Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. Sells 18,198 Shares of Pentair plc $PNR

Key Points

• Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. reduced its holdings in Pentair plc by 40.3%, selling 18,198 shares during the second quarter, resulting in ownership of 26,913 shares valued at approximately $2.76 million.
• Pentair recently reported Q2 earnings of $1.39 per share, surpassing analysts' estimates, and provided an earnings guidance for Q3 2025 between 1.160 to 1.20 EPS.
• A consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" has been assigned to Pentair by analysts, with a target price set at $114.93 per share.

Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. trimmed its stake in shares of Pentair plc (NYSE:PNR - Free Report) by 40.3% during the second quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 26,913 shares of the industrial products company's stock after selling 18,198 shares during the period. Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V.'s holdings in Pentair were worth $2,763,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other large investors have also bought and sold shares of the business. NBC Securities Inc. acquired a new stake in Pentair in the first quarter worth $33,000. Merit Financial Group LLC increased its position in shares of Pentair by 10.2% during the first quarter. Merit Financial Group LLC now owns 8,145 shares of the industrial products company's stock worth $713,000 after acquiring an additional 752 shares in the last quarter. Wedmont Private Capital increased its position in shares of Pentair by 5.9% during the first quarter. Wedmont Private Capital now owns 3,759 shares of the industrial products company's stock worth $309,000 after acquiring an additional 209 shares in the last quarter. First Citizens Bank & Trust Co. increased its position in shares of Pentair by 2.4% during the first quarter. First Citizens Bank & Trust Co. now owns 31,170 shares of the industrial products company's stock worth $2,727,000 after acquiring an additional 734 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Portside Wealth Group LLC grew its position in Pentair by 8.2% in the first quarter. Portside Wealth Group LLC now owns 3,542 shares of the industrial products company's stock valued at $310,000 after purchasing an additional 269 shares in the last quarter. 92.37% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analyst Ratings Changes

PNR has been the subject of a number of analyst reports. Wall Street Zen raised shares of Pentair from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research report on Saturday, July 26th. Citigroup reaffirmed a "buy" rating and issued a $125.00 target price (up previously from $99.00) on shares of Pentair in a research report on Monday, July 14th. Robert W. Baird raised their target price on shares of Pentair from $107.00 to $121.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research report on Wednesday, July 23rd. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a "buy (b-)" rating on shares of Pentair in a research report on Saturday, September 27th. Finally, TD Cowen downgraded shares of Pentair from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating and decreased their target price for the company from $115.00 to $110.00 in a research report on Wednesday, July 23rd. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eleven have assigned a Buy rating, three have given a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $114.93.

Pentair Stock Performance

Shares of PNR opened at $112.05 on Tuesday. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $107.73 and a 200-day moving average of $99.67. Pentair plc has a one year low of $74.25 and a one year high of $113.95. The company has a market cap of $18.37 billion, a PE ratio of 30.61, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.15 and a beta of 1.10. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.38, a current ratio of 1.45 and a quick ratio of 0.84.

Pentair (NYSE:PNR - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, July 22nd. The industrial products company reported $1.39 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $1.33 by $0.06. Pentair had a net margin of 14.86% and a return on equity of 21.62%. The company had revenue of $1.12 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.12 billion. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $1.22 EPS. The company's quarterly 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. As a group, equities analysts forecast that Pentair plc will post 4.77 earnings per share for the current year.

Pentair Dividend Announcement

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

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.

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