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→Stable
- Perfect Earnings Consistency↑Improving
- Attractive Valuation Upside↑Improving
- +1 more pillar — see the Why tab for full reasoning
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 $59.41 — engine's falling-knife protection flags exit rather than catching a breakdown. Specifics: Sector modifier (Industrials): -0.7; Weak overall score: 4.9/10.
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
Sell if holding. Momentum 1.0/10 is below the 5.0 floor at $59.41 — engine's falling-knife protection flags exit rather than catching a breakdown. Specifics: Sector modifier (Industrials): -0.7; Weak overall score: 4.9/10. Chart setup: Death cross, below all MAs, RSI 29, MACD bearish. Score 4.9/10, moderate confidence.
Passes 6/9 gates (favorable risk/reward ratio, clean insider activity, news events none recent, earnings proximity 46d clear, semi cycle peak clear, materials cycle peak clear). Fails on weak momentum and death cross (50MA < 200MA). Suitability: speculative.
Recent developments
updated 2026-09-04Recent 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. Stock 12‑Month Price Target Cut to $97.47, Implies 29% Upside - TradingView — TradingView positive
- NEWS Pentair (PNR) Stock Drops 14% After Lowered FY 2026 Outlook - GuruFocus — GuruFocus negative
- NEWS Pentair plc Announces Executive Changes - marketscreener.com — marketscreener.com neutral
Generated 2026-09-04T15:07:40Z.
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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 — -17.0% YoY. Growth thesis broken unless recovery story develops.static
Price action weak — below key moving averages, no momentum carry. Needs a base before trend-continuation setups apply.static
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Frequently Asked Questions
Sell if holding. Momentum 1.0/10 is below the 5.0 floor at $59.41 — engine's falling-knife protection flags exit rather than catching a breakdown. Specifics: Sector modifier (Industrials): -0.7; Weak overall score: 4.9/10. Chart setup: Death cross, below all MAs, RSI 29, MACD bearish. Prior stop was $57.38. Score 4.9/10, moderate confidence.
Take-profit target: $66.39 (+12.1% upside). Prior stop was $57.38. Stop-loss: $57.38.
Sector modifier (Industrials): -0.7; Weak overall score: 4.9/10; Weak growth.
Pentair plc. trades at a P/E of 15.4 (forward 11.6). TrendMatrix value score: 7.4/10. Verdict: Sell.
22 analysts cover PNR with a consensus score of 3.6/5. Average price target: $76.
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.