Pentair plc. (PNR) Stock Analysis
Falling Knife setup
Industrials · Specialty Industrial Machinery
Sell if holding. Momentum 1.0/10 is below the 5.0 floor at $80.58 — engine's falling-knife protection flags exit rather than catching a breakdown. Specifics: Negative momentum; Weak growth.
Pentair is an Irish public company focused on water solutions, operating through three segments — Flow, Water Solutions, and Pool — designing and manufacturing pumps, filtration systems, and pool equipment for residential, commercial, and industrial markets globally. Non-U.S.... Read more
Sell if holding. Momentum 1.0/10 is below the 5.0 floor at $80.58 — engine's falling-knife protection flags exit rather than catching a breakdown. Specifics: Negative momentum; Weak growth. Chart setup: Death cross, below all MAs, RSI 29, MACD bearish. Score 5.3/10, moderate confidence.
Passes 5/7 gates (favorable risk/reward ratio, clean insider activity, no SEC red flags, earnings proximity 81d clear, semi cycle peak clear). Fails on weak momentum and death cross (50MA < 200MA). Suitability: moderate.
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Concentration Risks(10-K Item 1A)
- MEDIUMCustomerlargest customer18%10-K Item 1A: 'Our net sales to our largest customer represented approximately 18% of our consolidated net sales in 2025.'
Material Events(8-K, last 90d)
- 2026-02-25Item 5.02LOW8-K/A amending October 2025 filing: Nicholas J. Brazis appointed EVP and CFO effective March 1, 2026. Compensation set at $600,000 base salary and 80% annual bonus target. Clean successor handoff.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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Sell if holding. Momentum 1.0/10 is below the 5.0 floor at $80.58 — engine's falling-knife protection flags exit rather than catching a breakdown. Specifics: Negative momentum; Weak growth. Chart setup: Death cross, below all MAs, RSI 29, MACD bearish. Prior stop was $77.11. Score 5.3/10, moderate confidence.
Take-profit target: $93.32 (+16.7% upside). Prior stop was $77.11. Stop-loss: $77.11.
Weak growth; Negative momentum; Below 200-MA, MA slope -1.9%/30d (confirmed downtrend).
Pentair plc. trades at a P/E of 20.3 (forward 13.9). TrendMatrix value score: 6.8/10. Verdict: Sell.
25 analysts cover PNR with a consensus score of 3.9/5. Average price target: $104.
What does Pentair plc. do?Pentair is an Irish public company focused on water solutions, operating through three segments — Flow, Water...
Pentair is an Irish public company focused on water solutions, operating through three segments — Flow, Water Solutions, and Pool — designing and manufacturing pumps, filtration systems, and pool equipment for residential, commercial, and industrial markets globally. Non-U.S. sales accounted for 30% of net sales in 2025; the largest customer represented approximately 18% of consolidated net sales.