Cwm LLC Has $2.11 Million Stock Holdings in Pentair plc $PNR

Key Points

• Cwm LLC has increased its holdings in Pentair plc by 53.7%, owning 20,587 shares worth approximately $2.11 million as of the end of the most recent quarter.
• Pentair reported quarterly earnings of $1.39 per share, exceeding analysts' expectations of $1.33, with revenues reaching $1.12 billion, marking a 2.2% increase compared to the previous year.
• The company announced a quarterly dividend of $0.25, with a yield of 0.9%, set to be paid on November 7th, and is anticipated to continue a healthy payout ratio of 27.32%.

Cwm LLC increased its position in shares of Pentair plc (NYSE:PNR - Free Report) by 53.7% during the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 20,587 shares of the industrial products company's stock after buying an additional 7,196 shares during the quarter. Cwm LLC's holdings in Pentair were worth $2,113,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Horizon Financial Services LLC acquired a new stake in Pentair during the first quarter valued at approximately $38,000. North Capital Inc. acquired a new stake in Pentair during the first quarter valued at approximately $38,000. Garde Capital Inc. acquired a new stake in Pentair during the second quarter valued at approximately $41,000. North Star Investment Management Corp. boosted its holdings in Pentair by 91.5% during the second quarter. North Star Investment Management Corp. now owns 404 shares of the industrial products company's stock valued at $41,000 after purchasing an additional 193 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Brooklyn Investment Group boosted its holdings in Pentair by 14.8% during the first quarter. Brooklyn Investment Group now owns 847 shares of the industrial products company's stock valued at $74,000 after purchasing an additional 109 shares in the last quarter. 92.37% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Pentair Stock Performance

PNR stock opened at $108.82 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.38, a current ratio of 1.45 and a quick ratio of 0.84. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $109.05 and a 200 day moving average price of $100.89. Pentair plc has a fifty-two week low of $74.25 and a fifty-two week high of $113.95. The stock has a market capitalization of $17.84 billion, a PE ratio of 29.73, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.06 and a beta of 1.10.

Pentair (NYSE:PNR - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, July 22nd. The industrial products company reported $1.39 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.33 by $0.06. Pentair had a net margin of 14.86% and a return on equity of 21.62%. The firm had revenue of $1.12 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $1.12 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $1.22 EPS. Pentair's revenue was up 2.2% on a year-over-year basis. Pentair has set its Q3 2025 guidance at 1.160-1.20 EPS. FY 2025 guidance at 4.750-4.85 EPS. Analysts forecast that Pentair plc will post 4.77 EPS for the current year.

Pentair Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, November 7th. Investors of record on Friday, October 24th will be given a $0.25 dividend. This represents a $1.00 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.9%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, October 24th. Pentair's payout ratio is 27.32%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of research firms have weighed in on PNR. Citigroup lifted their price objective on Pentair from $126.00 to $133.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a report on Thursday, October 9th. Mizuho lifted their price objective on Pentair from $118.00 to $122.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a report on Wednesday, July 23rd. Weiss Ratings reissued a "buy (b-)" rating on shares of Pentair in a report on Wednesday, October 8th. Stifel Nicolaus boosted their target price on Pentair from $104.00 to $124.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a report on Monday, July 21st. Finally, Wall Street Zen raised Pentair from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a report on Saturday, July 26th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eleven have given a Buy rating, three have issued a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $116.21.

About Pentair

Pentair plc provides various water solutions in the United States, Western Europe, China, Eastern Europe, Latin America, the Middle East, Southeast Asia, Australia, Canada, and Japan. The company operates through three segments: Flow, Water Solutions, and Pool. The Flow segment designs, manufactures, and sells fluid treatment and pump products and systems, including pressure vessels, gas recovery solutions, membrane bioreactors, wastewater reuse systems and advanced membrane filtration, separation systems, water disposal pumps, water supply pumps, fluid transfer pumps, turbine pumps, solid handling pumps, and agricultural spray nozzles for fluid delivery, ion exchange, desalination, food and beverage, separation technologies in the oil and gas industry, residential and municipal wells, water treatment, wastewater solids handling, pressure boosting, circulation and transfer, fire suppression, flood control, agricultural irrigation, and crop spray in residential, commercial, and industrial markets.

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