Pentair is a high-quality water treatment and flow control industrial with a perfect 4-for-4 earnings beat streak, a forward P/E of 12.8x, and best-in-class margins at 16%, offering 22.7% analyst upside — though it remains in a confirmed downtrend with the 200-day moving average declining 4.4% per month.
Thesis pillars
- Best In Class Margins↓Deteriorating
- Perfect Earnings Consistency→Stable
- Attractive Valuation Upside↓Deteriorating
- +1 more pillar — see the Why tab for full reasoning
Pillars as of Jul 3, 2026, based on the 10-K filed Feb 24, 2026
Pentair plc. (PNR) Stock Analysis
Recovery setup
Industrials · Specialty Industrial Machinery
Hold if already holding. Not a fresh buy at $65.84, but acceptable to hold if already in. Reasons: Analyst target reached - limited upside remaining; Sector modifier (Industrials): -0.7.
Pentair designs, manufactures, and sells water treatment, flow management, and pool equipment through three segments — Water Solutions ($1.6 billion net sales), Pool ($1.6 billion), and Flow ($1.0 billion) — totaling $4.2 billion in 2025 net sales. The company serves... Read more
Hold if already holding. Not a fresh buy at $65.84, but acceptable to hold if already in. Reasons: Analyst target reached - limited upside remaining; Sector modifier (Industrials): -0.7. Chart setup: Death cross but MACD improving, RSI 90. Multiple concerning factors. Consider reducing position. | News modifier +2 (SELL_IF_HOLDING → HOLD_IF_HOLDING) Score 5.2/10, moderate confidence.
Passes 6/9 gates (positive momentum, clean insider activity, news boost analyst 0.70, earnings proximity 94d clear, semi cycle peak clear, materials cycle peak clear). Fails on favorable risk/reward ratio. Suitability: speculative.
Recent developments
updated 2026-10-30Recent Developments — Pentair plc.
Latest news
- NEWS PNR INVESTIGATION: Pentair Securities Fraud Investigation - GlobeNewswire — GlobeNewswire negative
- NEWS Is It Too Late to Buy Pentair PLC (PNR) After 5.7% Rally? GF Val - GuruFocus — GuruFocus positive
- NEWS Pentair plc 2026 Q3 - Results - Earnings Call Presentation (NYSE:PNR) 2026-10-27 - Seeking Alpha — Seeking Alpha neutral
- NEWS Pentair stock heads into the open after a 1.9% slide - AD HOC NEWS — AD HOC NEWS negative
- NEWS Pentair plc. Stock 12‑Month Price Target Cut to $97.47, Implies 29% Upside - TradingView — TradingView positive
Generated 2026-10-30T11:22:46Z.
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Concentration Risks(10-K Item 1A)
- LOWCustomerlargest customer18%10-K Item 1A: 'Our net sales to our largest customer represented approximately 18% of our consolidated net sales in 2025.'
- MEDIUMGeographicSales outside of the U.S.30%10-K Item 1A: 'Sales outside of the U.S. for the year ended December 31, 2025 accounted for 30% of our net sales.'
Material Events(8-K, last 90d)
- 2026-04-28Item 5.02MEDIUMJerome O. Pedretti, EVP and CEO, Pool, elected to resign effective July 1, 2026; the CEO, Pool role was eliminated. De'Mon L. Wiggins appointed EVP and President, Flow, Water Solutions and Pool effective April 28, 2026.SEC filing →
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Rating Breakdown
2 floor-breakers
Revenue shrinking — -4.5% YoY. Growth thesis broken unless recovery story develops.static
Technicals below the gate floor. Component breakdown shows what dragged the score down.static
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Hold if already holding. Not a fresh buy at $65.84, but acceptable to hold if already in. Reasons: Analyst target reached - limited upside remaining; Sector modifier (Industrials): -0.7. Chart setup: Death cross but MACD improving, RSI 90. Multiple concerning factors. Consider reducing position. | News modifier +2 (SELL_IF_HOLDING → HOLD_IF_HOLDING) Analyst target $66.24 (+0.6%), stop $61.86 (−6.4%), A.R:R 0.0:1. Score 5.2/10, moderate confidence.
Analyst target: $66.24 (+0.6% upside). Analyst target $66.24 (+0.6%), stop $61.86 (−6.4%), A.R:R 0.0:1. Stop-loss: $61.86.
Analyst target reached - limited upside remaining; Sector modifier (Industrials): -0.7; Weak growth.
Pentair plc. trades at a P/E of 17.9 (forward 12.4). TrendMatrix value score: 6.9/10. Verdict: Hold.
22 analysts cover PNR with a consensus score of 3.7/5. Average price target: $74.
What does Pentair plc. do?Pentair designs, manufactures, and sells water treatment, flow management, and pool equipment through three segments —...
Pentair designs, manufactures, and sells water treatment, flow management, and pool equipment through three segments — Water Solutions ($1.6 billion net sales), Pool ($1.6 billion), and Flow ($1.0 billion) — totaling $4.2 billion in 2025 net sales. The company serves residential, commercial, and industrial customers and employs approximately 9,000 people worldwide.