Pentair plc. (PNR) Stock Analysis
Falling Knife setup
Industrials · Specialty Industrial Machinery
Sell if holding. Momentum 3.3/10 is below the 5.0 floor at $73.41 — engine's falling-knife protection flags exit rather than catching a breakdown. Specifics: Sector modifier (Industrials): -0.7; Weak growth.
Pentair is an Irish-incorporated water solutions company with three segments: Flow (pumps, valves, filtration), Water Solutions (commercial and residential water treatment), and Pool (pool equipment and accessories). Generated $4.2 billion in net sales in 2025 from approximately... Read more
Sell if holding. Momentum 3.3/10 is below the 5.0 floor at $73.41 — engine's falling-knife protection flags exit rather than catching a breakdown. Specifics: Sector modifier (Industrials): -0.7; Weak growth. Chart setup: Death cross, below all MAs, RSI 25, MACD bearish. Score 5.6/10, moderate confidence.
Passes 7/9 gates (favorable risk/reward ratio, clean insider activity, no SEC red flags, news events none recent, earnings proximity 62d clear, semi cycle peak clear, materials cycle peak clear). Fails on weak momentum and death cross (50MA < 200MA). Suitability: moderate.
Recent Developments — Pentair plc.
Material events (past 30 days)
- Apr 28, 2026 MEDIUM Item 5.02: Jerome O. Pedretti (EVP & CEO Pool) resigned effective July 1, 2026. Company eliminating CEO Pool role. De'Mon L. Wiggins appointed EVP and President, Flow, Water Solutions and Pool effective April 28, 2026. Clean handoff with named successor.
Latest news
- Pentair plc (PNR) Earnings Expected to Grow: Should You Buy? - Yahoo Finance — Yahoo Finance positive
- Pentair plc $PNR Stake Lifted by Zurcher Kantonalbank Zurich Cantonalbank - MarketBeat — MarketBeat positive
- Pentair (PNR) Projected to Post Quarterly Earnings on Tuesday - MarketBeat — MarketBeat neutral
- PNR Gears Up to Report Q1 Earnings: What's in the Offing for the Stock? - Yahoo Finance — Yahoo Finance neutral
- PNR Gears Up to Report Q1 Earnings: What's in the Offing for the Stock? - TradingView — TradingView neutral
Generated 2026-05-20T21:06:21Z.
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Concentration Risks(10-K Item 1A)
- MEDIUMCustomerone customer in the Pool business18%10-K Item 1: 'One customer in the Pool business represented approximately 18% and 15% of our consolidated net sales in 2025 and 2024, respectively'
- 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 & CEO Pool) resigned effective July 1, 2026. Company eliminating CEO Pool role. De'Mon L. Wiggins appointed EVP and President, Flow, Water Solutions and Pool effective April 28, 2026. Clean handoff with named successor.SEC filing →
- 2026-02-25Item 5.02LOWAmendment providing compensation details for Nicholas J. Brazis as EVP & CFO (appointment previously disclosed October 2025). Brazis to receive $600,000 base salary and 80% bonus target. No new departure or appointment.SEC filing →
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Rating Breakdown
2 floor-breakers
Price action weak — below key moving averages, no momentum carry. Needs a base before trend-continuation setups apply.static
Growth below the gate floor. Component breakdown shows what dragged the score down.static
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Frequently Asked Questions
Sell if holding. Momentum 3.3/10 is below the 5.0 floor at $73.41 — engine's falling-knife protection flags exit rather than catching a breakdown. Specifics: Sector modifier (Industrials): -0.7; Weak growth. Chart setup: Death cross, below all MAs, RSI 25, MACD bearish. Prior stop was $70.04. Score 5.6/10, moderate confidence.
Take-profit target: $92.08 (+25.4% upside). Prior stop was $70.04. Stop-loss: $70.04.
Sector modifier (Industrials): -0.7; Weak growth; Negative momentum.
Pentair plc. trades at a P/E of 18.4 (forward 12.6). TrendMatrix value score: 7.5/10. Verdict: Sell.
25 analysts cover PNR with a consensus score of 3.9/5. Average price target: $102.
What does Pentair plc. do?Pentair is an Irish-incorporated water solutions company with three segments: Flow (pumps, valves, filtration), Water...
Pentair is an Irish-incorporated water solutions company with three segments: Flow (pumps, valves, filtration), Water Solutions (commercial and residential water treatment), and Pool (pool equipment and accessories). Generated $4.2 billion in net sales in 2025 from approximately 9,000 employees; one Pool segment customer represented 18% of consolidated net sales in 2025.