Pentair (NYSE:PNR) Hits New 1-Year Low – Should You Sell?

Posted by Brian Himes on Sep 11th, 2026

Pentair logo Pentair plc (NYSE:PNR – Get Free Report) shares hit a new 52-week low during trading on Wednesday . The company traded as low as $57.52 and last traded at $57.6090, with a volume of 63941 shares changing hands. The stock had previously closed at $58.62.

Key Headlines Impacting Pentair

Here are the key news stories impacting Pentair this week:

Neutral Sentiment: Multiple law firms announced that investors may seek appointment as lead plaintiff in a federal securities lawsuit against Pentair. The lead-plaintiff deadline is October 2, 2026. These announcements repeat substantially similar information and do not establish that Pentair is liable. Kaplan Fox investor announcement
Negative Sentiment: The lawsuit alleges that Pentair and certain executives misled investors by failing to disclose significant destocking in the Pool segment while maintaining more favorable sales expectations. Investor notices cite approximately $250 million in lost Pool-segment sales and $155 million in lost income, although these figures are allegations. SueWallSt Pentair class-action notice
Negative Sentiment: The proposed class periods vary by filing, generally covering investors who purchased Pentair securities from March 11, 2025, or April 28, 2026, through July 14, 2026. The repeated legal notices increase headline and reputational risk and could lead to litigation costs, management distraction, and potential financial exposure. Bragar Eagel & Squire class-action alert

Analyst Ratings Changes

PNR has been the subject of a number of research analyst reports. Jefferies Financial Group set a $90.00 price objective on Pentair in a report on Wednesday, July 15th. BNP Paribas Exane restated an “underperform” rating and issued a $64.00 price target (down from $75.00) on shares of Pentair in a research note on Thursday, July 16th. Robert W. Baird decreased their price objective on Pentair from $83.00 to $80.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, July 29th. Mizuho lowered their price objective on Pentair from $100.00 to $85.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, July 21st. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada downgraded Pentair from an “outperform” rating to a “sector perform” rating and dropped their target price for the stock from $101.00 to $74.00 in a report on Wednesday, July 15th. Eight research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, six have issued a Hold rating and four have assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $89.94.

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Pentair Stock Performance

The firm has a market cap of $9.06 billion, a P/E ratio of 14.26, a PEG ratio of 1.47 and a beta of 1.02. The company has a current ratio of 1.45, a quick ratio of 0.76 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.43. The company’s 50-day moving average is $65.63 and its two-hundred day moving average is $76.78.

Pentair (NYSE:PNR – Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, July 29th. The industrial products company reported $1.14 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.12 by $0.02. The firm had revenue of $932.60 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $943.24 million. Pentair had a return on equity of 20.62% and a net margin of 16.24%.The company’s revenue for the quarter was down 17.0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $1.39 EPS. As a group, equities analysts predict that Pentair plc will post 4.64 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Institutional Trading of Pentair

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in PNR. Annis Gardner Whiting Capital Advisors LLC lifted its position in shares of Pentair by 71.4% during the 4th quarter. Annis Gardner Whiting Capital Advisors LLC now owns 252 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $26,000 after buying an additional 105 shares in the last quarter. Wexford Capital LP purchased a new stake in shares of Pentair during the third quarter valued at approximately $26,000. Motiv8 Investments LLC purchased a new position in Pentair in the fourth quarter worth $27,000. Tsfg LLC purchased a new position in Pentair in the second quarter worth $37,000. Finally, Sound Financial Strategies Group LLC bought a new position in Pentair in the 2nd quarter valued at $38,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 92.37% of the company’s stock.

About Pentair

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Pentair plc (NYSE:PNR) is a water-treatment and fluid-management company that develops products and solutions for residential, commercial, industrial and municipal applications. Its offerings are designed to help move, filter, treat and manage water, with an emphasis on water quality, efficiency and sustainability.

The company’s products include pool and spa pumps, filters, heaters, automation systems and related equipment; water softening and filtration systems; and pumps, valves, controls and other fluid-management products.