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Pentair plc (NYSE: PNR) closed the day trading at $102.85 down -0.75% from the previous closing price of $103.63. In other words, the price has decreased by -$0.75 from its previous closing price. On the day, 2.64 million shares were traded. PNR stock price reached its highest trading level at $103.45 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $102.23.
Ratios:
For a better understanding of PNR, let’s look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 117.90 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 20.14. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.84 and its Current Ratio is at 1.45. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.41 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.40.
On May 16, 2025, JP Morgan Upgraded its rating to Overweight which previously was Neutral but kept the price unchanged to $113.
Robert W. Baird Upgraded its Neutral to Outperform on March 25, 2025, while the target price for the stock was maintained at $114.
Insider Transactions:
The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Jul 24 ’25 when Robertson Karla C bought 158,315 shares for $102.70 per share.
JONES DAVID A /WI sold 6,558 shares of PNR for $589,827 on Apr 28 ’25. The Director now owns 26,313 shares after completing the transaction at $89.94 per share. On Apr 28 ’25, another insider, JONES DAVID A /WI, who serves as the Director of the company, bought 6,558 shares for $89.94 each.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, PNR now has a Market Capitalization of 16860304384 and an Enterprise Value of 18320429056. As of this moment, Pentair’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 28.09, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 19.34. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 2.88. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 4.11 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 4.59. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 4.469 whereas that against EBITDA is 17.306.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for PNR is 1.07, which has changed by 0.16214693 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.16564083 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, PNR has reached a high of $110.71, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $74.25. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 1.42%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 5.07%.
Shares Statistics:
Over the past 3-months, PNR traded about 1.40M shares per day on average, while over the past 10 days, PNR traded about 2225880 shares per day. A total of 163.90M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 162.91M. Insiders hold about 0.62% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 94.10% stake in the company. Shares short for PNR as of 1752537600 were 2680385 with a Short Ratio of 2.07, compared to 1749772800 on 2916150. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 2680385 and a Short% of Float of 2.12.
Dividends & Splits
PNR’s forward annual dividend rate is 0.98, up from 0.96 a year ago. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.009263727The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 1.32. The current Payout Ratio is 25.12% for PNR, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-07-18 with an ex-dividend date of 2025-07-18. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2018-05-01 when the company split stock in a 1489:1000 ratio.
