What is Zacks Research’s Forecast for Pentair Q1 Earnings?

Pentair plc (NYSE:PNR) – Equities research analysts at Zacks Research reduced their Q1 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Pentair in a report issued on Tuesday, February 18th. Zacks Research analyst M. Das now forecasts that the industrial products company will post earnings per share of $1.01 for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $1.09. The consensus estimate for Pentair’s current full-year earnings is $4.77 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Pentair’s Q4 2025 earnings at $1.19 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $1.19 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $5.46 EPS.

Several other equities research analysts also recently commented on PNR. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their price objective on Pentair from $106.00 to $110.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Wednesday, October 23rd. KeyCorp reaffirmed a “sector weight” rating and issued a $115.00 target price on shares of Pentair in a research report on Monday, January 6th. StockNews.com cut Pentair from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Wednesday, October 23rd. Citigroup cut their price target on Pentair from $126.00 to $119.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Monday, January 13th. Finally, Robert W. Baird increased their price objective on shares of Pentair from $106.00 to $114.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Wednesday, February 5th. Six equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, ten have issued a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Pentair has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $111.25.

Pentair Stock Down 0.6 %

Pentair stock opened at $96.15 on Wednesday. The firm has a market cap of $15.89 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 25.71, a PEG ratio of 1.89 and a beta of 1.20. The company has a current ratio of 1.60, a quick ratio of 0.92 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.46. Pentair has a 12 month low of $72.63 and a 12 month high of $110.71. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $101.09 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $97.93.

Pentair (NYSE:PNR) last released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, February 4th. The industrial products company reported $1.08 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.02 by $0.06. The business had revenue of $972.90 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $970.95 million. Pentair had a net margin of 15.32% and a return on equity of 20.94%. Pentair’s revenue was down 1.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the business earned $0.87 EPS.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Pentair

Several large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Parvin Asset Management LLC purchased a new position in Pentair in the 4th quarter worth approximately $25,000. Quarry LP lifted its holdings in shares of Pentair by 105.5% in the third quarter. Quarry LP now owns 261 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $26,000 after buying an additional 134 shares in the last quarter. SJS Investment Consulting Inc. boosted its position in shares of Pentair by 753.8% during the fourth quarter. SJS Investment Consulting Inc. now owns 333 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $34,000 after acquiring an additional 294 shares during the last quarter. Colonial Trust Co SC grew its stake in Pentair by 230.8% during the fourth quarter. Colonial Trust Co SC now owns 344 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $35,000 after acquiring an additional 240 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Blue Trust Inc. increased its holdings in 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 acquiring an additional 327 shares during the last quarter. 92.37% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Pentair Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, February 7th. Shareholders of record on Friday, January 24th were paid a $0.25 dividend. This represents a $1.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.04%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, January 24th. This is a positive change from Pentair’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.23. Pentair’s dividend payout ratio is presently 26.74%.

About Pentair

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.