Pentair (PNR) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Pentair plc (NYSE:PNR) is a water treatment and fluid management company that develops products and solutions for residential, commercial, industrial, and municipal customers. Its offerings are designed to help move, treat, filter, control, and conserve water across a range of applications.

The company’s products include pool pumps, filters, heaters, cleaners, lighting, automation systems, and related equipment, as well as water softeners, filtration systems, pumps, valves, controls, and other water-treatment technologies. Pentair serves homeowners, pool professionals, businesses, and industrial users through established brands and distribution channels.

Pentair traces its history to 1966 and has expanded into a global water technology company serving customers in North America and international markets. Its business is organized around solutions for pool and spa applications, residential and commercial water treatment, and industrial and infrastructure-related fluid management needs.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $52.82 to $53.72
• 50-Day Range: $53.00 to $69.84
• 52-Week Range: $52.64 to $113.95
• Volume: 2.33 million shs
• Average Volume: 2.49 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $8.47 billion
• P/E Ratio: 13.34
• Dividend Yield: 2.03%
• Price Target: $87.19
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Pentair Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Pentair scored higher than 98% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 24th out of 666 stocks in the industrials sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 4.1 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

Pentair has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.28, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 9 buy ratings, 5 hold ratings, and 4 sell ratings.

Upside Potential

Pentair has a consensus price target of $87.19, representing about 64.2% upside from its current price of $53.09.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Pentair has been the subject of 12 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 9.70%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Pentair are expected to grow by 9.70% in the coming year, from $4.64 to $5.09 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Pentair is 13.34, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 38.77.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Pentair is 13.34, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Industrials sector average P/E ratio of about 25.13.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Pentair has a PEG Ratio of 1.36. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Pentair has a P/B Ratio of 2.24. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 5.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

3.99% of the float of Pentair has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Pentair has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.12, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Pentair has recently decreased by 26.18%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Strong

Dividend Yield

Pentair pays a meaningful dividend of 2.02%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Pentair has been increasing its dividend for 7 years.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Pentair is 27.14%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Pentair will have a dividend payout ratio of 21.22% next year. This indicates that Pentair will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.07

News Sentiment

Pentair has a news sentiment score of 0.07. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.59 average news sentiment score of Industrials companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 33 news articles for Pentair this week, compared to 9 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

14 people have searched for PNR on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 250% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

Only 2 people have added Pentair to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -33% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.8 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Pentair insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

1.26% of the stock of Pentair is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

92.37% of the stock of Pentair is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Record date for 8/7 Dividend: 7/24/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 8/7 Dividend: 7/24/2026
• Last Earnings: 7/29/2026
• Dividend Payable: 8/07/2026
• Today: 9/30/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 10/20/2026
• Record date for 11/6 Dividend: 10/23/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 11/6 Dividend: 10/23/2026
• Dividend Payable: 11/06/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Industrials
• Industry: Machinery
• Sub-Industry: Industrial Machinery & Supplies & Components
• Current Symbol: NYSE:PNR
• CIK: 77360
• Web: www.pentair.com
• Phone: (763) 545-1730
• Fax: 763-656-5400
• Employees: 9,000
• Year Founded: 1966

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Pentair: $87.19
• High Price Target: $124.00
• Low Price Target: $64.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +64.2%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.28
• Research Coverage: 18 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $3.98
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 13.34
• Forward P/E Ratio: 11.44
• P/E Growth: 1.36
• Net Income: $653.80 million
• Net Margins: 16.24%
• Pretax Margin: 18.38%
• Return on Equity: 20.62%
• Return on Assets: 11.44%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.43
• Current Ratio: 1.45
• Quick Ratio: 0.76

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $4.18 billion
• Price / Sales: 2.03
• Cash Flow: $5.67 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 9.36
• Book Value: $23.70 per share
• Price / Book: 2.24

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 159,640,000
• Free Float: 157,627,000
• Market Cap: $8.47 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.02