What is Seaport Res Ptn’s Forecast for Pentair Q3 Earnings?

Pentair plc (NYSE:PNR) – Equities research analysts at Seaport Res Ptn lifted their Q3 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Pentair in a note issued to investors on Thursday, December 5th. Seaport Res Ptn analyst S. Graham now forecasts that the industrial products company will post earnings per share of $1.29 for the quarter, up from their previous forecast of $1.25. The consensus estimate for Pentair’s current full-year earnings is $4.28 per share. Seaport Res Ptn also issued estimates for Pentair’s Q4 2025 earnings at $1.22 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $4.95 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $1.21 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $1.50 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $1.40 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $5.44 EPS.

PNR has been the topic of a number of other reports. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their price target on Pentair from $106.00 to $110.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Wednesday, October 23rd. Mizuho raised their target price on shares of Pentair from $100.00 to $110.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Thursday, October 17th. Barclays upped their price target on shares of Pentair from $108.00 to $120.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday. Royal Bank of Canada reiterated an “outperform” rating and set a $115.00 price objective on shares of Pentair in a research note on Thursday, November 21st. Finally, Wolfe Research initiated coverage on Pentair in a report on Tuesday, November 26th. They set an “outperform” rating and a $125.00 target price on the stock. Six investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and eleven have assigned a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $107.13.

Pentair Stock Up 0.0 %

PNR opened at $108.11 on Monday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.47, a current ratio of 1.60 and a quick ratio of 0.91. Pentair has a 12 month low of $66.18 and a 12 month high of $110.71. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $102.04 and its 200 day moving average price is $89.96. The stock has a market cap of $17.86 billion, a P/E ratio of 27.03, a P/E/G ratio of 1.94 and a beta of 1.20.

Pentair (NYSE:PNR) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, October 22nd. The industrial products company reported $1.09 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.07 by $0.02. The business had revenue of $993.40 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $988.53 million. Pentair had a net margin of 16.29% and a return on equity of 20.48%. The company’s quarterly revenue was down 1.5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted $0.94 EPS.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Pentair

A number of hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of PNR. Crewe Advisors LLC raised its position in Pentair by 376.1% during the second quarter. Crewe Advisors LLC now owns 338 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $26,000 after acquiring an additional 267 shares in the last quarter. Quarry LP raised its holdings in shares of Pentair by 105.5% during the 3rd quarter. Quarry LP now owns 261 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $26,000 after purchasing an additional 134 shares in the last quarter. Family Firm Inc. bought a new position in shares of Pentair during the 2nd quarter valued at $48,000. Blue Trust Inc. lifted its stake in shares of Pentair by 165.2% in the 3rd quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 525 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $51,000 after purchasing an additional 327 shares during the last quarter. Finally, True Wealth Design LLC boosted its holdings in Pentair by 4,450.0% in the third quarter. True Wealth Design LLC now owns 637 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $62,000 after purchasing an additional 623 shares in the last quarter. 92.37% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Activity at Pentair

In other Pentair news, EVP Philip M. Rolchigo sold 3,588 shares of Pentair stock in a transaction on Friday, November 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $99.67, for a total transaction of $357,615.96. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president now owns 19,232 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,916,853.44. This trade represents a 15.72 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. 1.10% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Pentair Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, November 1st. Stockholders of record on Friday, October 18th were issued a dividend of $0.23 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, October 18th. This represents a $0.92 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.85%. Pentair’s dividend payout ratio is 23.00%.

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.