Pentair plc (NYSE: PNR) is -0.80% lower on its value in year-to-date trading and has touched a low of $72.63 and a high of $110.71 in the current 52-week trading range. The question becomes, what are the chances the stock will make a comeback and enjoy potential growth. Why not look at analysts view on what the future holds for the stock. The PNR stock was last observed hovering at around $99.64 in the last trading session, with the day’s gains setting it 0.19%.
Currently trading at $99.83, the stock is 1.91% and 9.92% above its SMA20 and SMA50 respectively. However, with a daily trading volume of 1.03 million and changing 0.19% at the moment leaves the stock 4.22% off its SMA200. PNR registered 22.67% gain for a year compared to 6-month loss of -8.40%. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average (SMA 50) of $90.8242 and a 200-day simple moving average (SMA200) of $95.7922.
The stock witnessed a 7.30% gain in the last 1 month and extending the period to 3 months gives it a 9.47%, and is 1.03% up over the last 5 days. If we measure the stock’s price variations over the week and the month, we find that the volatility rates stand at 0.80% over the week and 1.74% over the month.
Pentair plc (PNR) has around 9750 employees, a market worth around $16.42B and $4.08B in sales. Current P/E ratio is 25.75 and Fwd P/E is 19.06. Profit margin for the company is 15.87%. Distance from 52-week low is 37.45% and -9.83% from its 52-week high. The company has generated returns on investments over the last 12 months (11.64%).
with sales reaching $1.12B over the same period.The EPS is expected to grow by 9.63% this year, but quarterly earnings will post 1.19% year-over-year. Quarterly sales are estimated to grow 1.58% in year-over-year returns.
1099.0 institutions hold shares in Pentair plc (PNR), with institutional investors hold 96.60% of the company’s shares. The shares outstanding are 164.50M, and float is at 163.53M with Short Float at 1.78%. Institutions hold 95.86% of the Float.
The top institutional shareholder in the company is VANGUARD GROUP INC with over 20.03 million shares valued at $$1.54 billion. The investor’s holdings represent 12.0738 of the PNR Shares outstanding. As of 2024-06-30, the second largest holder is BLACKROCK INC. with 15.62 million shares valued at $$1.2 billion to account for 9.4173 of the shares outstanding. The other top investors are IMPAX ASSET MANAGEMENT GROUP PLC which holds 8.88 million shares representing 5.3554 and valued at over $$679.91 million, while STATE STREET CORP holds 5.1212 of the shares totaling 8.5 million with a market value of $$651.4 million.
Pentair plc (PNR) Insider Activity
The most recent transaction is an insider sale by JONES DAVID A /WI, the company’s Director. SEC filings show that JONES DAVID A /WI sold 6,558 shares of the company’s common stock on Apr 28 ’25 at a price of $89.94 per share for a total of $0.59 million. Following the sale, the insider now owns 26313.0 shares.
Still, SEC filings show that on Feb 14 ’25, Pilla Stephen J (EVP Ch Sup Chn Of Ch Trnfrm O) disposed off 7,200 shares at an average price of $98.14 for $0.71 million. The insider now directly holds 15,099 shares of Pentair plc (PNR).
