FY2025 EPS Estimates for Pentair Lifted by Seaport Res Ptn

Pentair plc (NYSE:PNR) – Stock analysts at Seaport Res Ptn lifted their FY2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Pentair in a report issued on Tuesday, October 21st. Seaport Res Ptn analyst S. Graham now forecasts that the industrial products company will earn $4.90 per share for the year, up from their prior forecast of $4.85. The consensus estimate for Pentair’s current full-year earnings is $4.77 per share. Seaport Res Ptn also issued estimates for Pentair’s Q2 2026 earnings at $1.48 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $1.41 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $5.40 EPS.

Pentair (NYSE:PNR) last issued its earnings results on Tuesday, October 21st. The industrial products company reported $1.24 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.18 by $0.06. Pentair had a return on equity of 22.07% and a net margin of 15.84%.The business had revenue of $1.02 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $1.09 EPS. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 2.9% compared to the same quarter last year. Pentair has set its Q4 2025 guidance at 1.110-1.160 EPS. FY 2025 guidance at 4.850-4.900 EPS.

Other equities research analysts have also issued research reports about the company. Mizuho upped their price target on Pentair from $118.00 to $122.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Wednesday, July 23rd. Stifel Nicolaus upped their price target on Pentair from $104.00 to $124.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday, July 21st. Robert W. Baird set a $130.00 price target on Pentair in a research report on Wednesday. Oppenheimer upped their price target on Pentair from $120.00 to $124.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Monday. Finally, UBS Group upped their price target on Pentair from $120.00 to $124.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eleven have issued a Buy rating, three have issued a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, Pentair has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $119.93.

Pentair Trading Up 0.4%

NYSE PNR opened at $109.42 on Thursday. The business’s 50-day moving average price is $109.25 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $101.35. Pentair has a 12 month low of $74.25 and a 12 month high of $113.95. The firm has a market capitalization of $17.94 billion, a PE ratio of 27.77, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.06 and a beta of 1.10. The company has a current ratio of 1.45, a quick ratio of 0.84 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.38.

Pentair Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, November 7th. Investors of record on Friday, October 24th will be paid a dividend of $0.25 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, October 24th. This represents a $1.00 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.9%. Pentair’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 25.38%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Pentair

Large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. First Horizon Advisors Inc. boosted its holdings in Pentair by 105.4% in the second quarter. First Horizon Advisors Inc. now owns 345 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $35,000 after acquiring an additional 177 shares in the last quarter. Horizon Financial Services LLC bought a new position in Pentair in the first quarter worth approximately $38,000. North Capital Inc. bought a new position in Pentair in the first quarter worth approximately $38,000. Garde Capital Inc. bought a new position in Pentair in the second quarter worth approximately $41,000. Finally, North Star Investment Management Corp. boosted its holdings in Pentair by 91.5% in the second quarter. North Star Investment Management Corp. now owns 404 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $41,000 after acquiring an additional 193 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 92.37% of the company’s stock.

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.