Zacks Research Has Positive Outlook for Pentair Q4 Earnings

Pentair plc (NYSE:PNR) – Equities research analysts at Zacks Research lifted their Q4 2025 EPS estimates for Pentair in a research note issued to investors on Tuesday, December 17th. Zacks Research analyst M. Das now forecasts that the industrial products company will post earnings of $1.16 per share for the quarter, up from their prior estimate of $1.15. The consensus estimate for Pentair’s current full-year earnings is $4.28 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Pentair’s Q1 2026 earnings at $1.27 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $1.43 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $1.32 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $5.30 EPS.

A number of other equities analysts have also recently weighed in on PNR. Citigroup increased their price target on Pentair from $113.00 to $126.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Monday, December 9th. KeyCorp lifted their price target on shares of Pentair from $110.00 to $115.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 23rd. Mizuho upped their price target on Pentair from $100.00 to $110.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Thursday, October 17th. Stifel Nicolaus lifted their price objective on Pentair from $115.00 to $126.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, December 11th. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group raised their price target on shares of Pentair from $93.00 to $103.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 23rd. Six equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and eleven have issued a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $109.38.

Pentair Stock Performance

Pentair stock opened at $101.95 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of $16.85 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 25.49, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.91 and a beta of 1.20. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.47, a current ratio of 1.60 and a quick ratio of 0.91. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $103.83 and a 200-day simple moving average of $91.42. Pentair has a 1-year low of $68.08 and a 1-year high of $110.71.

Pentair (NYSE:PNR) last released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, October 22nd. The industrial products company reported $1.09 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.07 by $0.02. Pentair had a return on equity of 20.48% and a net margin of 16.29%. The company had revenue of $993.40 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $988.53 million. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $0.94 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was down 1.5% compared to the same quarter last year.

Pentair Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, February 7th. Stockholders of record on Friday, January 24th will be issued a $0.25 dividend. This is a boost from Pentair’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.23. The ex-dividend date is Friday, January 24th. This represents a $1.00 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.98%. Pentair’s dividend payout ratio is presently 23.00%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Pentair

In other 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 value of $357,615.96. Following the transaction, the executive vice president now directly owns 19,232 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,916,853.44. The trade was a 15.72 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. 1.28% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Pentair

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Principal Financial Group Inc. raised its stake in shares of Pentair by 5.5% during the third quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. now owns 219,061 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $21,422,000 after purchasing an additional 11,392 shares during the last quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. increased its position in Pentair by 3.5% during the 3rd quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. now owns 32,249 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $3,187,000 after purchasing an additional 1,093 shares during the period. Tidal Investments LLC raised its stake in shares of Pentair by 35.1% during the 3rd quarter. Tidal Investments LLC now owns 14,430 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $1,411,000 after buying an additional 3,752 shares in the last quarter. Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB acquired a new stake in Pentair in the third quarter valued at $117,000. Finally, World Investment Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in Pentair during the third quarter worth about $302,000. 92.37% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

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.