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

Pentair has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.47, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 10 buy ratings, 2 hold ratings, and 3 sell ratings.

Upside Potential

Pentair has a consensus price target of $107.86, representing about 43.9% upside from its current price of $74.93.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Pentair has been the subject of 9 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 9.33%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Pentair are expected to grow by 9.33% in the coming year, from $5.36 to $5.86 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Pentair is 18.36, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 38.95.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Pentair is 18.36, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Business Services sector average P/E ratio of about 30.42.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Pentair has a PEG Ratio of 1.26. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Pentair has a P/B Ratio of 3.18. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

3.99% of the float of Pentair has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Pentair has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.61, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Pentair has recently increased by 23.76%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Strong

Dividend Yield

Pentair pays a meaningful dividend of 1.45%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Pentair has been increasing its dividend for 7 years.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Pentair is 26.47%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Pentair will have a dividend payout ratio of 18.43% next year. This indicates that Pentair will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 4.2 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.76

News Sentiment

Pentair has a news sentiment score of 0.76. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.48 average news sentiment score of Business Services companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 8 news articles for Pentair this week, compared to 7 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

8 people have searched for PNR on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 60% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

4 people have added Pentair to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 100% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.5 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Pentair insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $670,207.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

1.26% of the stock of Pentair is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

92.37% of the stock of Pentair is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Record date for 5/1 Dividend: 4/17/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 5/1 Dividend: 4/17/2026
• Last Earnings: 4/29/2026
• Dividend Payable: 5/01/2026
• Today: 5/23/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 7/28/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Business Services
• Industry: Waste Removal Svcs
• Sub-Industry: Industrial Machinery
• Current Symbol: NYSE:PNR
• CIK: 77360
• Web: www.pentair.com
• Phone: 447494216154
• Fax: 763-656-5400
• Employees: 9,000
• Year Founded: 1966

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Pentair: $107.86
• High Price Target: $135.00
• Low Price Target: $75.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +43.9%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.47
• Research Coverage: 15 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $4.08
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 18.36
• Forward P/E Ratio: 13.98
• P/E Growth: 1.26
• Net Income: $653.80 million
• Net Margins: 15.98%
• Pretax Margin: 18.16%
• Return on Equity: 21.92%
• Return on Assets: 12.21%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.51
• Current Ratio: 1.88
• Quick Ratio: 1.19

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $4.18 billion
• Price / Sales: 2.90
• Cash Flow: $5.75 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 13.03
• Book Value: $23.58 per share
• Price / Book: 3.18

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 161,610,000
• Free Float: 159,570,000
• Market Cap: $12.11 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.10