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Here Are the Facts You Need to Understand Pentair (PNR)

Now trading at a price of $53.81, Pentair has moved -2.4% so far today. In contrast, the S&P 500 index moved -1.0%. Read below for a basic value analysis of Pentair.

Pentair shares moved 4.4% over the last 52 weeks, with a high of $60.85 and a low of $38.55. During this time, the stock outperformed the S&P 500 index by 12.0%. As of January 2022, the company's 50-day average price is $54.0. Pentair plc provides various water solutions worldwide. The mid-cap Industrials company has 11,250 full time employees and is based in London, United Kingdom. Pentair has returned a 1.5% dividend yield over the last 12 months.

EPS Trend Sustained Primarily by Reducing the Number of Shares Outstanding with a Highly Leveraged Balance Sheet:

2019-12-31 2020-12-31 2021-12-31 2022-12-31
Revenue (MM) $2,957 $3,018 $3,765 $4,122
Revenue Growth n/a 2.05% 24.75% 9.48%
Gross Margins 35.6% 35.0% 35.0% 33.1%
Gross Margins Growth n/a -1.69% 0.0% -5.43%
Operating Margins 14.6% 15.3% 16.9% 14.4%
Operating Margins Growth n/a 4.79% 10.46% -14.79%
Net Margins 12.03% 11.88% 14.69% 11.67%
Net Margins Growth n/a -1.25% 23.65% -20.56%
Earnings Per Share $2.09 $2.14 $3.3 $2.92
EPS Growth n/a 2.39% 54.21% -11.52%
Diluted Shares (MM) 170 167 168 165
Free Cash Flow (MM) $294 $511 $553 $278
FCF Growth n/a 73.65% 8.13% -49.71%
Capital Expenditures (MM) -$58 -$62 -$60 -$85
Net Debt / EBITDA 1.84 1.43 1.12 3.07

Pentair Is Too Expensive at Current Levels:

Compared to the Industrials sector's average of 20.49, Pentair has a trailing twelve month P/E ratio of 18.4 and, according to its EPS guidance of 3.99, an expected P/E ratio of 13.5. Pentair's PEG ratio is 0.91 based on its 13.8% compound average growth rate of historical and projected earnings per share. This suggests that company's shares are undervalued.

Furthermore, Pentair is likely undervalued in terms of its equity because its P/B ratio is 3.3 compared to its sector average of 3.78. The company's shares are currently trading 73.1% above their fair value as expressed by Benjamin Graham's formula:

√(22.5 * 4-year average EPS * book value per share) = √(22.5 * 2.61 * 16.458) = $31.09

Pentair Is the Subject of Mixed Market Indicators:

15 analysts are following Pentair and have set target prices ranging from $39.0 to $75.0 per share. On average, they have given the company a rating of buy. At the current price of $53.81, PNR is trading -9.52% away from its average analyst target price of $59.47 per share, implying an analyst consensus of some upside potential for the stock.

The company has an average amount of shares sold short since 5.1% of the company's shares are tied to short positions. Institutions own 95.7% of Pentair's shares, while the insider ownership rate stands at 0.42%. The biggest shareholder is the Vanguard Group, Inc. with a 12% stake in the company worth approximately $1,052,200,659.

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