Trium Capital LLP Purchases Shares of 12,533 Pentair plc $PNR

Trium Capital LLP purchased a new position in Pentair plc (NYSE:PNR) during the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The firm purchased 12,533 shares of the industrial products company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,388,000. Pentair comprises 0.5% of Trium Capital LLP’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 23rd largest position.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the company. State Street Corp grew its position in Pentair by 5.9% during the second quarter. State Street Corp now owns 8,970,940 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $920,957,000 after buying an additional 501,506 shares in the last quarter. Amundi lifted its position in shares of Pentair by 13.6% in the 1st quarter. Amundi now owns 4,974,612 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $412,033,000 after acquiring an additional 594,989 shares during the period. UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC grew its holdings in shares of Pentair by 19.1% during the 1st quarter. UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC now owns 4,129,805 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $361,275,000 after purchasing an additional 661,154 shares in the last quarter. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA grew its holdings in shares of Pentair by 6.5% during the 2nd quarter. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA now owns 2,183,831 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $224,192,000 after purchasing an additional 133,057 shares in the last quarter. Finally, ProShare Advisors LLC increased its position in shares of Pentair by 9.5% during the second quarter. ProShare Advisors LLC now owns 1,844,943 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $189,402,000 after purchasing an additional 159,438 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 92.37% of the company’s stock.

Insider Transactions at Pentair

In related news, Director T Michael Glenn sold 6,558 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, December 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $104.33, for a total transaction of $684,196.14. Following the transaction, the director owned 31,192 shares in the company, valued at $3,254,261.36. This represents a 17.37% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Also, CFO Robert P. Fishman sold 7,786 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Friday, November 14th. The stock was sold at an average price of $105.42, for a total transaction of $820,800.12. Following the sale, the chief financial officer directly owned 63,164 shares in the company, valued at approximately $6,658,748.88. This represents a 10.97% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders own 1.10% of the company’s stock.

Pentair Stock Performance

NYSE PNR opened at $105.38 on Friday. Pentair plc has a 1-year low of $74.25 and a 1-year high of $113.95. The company has a 50 day moving average of $106.00 and a 200-day moving average of $106.00. The company has a current ratio of 1.46, a quick ratio of 0.82 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.42. The firm has a market cap of $17.24 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 26.75, a PEG ratio of 2.03 and a beta of 1.21.

Pentair (NYSE:PNR) last released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, October 21st. The industrial products company reported $1.24 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.18 by $0.06. Pentair had a return on equity of 21.83% and a net margin of 15.84%.The business had revenue of $1.02 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned $1.09 EPS. Pentair’s revenue for the quarter was up 2.9% on a year-over-year basis. Pentair has set its Q4 2025 guidance at 1.110-1.160 EPS and its FY 2025 guidance at 4.850-4.900 EPS. On average, equities analysts forecast that Pentair plc will post 4.77 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Pentair Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, February 6th. Stockholders of record on Friday, January 23rd will be paid a $0.27 dividend. This represents a $1.08 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.0%. This is a boost from Pentair’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.25. The ex-dividend date is Friday, January 23rd. Pentair’s dividend payout ratio is 25.38%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

PNR has been the topic of a number of recent research reports. Barclays downgraded shares of Pentair from an “overweight” rating to an “equal weight” rating and decreased their price target for the stock from $127.00 to $115.00 in a research note on Thursday, December 4th. UBS Group lifted their target price on shares of Pentair from $120.00 to $124.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 22nd. Royal Bank Of Canada upped their target price on shares of Pentair from $121.00 to $124.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Wednesday, October 22nd. Robert W. Baird set a $130.00 price target on shares of Pentair in a research note on Wednesday, October 22nd. Finally, Oppenheimer upped their price objective on Pentair from $124.00 to $128.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Thursday, November 20th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eleven have assigned a Buy rating, four have assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $121.07.

Pentair 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.