Rep. Val T. Hoyle Sells Off Shares of Pentair plc (NYSE:PNR)

Key Points

• Representative Val T. Hoyle sold shares of Pentair plc (NYSE:PNR), trading between $1,001 and $15,000 on September 23rd from her IRA account.
• Shares of Pentair are currently down by 2.5%, opening at $107.08, with a market cap of $17.55 billion.
• Pentair recently announced a quarterly dividend of $0.25 per share, with an ex-dividend date on October 24th, representing an annualized yield of 0.9%.

Representative Val T. Hoyle (D-Oregon) recently sold shares of Pentair plc NYSE: PNR. In a filing disclosed on October 10th, the Representative disclosed that they had sold between $1,001 and $15,000 in Pentair stock on September 23rd. The trade occurred in the Representative's "FIDELITY ROLLOVER IRA" account.

Representative Val T. Hoyle also recently made the following trade(s):

• Sold $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Marriott International NASDAQ: MAR on 9/23/2025.
• Sold $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Transdigm Group NYSE: TDG on 9/23/2025.
• Sold $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of H&R Block NYSE: HRB on 9/23/2025.
• Sold $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of NIKE NYSE: NKE on 9/23/2025.
• Sold $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Bank of New York Mellon NYSE: BK on 9/23/2025.
• Sold $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Cisco Systems NASDAQ: CSCO on 9/23/2025.
• Sold $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Capital One Financial NYSE: COF on 9/23/2025.
• Sold $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Heico NYSE: HEI.A on 9/23/2025.
• Sold $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Target NYSE: TGT on 9/23/2025.
• Sold $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of GSK NYSE: GSK on 9/23/2025.

Pentair Stock Down 2.5%

Shares of NYSE:PNR opened at $107.08 on Friday. Pentair plc has a 52-week low of $74.25 and a 52-week high of $113.95. The firm has a market capitalization of $17.55 billion, a P/E ratio of 29.26, a P/E/G ratio of 2.10 and a beta of 1.10. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $108.39 and a 200-day moving average price of $100.08. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.38, a quick ratio of 0.84 and a current ratio of 1.45.

Pentair (NYSE:PNR - Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Tuesday, July 22nd. The industrial products company reported $1.39 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping 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 analyst estimates of $1.12 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $1.22 EPS. The business's revenue 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. As a group, equities research analysts anticipate that Pentair plc will post 4.77 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Pentair Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, November 7th. Stockholders of record on Friday, October 24th will be given a $0.25 dividend. 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 dividend payout ratio is currently 27.32%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of research analysts recently weighed in on the company. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a "buy (b-)" rating on shares of Pentair in a research report on Wednesday. Robert W. Baird raised their price objective on Pentair from $107.00 to $121.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research report on Wednesday, July 23rd. Mizuho raised their price objective on Pentair from $118.00 to $122.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research report on Wednesday, July 23rd. Citigroup raised their price objective on Pentair from $126.00 to $133.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research report on Thursday. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their price objective on Pentair from $113.00 to $116.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating 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 issued a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat, Pentair currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $115.50.

Institutional Trading of Pentair

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the business. State Street Corp boosted its stake in shares of Pentair by 5.9% in the 2nd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 8,970,940 shares of the industrial products company's stock worth $920,957,000 after buying an additional 501,506 shares during the last quarter. Amundi boosted its stake in shares of Pentair by 13.6% in the 1st quarter. Amundi now owns 4,974,612 shares of the industrial products company's stock worth $412,033,000 after buying an additional 594,989 shares during the last quarter. UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC boosted its stake in shares of Pentair by 19.1% in the 1st quarter. UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC now owns 4,129,805 shares of the industrial products company's stock worth $361,275,000 after buying an additional 661,154 shares during the last quarter. Invesco Ltd. boosted its stake in shares of Pentair by 16.5% in the 1st quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 3,829,985 shares of the industrial products company's stock worth $335,047,000 after buying an additional 541,461 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA boosted its stake in shares of Pentair by 6.5% in the 2nd quarter. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA now owns 2,183,831 shares of the industrial products company's stock worth $224,192,000 after buying an additional 133,057 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 92.37% of the company's stock.

About Representative Hoyle

Val Hoyle (Democratic Party) is a member of the U.S. House, representing Oregon's 4th Congressional District. She assumed office on January 3, 2023. Her current term ends on January 3, 2027. Hoyle (Democratic Party) is running for re-election to the U.S. House to represent Oregon's 4th Congressional District. She declared candidacy for the 2026 election. Val Hoyle was born in California and lives in Springfield, Oregon. Hoyle graduated from Merrimack High School. She earned a B.A. in political science from Emmanuel College in 1992. Her career experience includes working as a director at United Way of Lane County, a policy fellow at Wayne Morse Center for Law and Politics, and a commissioner at the Oregon Bureau of Labor and Industries. Hoyle has also worked in domestic and international sales, as well as manufacturing distribution.

Pentair Company 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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