Pentair (NYSE:PNR) Updates FY 2026 Earnings Guidance

Pentair (NYSE:PNR) issued an update on its FY 2026 earnings guidance on Tuesday. The company provided earnings per share guidance of 4.600-4.800 for the period, compared to the consensus earnings per share estimate of 5.350. The company issued revenue guidance of $3.9 billion-$4.0 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $4.3 billion. Pentair also updated its Q2 2026 guidance to 1.120-1.120 EPS.

Analyst Ratings Changes

PNR has been the topic of several recent analyst reports. Jefferies Financial Group reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a $125.00 price target (down from $135.00) on shares of Pentair in a research note on Tuesday, March 31st. Bank of America decreased their price objective on shares of Pentair from $100.00 to $88.00 and set an “underperform” rating on the stock in a report on Monday, April 20th. Wall Street Zen lowered Pentair from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Saturday, April 11th. Citigroup cut their price objective on Pentair from $112.00 to $106.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, April 29th. Finally, Oppenheimer lowered their target price on Pentair from $122.00 to $115.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, April 29th. Nine equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, three have issued a Hold rating and three have assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $107.86.

Pentair Stock Down 1.0%

Shares of PNR stock traded down $0.79 on Tuesday, reaching $75.74. 3,128,671 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 1,983,138. The company has a market capitalization of $12.24 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 18.56, a PEG ratio of 1.29 and a beta of 1.03. The business’s 50 day moving average price is $74.47 and its 200 day moving average price is $88.65. The company has a current ratio of 1.88, a quick ratio of 1.19 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.51. Pentair has a twelve month low of $69.93 and a twelve month high of $113.95.

Pentair (NYSE:PNR) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, April 29th. The industrial products company reported $1.22 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.17 by $0.05. The business had revenue of $1.04 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.03 billion. Pentair had a return on equity of 21.92% and a net margin of 15.98%.The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 2.6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business posted $1.11 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts expect that Pentair will post 5.35 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Pentair Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, August 7th. Stockholders of record on Friday, July 24th will be given a dividend of $0.27 per share. This represents a $1.08 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.4%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, July 24th. Pentair’s payout ratio is currently 26.47%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Pentair

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Moors & Cabot Inc. boosted its stake in Pentair by 0.9% in the third quarter. Moors & Cabot Inc. now owns 11,006 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $1,219,000 after acquiring an additional 100 shares in the last quarter. Private Advisor Group LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Pentair by 1.2% in the 3rd quarter. Private Advisor Group LLC now owns 8,888 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $984,000 after purchasing an additional 105 shares during the last quarter. Captrust Financial Advisors lifted its holdings in shares of Pentair by 0.3% in the 2nd quarter. Captrust Financial Advisors now owns 38,135 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $3,915,000 after purchasing an additional 107 shares during the last quarter. Laird Norton Wetherby Wealth Management LLC boosted its position in shares of Pentair by 1.3% in the 3rd quarter. Laird Norton Wetherby Wealth Management LLC now owns 10,737 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $1,189,000 after purchasing an additional 136 shares during the period. Finally, Kestra Private Wealth Services LLC boosted its position in shares of Pentair by 2.8% in the 3rd quarter. Kestra Private Wealth Services LLC now owns 5,443 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $603,000 after purchasing an additional 147 shares during the period. 92.37% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

About Pentair

Pentair plc (NYSE: PNR) is a global provider of water treatment and fluid management solutions. The company designs, manufactures and sells a broad range of products that move, treat, monitor and control the flow of water and other fluids across residential, commercial, industrial and municipal markets. Pentair’s offerings are focused on improving water quality, conserving resources and enabling efficient fluid handling in applications from household water systems and pools to large-scale industrial and municipal installations.

Product lines include pumps and pumping systems, water filtration and purification equipment, valves and controls, heat exchangers, pool and spa systems, and a range of aftermarket parts and services.