Pentair (PNR) Competitors $93.31 +2.57 (+2.83%) Closing price 05/2/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$93.29 -0.02 (-0.02%) As of 05/2/2025 06:42 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock PNR vs. IR, XYL, DOV, SNA, GGG, IEX, ITT, WWD, NDSN, and LECOShould you be buying Pentair stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Pentair include Ingersoll Rand (IR), Xylem (XYL), Dover (DOV), Snap-on (SNA), Graco (GGG), IDEX (IEX), ITT (ITT), Woodward (WWD), Nordson (NDSN), and Lincoln Electric (LECO). These companies are all part of the "industrial machinery" industry. Pentair vs. Ingersoll Rand Xylem Dover Snap-on Graco IDEX ITT Woodward Nordson Lincoln Electric Pentair (NYSE:PNR) and Ingersoll Rand (NYSE:IR) are both large-cap business services companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, media sentiment, valuation, earnings, analyst recommendations, dividends, institutional ownership, community ranking and risk. Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of PNR or IR? 92.4% of Pentair shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 95.3% of Ingersoll Rand shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.1% of Pentair shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.7% of Ingersoll Rand shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Is PNR or IR more profitable? Pentair has a net margin of 15.32% compared to Ingersoll Rand's net margin of 11.59%. Pentair's return on equity of 20.94% beat Ingersoll Rand's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Pentair15.32% 20.94% 11.05% Ingersoll Rand 11.59%12.78%7.45% Does the MarketBeat Community prefer PNR or IR? Ingersoll Rand received 71 more outperform votes than Pentair when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 61.67% of users gave Ingersoll Rand an outperform vote while only 57.51% of users gave Pentair an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformPentairOutperform Votes66657.51% Underperform Votes49242.49% Ingersoll RandOutperform Votes73761.67% Underperform Votes45838.33% Which has more risk & volatility, PNR or IR? Pentair has a beta of 1.13, indicating that its share price is 13% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ingersoll Rand has a beta of 1.4, indicating that its share price is 40% more volatile than the S&P 500. Is PNR or IR a better dividend stock? Pentair pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. Ingersoll Rand pays an annual dividend of $0.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.1%. Pentair pays out 25.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Ingersoll Rand pays out 3.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Do analysts prefer PNR or IR? Pentair presently has a consensus price target of $106.93, indicating a potential upside of 14.59%. Ingersoll Rand has a consensus price target of $100.36, indicating a potential upside of 30.82%. Given Ingersoll Rand's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Ingersoll Rand is more favorable than Pentair.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Pentair 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 11 Buy rating(s) 2 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.94Ingersoll Rand 0 Sell rating(s) 5 Hold rating(s) 7 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.58 Which has stronger valuation & earnings, PNR or IR? Ingersoll Rand has higher revenue and earnings than Pentair. Pentair is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Ingersoll Rand, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioPentair$4.08B3.77$625.40M$3.8724.11Ingersoll Rand$7.24B4.27$838.60M$2.0637.24 Does the media favor PNR or IR? In the previous week, Ingersoll Rand had 18 more articles in the media than Pentair. MarketBeat recorded 32 mentions for Ingersoll Rand and 14 mentions for Pentair. Pentair's average media sentiment score of 1.05 beat Ingersoll Rand's score of 0.93 indicating that Pentair is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Pentair 11 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Ingersoll Rand 14 Very Positive mention(s) 6 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive SummaryIngersoll Rand beats Pentair on 11 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Pentair News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for PNR and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart PNR vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricPentairSpecial industry machinery, except metalworking machinery IndustryBusiness SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$15.35B$7.78B$22.31B$19.19BDividend Yield1.11%0.85%2.59%4.00%P/E Ratio24.9520.1031.1733.46Price / Sales3.773.99172.6229.18Price / Cash18.7722.6331.5117.52Price / Book4.333.385.604.55Net Income$625.40M$397.48M$194.12M$1.02B7 Day Performance3.67%2.15%2.52%2.26%1 Month Performance14.54%4.62%20.04%2.90%1 Year Performance17.21%-2.23%30.30%4.62% Pentair Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)PNRPentair4.7693 of 5 stars$93.31+2.8%$106.93+14.6%+18.4%$15.35B$4.08B24.9511,200Insider TradePositive NewsIRIngersoll Rand4.6898 of 5 stars$74.81-0.2%$100.36+34.2%-17.4%$30.15B$7.24B36.3217,000Earnings ReportBuyback AnnouncementAnalyst RevisionNews CoverageHigh Trading VolumeXYLXylem4.3058 of 5 stars$115.82-0.2%$147.33+27.2%-8.6%$28.18B$8.56B31.6417,800Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionDOVDover4.7458 of 5 stars$170.23+0.7%$209.50+23.1%-2.1%$23.33B$7.73B8.7525,000Dividend AnnouncementAnalyst RevisionSNASnap-on4.2119 of 5 stars$309.48+0.2%$350.83+13.4%+18.7%$16.18B$4.67B15.8712,900GGGGraco4.021 of 5 stars$81.38+0.0%$93.00+14.3%+3.0%$13.60B$2.15B28.864,000Analyst RevisionIEXIDEX4.4336 of 5 stars$174.03+0.6%$217.13+24.8%-17.7%$13.15B$3.27B26.178,870Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastNews CoverageGap UpITTITT3.74 of 5 stars$137.44+0.1%$158.57+15.4%+13.7%$11.13B$3.63B21.8210,300Earnings ReportDividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionNews CoverageGap UpWWDWoodward3.2875 of 5 stars$181.45-0.2%$193.75+6.8%+15.4%$10.77B$3.31B30.398,300Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastInsider TradeNews CoverageNDSNNordson4.4871 of 5 stars$188.70+0.3%$250.20+32.6%-26.6%$10.74B$2.67B24.017,330Positive NewsLECOLincoln Electric4.5942 of 5 stars$184.21-0.8%$219.00+18.9%-17.6%$10.32B$4.01B22.6012,000Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastNews Coverage Related Companies and Tools Related Companies IR Alternatives XYL Alternatives DOV Alternatives SNA Alternatives GGG Alternatives IEX Alternatives ITT Alternatives WWD Alternatives NDSN Alternatives LECO Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:PNR) was last updated on 5/3/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersElon’s Terrifying Warning Forces Trump To Take ActionElon Musk has avoided two major financial crises before. 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