Pentair plc $PNR is Eisler Capital Management Ltd.'s 9th Largest Position

Key Points

• Eisler Capital Management Ltd. increased its holdings in Pentair plc by 155.8% in Q1, making it the firm's 9th largest position with a valuation of approximately $25 million.
• Notable hedge funds like Invesco, UBS, and Northern Trust also grew their stakes in Pentair, with institutional investors owning 92.37% of the company's stock.
• While analysts have mixed ratings for Pentair, the stock has achieved a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $114.36.

Eisler Capital Management Ltd. boosted its holdings in Pentair plc (NYSE:PNR - Free Report) by 155.8% in the first quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 286,893 shares of the industrial products company's stock after buying an additional 174,752 shares during the period. Pentair makes up 0.2% of Eisler Capital Management Ltd.'s investment portfolio, making the stock its 9th biggest holding. Eisler Capital Management Ltd. owned approximately 0.17% of Pentair worth $25,092,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of the business. Invesco Ltd. grew its stake in Pentair by 16.5% in the 1st quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 3,829,985 shares of the industrial products company's stock valued at $335,047,000 after buying an additional 541,461 shares in the last quarter. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC grew its stake in Pentair by 6.7% in the 4th quarter. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC now owns 3,468,651 shares of the industrial products company's stock valued at $349,085,000 after buying an additional 217,867 shares in the last quarter. Northern Trust Corp grew its stake in Pentair by 7.3% in the 1st quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 2,105,727 shares of the industrial products company's stock valued at $184,209,000 after buying an additional 143,464 shares in the last quarter. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA boosted its holdings in Pentair by 2.5% in the 1st quarter. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA now owns 2,050,774 shares of the industrial products company's stock valued at $179,402,000 after purchasing an additional 50,718 shares during the period. Finally, Kayne Anderson Rudnick Investment Management LLC boosted its holdings in Pentair by 1.0% in the 1st quarter. Kayne Anderson Rudnick Investment Management LLC now owns 1,767,782 shares of the industrial products company's stock valued at $154,646,000 after purchasing an additional 17,817 shares during the period. 92.37% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several research analysts have commented on the stock. TD Cowen downgraded shares of Pentair from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating and cut their price target for the company from $115.00 to $110.00 in a report on Wednesday, July 23rd. Mizuho raised their price target on shares of Pentair from $118.00 to $122.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a report on Wednesday, July 23rd. Stifel Nicolaus raised their price target on shares of Pentair from $104.00 to $124.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a report on Monday, July 21st. Barclays raised their price target on shares of Pentair from $116.00 to $117.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a report on Wednesday, July 23rd. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their price target on shares of Pentair from $113.00 to $116.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a report on Wednesday, July 23rd. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have issued a Buy rating, three have given a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $114.36.

Pentair Price Performance

Shares of NYSE:PNR opened at $109.34 on Wednesday. The stock has a market cap of $17.92 billion, a PE ratio of 29.88, a PEG ratio of 2.07 and a beta of 1.07. The company's fifty day moving average is $104.19 and its 200 day moving average is $95.93. Pentair plc has a 52 week low of $74.25 and a 52 week high of $110.71. The company has a quick ratio of 0.84, a current ratio of 1.45 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.38.

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

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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