Perbak Capital Partners LLP Takes Position in Pentair plc $PNR

Key Points

• Perbak Capital Partners LLP made a new investment of approximately $734,000 in Pentair plc, acquiring 8,389 shares during the first quarter, marking Pentair as its 24th largest holding.
• Pentair reported quarterly earnings of $1.39 EPS, exceeding analyst estimates and reflecting a 2.2% year-over-year revenue increase to $1.12 billion.
• Analyst ratings for Pentair show a consensus of "Moderate Buy" with an average price target of $114.36, with recent target increases from firms such as JPMorgan and Mizuho.

Perbak Capital Partners LLP acquired a new position in Pentair plc (NYSE:PNR - Free Report) in the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The firm acquired 8,389 shares of the industrial products company's stock, valued at approximately $734,000. Pentair accounts for approximately 0.5% of Perbak Capital Partners LLP's portfolio, making the stock its 24th biggest position.

Other hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of the company. Opal Wealth Advisors LLC bought a new stake in shares of Pentair in the 1st quarter worth approximately $28,000. Colonial Trust Co SC lifted its position in shares of Pentair by 230.8% in the 4th quarter. Colonial Trust Co SC now owns 344 shares of the industrial products company's stock worth $35,000 after acquiring an additional 240 shares during the period. NBC Securities Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Pentair in the 1st quarter worth approximately $33,000. North Capital Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Pentair in the 1st quarter worth approximately $38,000. Finally, Horizon Financial Services LLC bought a new stake in shares of Pentair in the 1st quarter worth approximately $38,000. Institutional investors own 92.37% of the company's stock.

Pentair Price Performance

PNR traded up $0.60 during trading on Friday, hitting $110.66. The company's stock had a trading volume of 1,118,577 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,148,805. The firm's 50 day moving average price is $105.55 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $96.54. 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 plc has a 12 month low of $74.25 and a 12 month high of $111.80. The stock has a market capitalization of $18.14 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 30.24, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.11 and a beta of 1.08.

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

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

PNR has been the topic of a number of analyst reports. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their target price on shares of Pentair from $113.00 to $116.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research note on Wednesday, July 23rd. Oppenheimer upped their target price on shares of Pentair from $118.00 to $120.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research note on Wednesday, July 23rd. Stifel Nicolaus upped their target price on shares of Pentair from $104.00 to $124.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research note on Monday, July 21st. Citigroup reissued a "buy" rating and issued a $125.00 target price (up previously from $99.00) on shares of Pentair in a research note on Monday, July 14th. Finally, Mizuho upped their target price on shares of Pentair from $118.00 to $122.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research note on Wednesday, July 23rd. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have given a Buy rating, three have assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $114.36.

Pentair Profile

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.