Zacks Research Has Negative Estimate for Pentair Q1 Earnings

Pentair plc (NYSE:PNR) – Investment analysts at Zacks Research cut their Q1 2026 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Pentair in a research note issued on Wednesday, April 22nd. Zacks Research analyst Team now expects that the industrial products company will earn $1.16 per share for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $1.17. The consensus estimate for Pentair’s current full-year earnings is $5.34 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Pentair’s FY2028 earnings at $6.14 EPS.

Several other brokerages have also weighed in on PNR. Royal Bank Of Canada set a $117.00 price objective on Pentair in a report on Wednesday, February 4th. Weiss Ratings downgraded Pentair from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a report on Wednesday, April 8th. BNP Paribas Exane downgraded Pentair from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating and set a $90.00 target price for the company. in a report on Wednesday, January 7th. TD Cowen downgraded Pentair from a “buy” rating to a “market perform” rating in a report on Monday, January 5th. Finally, Barclays reduced their target price on Pentair from $102.00 to $95.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, April 1st. Ten analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, two have given a Hold rating and three have given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $112.21.

Pentair Trading Down 0.5%

Shares of Pentair stock opened at $89.55 on Thursday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.95, a current ratio of 1.61 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.42. The firm has a market cap of $14.47 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 22.61, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.62 and a beta of 1.25. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $92.25 and a 200-day simple moving average of $100.87. Pentair has a fifty-two week low of $83.60 and a fifty-two week high of $113.95.

Pentair (NYSE:PNR) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, February 3rd. The industrial products company reported $1.18 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.17 by $0.01. The business had revenue of $1.02 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.01 billion. Pentair had a return on equity of 21.79% and a net margin of 15.66%.The company’s revenue was up 4.9% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $1.08 earnings per share. Pentair has set its FY 2026 guidance at 5.250-5.400 EPS and its Q1 2026 guidance at 1.150-1.180 EPS.

Pentair Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, May 1st. Stockholders of record on Friday, April 17th will be issued a dividend of $0.27 per share. This represents a $1.08 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.2%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, April 17th. Pentair’s dividend payout ratio is currently 27.27%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Pentair

In related news, Director Michael T. Speetzen sold 7,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, February 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $99.99, for a total transaction of $699,930.00. Following the transaction, the director directly owned 8,290 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $828,917.10. The trade was a 45.78% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, EVP Philip M. Rolchigo sold 6,493 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, February 25th. The shares were sold at an average price of $103.22, for a total value of $670,207.46. Following the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 29,096 shares in the company, valued at $3,003,289.12. The trade was a 18.24% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Corporate insiders own 1.26% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Richardson Financial Services Inc. raised its position in Pentair by 64.9% during the third quarter. Richardson Financial Services Inc. now owns 249 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $28,000 after buying an additional 98 shares during the period. Moors & Cabot Inc. raised its position in Pentair by 0.9% during the third quarter. Moors & Cabot Inc. now owns 11,006 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $1,219,000 after buying an additional 100 shares during the period. Annis Gardner Whiting Capital Advisors LLC raised its position in Pentair by 71.4% during the fourth quarter. Annis Gardner Whiting Capital Advisors LLC now owns 252 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $26,000 after buying an additional 105 shares during the period. Private Advisor Group LLC raised its position in Pentair by 1.2% during the third quarter. Private Advisor Group LLC now owns 8,888 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $984,000 after buying an additional 105 shares during the period. Finally, Captrust Financial Advisors raised its position in Pentair by 0.3% during the second quarter. Captrust Financial Advisors now owns 38,135 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $3,915,000 after buying an additional 107 shares during the period. 92.37% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Pentair Company Profile

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.