Zacks Research Brokers Boost Earnings Estimates for Pentair

Key Points

• Zacks Research has increased its Q3 2026 earnings per share estimate for Pentair from $1.30 to $1.32, with a full-year earnings consensus of $4.77 per share.
• Pentair reported earnings of $1.39 per share for the last quarter, surpassing analysts' estimates by $0.06 and showing a revenue growth of 2.2% year-over-year.
• Analysts have raised their target prices for Pentair, with many upgrading their ratings, resulting in a consensus price target of $114.36.

Pentair plc (NYSE:PNR - Free Report) - Investment analysts at Zacks Research lifted their Q3 2026 earnings per share estimates for Pentair in a report released on Tuesday, August 5th. Zacks Research analyst M. Das now anticipates that the industrial products company will earn $1.32 per share for the quarter, up from their prior estimate of $1.30. The consensus estimate for Pentair's current full-year earnings is $4.77 per share.

Pentair (NYSE:PNR - Get Free Report) last announced 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 for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $1.12 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $1.22 earnings per share. Pentair's revenue for the quarter was up 2.2% compared to the same quarter last year.

Other analysts have also recently issued reports about the company. Royal Bank Of Canada increased their price target on Pentair from $99.00 to $101.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research report on Wednesday, April 23rd. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their price target on Pentair from $113.00 to $116.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research report on Wednesday, July 23rd. Wall Street Zen upgraded Pentair from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research report on Saturday, July 26th. Barclays increased their price target on Pentair from $116.00 to $117.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research report on Wednesday, July 23rd. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group set a $95.00 price target on Pentair and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a research report on Tuesday, April 22nd. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, three have given a hold rating, eleven have given a buy rating and two have given a strong buy rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $114.36.

Pentair Stock Up 0.2%

NYSE PNR traded up $0.24 on Thursday, hitting $102.96. 297,482 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 1,563,499. The company has a current ratio of 1.45, a quick ratio of 0.84 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.38. The stock has a 50-day moving average of $102.35 and a 200 day moving average of $95.45. The company has a market capitalization of $16.88 billion, a P/E ratio of 28.11, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.97 and a beta of 1.07. Pentair has a twelve month low of $74.25 and a twelve month high of $110.71.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Pentair

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Parvin Asset Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of Pentair during the 4th quarter worth $25,000. Opal Wealth Advisors LLC bought a new stake in shares of Pentair during the 1st quarter worth $28,000. NBC Securities Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Pentair during the 1st quarter worth $33,000. Colonial Trust Co SC boosted its stake in shares of Pentair by 230.8% during 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 in the last quarter. Finally, First Horizon Advisors Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Pentair by 105.4% during the 2nd quarter. First Horizon Advisors Inc. now owns 345 shares of the industrial products company's stock worth $35,000 after acquiring an additional 177 shares in the last quarter. 92.37% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

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.