Zacks Research Has Optimistic Outlook of Pentair Q3 Earnings

Pentair plc (NYSE:PNR) – Analysts at Zacks Research boosted their Q3 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Pentair in a research note issued on Monday, January 20th. Zacks Research analyst M. Das now anticipates that the industrial products company will post earnings of $1.23 per share for the quarter, up from their prior estimate of $1.22. The consensus estimate for Pentair’s current full-year earnings is $4.28 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Pentair’s Q4 2025 earnings at $1.17 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $4.81 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $1.44 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $1.28 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $5.32 EPS.

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

A number of other analysts have also recently weighed in on PNR. StockNews.com cut shares of Pentair from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Wednesday, October 23rd. Stifel Nicolaus boosted their price objective on Pentair from $115.00 to $126.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, December 11th. The Goldman Sachs Group increased their target price on Pentair from $93.00 to $103.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 23rd. TD Cowen boosted their price target on Pentair from $95.00 to $110.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, October 23rd. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their price objective on Pentair from $106.00 to $110.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Wednesday, October 23rd. Six equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and ten have given a buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $111.13.

Pentair Trading Down 0.6 %

Shares of Pentair stock opened at $104.69 on Wednesday. The firm has a market capitalization of $17.30 billion, a PE ratio of 26.17, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.64 and a beta of 1.21. The company has a current ratio of 1.60, a quick ratio of 0.91 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.47. The firm’s 50 day moving average is $104.21 and its 200 day moving average is $95.48. Pentair has a 1 year low of $70.59 and a 1 year high of $110.71.

Pentair Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, February 7th. Stockholders of record on Friday, January 24th will be given a $0.25 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, January 24th. This is a positive change from Pentair’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.23. This represents a $1.00 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.96%. Pentair’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 23.00%.

Insider Activity

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

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. American Century Companies Inc. boosted its position in shares of Pentair by 16.0% during the 2nd quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 15,720 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $1,205,000 after purchasing an additional 2,164 shares in the last quarter. XTX Topco Ltd raised its stake in Pentair by 72.3% during the 2nd quarter. XTX Topco Ltd now owns 7,935 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $608,000 after buying an additional 3,330 shares during the period. Benjamin F. Edwards & Company Inc. boosted its holdings in Pentair by 4.7% in the second quarter. Benjamin F. Edwards & Company Inc. now owns 3,842 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $295,000 after acquiring an additional 174 shares in the last quarter. Canada Pension Plan Investment Board acquired a new stake in Pentair in the second quarter valued at approximately $1,328,000. Finally, Frank Rimerman Advisors LLC bought a new stake in shares of Pentair during the second quarter valued at approximately $525,000. 92.37% of the stock is owned by 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.