PNR NYSE Week ended 31 Jul 2026

Weekly Investor Report

Pentair PLC · Industrials · Specialty Industrial Machinery

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Latest close 65.44 USD
4.1% latest week
Weekly setup

Weak trend

The weekly trend is not active. Price is -22.8% below the Trend Line and sits at 14.5% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 4.1%, after a -14.3% four-week move. The latest factor snapshot indicates quality ranks strongly versus its universe; growth is moderate; valuation is neither clearly cheap nor expensive. Options positioning is mixed with 23/100 conviction, while the latest news-sentiment score is 41/100.

Setup score 25 out of 100
Latest Close 65.44 USD 31 Jul 2026
1W Return 4.1% latest completed week
4W Return -14.3% short-term follow-through
12W Return -14.8% quarterly tape
Trend Breadth 34.6% 18 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio 1.6x vs 13-week average
What is working
  • Volume is elevated versus the 13-week average, confirming attention.
What could go wrong
  • The trend backdrop is inactive, so price action has not confirmed a constructive regime.
  • Price is below the Trend Line, which keeps downside pressure in focus.
  • Price is below Fair Value, so the market is still discounting the latest tape.
  • Activity pressure is negative, which weakens the current setup.
What to watch next
  • Trend Line remains the key weekly regime level.
  • Activity pressure is the gauge to monitor for confirmation or fade.
  • A volume ratio above 1.5x would show stronger participation in the next move.
Price follow-through 4.1% Latest completed week; four-week move -14.3%. Indicator stack 19/44 Trend and activity pressure are weighted against the latest 12-week confirmation window. Trend backdrop Active The trend backdrop defines the current weekly regime. Patient Capital Quiet Activity-pressure buy-signal status for institutional accumulation timing. Options pressure Mixed 23/100 conviction; expected move 6.3%. News sentiment 41/100 57 relevant articles in the latest sentiment read. Event risk 28 Jul Latest stored earnings date was 28 Jul 2026.
01 · Price action

Where price is—and whether the trend supports it

The weekly trend is not active. Price is -22.8% below the Trend Line and sits at 14.5% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 4.1%, after a -14.3% four-week move.

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52-week price path

Price vs Trend Line and Fair Value
Price Trend Line Fair Value
02 · Volume and demand

Is real participation confirming the move?

Latest weekly volume is 1.6x the 13-week average. Participation is unusually strong and confirms that the move is attracting attention.

26-week volume confirmation

Bar height shows volume; colour shows the weekly price direction
6 Feb 13 Feb 20 Feb 27 Feb 6 Mar 13 Mar 20 Mar 27 Mar 3 Apr 10 Apr 17 Apr 24 Apr 1 May 8 May 15 May 22 May 29 May 5 Jun 12 Jun 19 Jun 26 Jun 3 Jul 10 Jul 17 Jul 24 Jul 31 Jul
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Demand beneath price

Activity pressure and institutional-style signals

These indicators assess whether participation is improving beneath the headline price move. They are supporting evidence, not proof of institutional buying.

Activity pressure path

Latest 0.0612-week average 0.03

12-week confirmation

Trend active0/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure0/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership0/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.06Current proprietary activity-pressure read.
Buy signals0Accumulation signal count in the latest 12 weeks.
Reversal markers0No reversal markers

No recent accumulation markers. No reversal markers.

03 · Momentum and leadership

Is performance persistent—and is the stock leading?

Performance is -14.3% over four weeks, -14.8% over 12 weeks, and -34.5% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 0 consecutive weeks.

Performance by holding period

1W4.1%
4W-14.3%
12W-14.8%
26W-37.7%
52W-34.5%
Active trend streak0 weeks
Active weeks in one year18
Trend breadth34.6%

Activity pressure vs relative leadership

Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure-0.46Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change29.8%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership-36.49Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change-27.1%Four-week change in relative leadership.
04 · Fundamentals and valuation

What investors are paying for—and the quality behind it

The latest factor snapshot indicates quality ranks strongly versus its universe; growth is moderate; valuation is neither clearly cheap nor expensive.

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Factor week 26 Jul 2026 Financial statements through 31 Mar 2026 Field coverage 97% Model confidence 93%

Relative factor standing

Higher display scores are better. Each score is converted from the underlying universe rank, where rank 1 is best.

Overall factor strength67/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 34; rank 1 is best.
Value68/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 33; rank 1 is best.
Quality85/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 16; rank 1 is best.
Momentum10/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 91; rank 1 is best.
Growth28/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 73; rank 1 is best.
How to read this

Quality and valuation are separate questions

A strong company can still carry a demanding valuation. This report shows profitability, growth, balance-sheet strength, and the price paid for those characteristics separately.

Value-quality framework77/100Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.

Valuation

How much investors are paying for earnings, sales, and cash flow.

P/E
15.1x
Price divided by trailing earnings.
Price / sales
2.4x
Market value relative to trailing revenue.
EV / EBITDA
12.6x
Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
Free-cash-flow yield
7.1%
Free cash flow as a share of enterprise value.

Business quality

Margins and the return generated on invested capital.

Gross margin
40.9%
Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
Operating margin
19.8%
Operating profit retained from revenue.
Free-cash-flow margin
20.4%
Free cash flow generated from revenue.
Return on invested capital
12.6%
Operating return generated on invested capital.

Growth and financial strength

Recent business growth and accounting strength.

Revenue growth
3.1%
Latest one-year revenue growth.
EPS growth
3.8%
Latest one-year earnings-per-share growth.
Free-cash-flow growth
-5.6%
Latest one-year free-cash-flow growth.
Piotroski F-score
7/9
Nine-point accounting-strength checklist.

Shareholder return and balance sheet

Cash returned to owners and financial leverage.

Dividend yield
1.7%
Cash dividends relative to market value.
Buyback yield
3.7%
Net share repurchases relative to market value.
Shareholder yield
5.4%
Dividend yield plus net buyback yield.
Net debt / EBITDA
2.0x
Balance-sheet debt relative to operating cash earnings.
05 · Ownership, options, and sentiment

What other market participants are doing

Options, insider transactions, market sentiment, and activity-pressure signals can confirm or challenge the price story. None should be used alone.

Options positioningMixed

PNR shows mixed options pressure with a 23/100 conviction score, put-call volume ratio of 0.95, expected move of 6.3%, and Sharemaestro trend signal inactive.

Conviction23/100
Expected move6.3%
Put/call volume0.95
Pressure8
Speculation3
Volatility52
Trend agreement53
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Insider activity1 / 2

1 acquisitions and 2 disposals in the latest 180-day insider tape.

Acquisitions / disposals over the latest 180 days. Insider activity is context, not a stand-alone signal.
News sentiment41/100

Weighted news tone is neutral across 57 relevant articles.

7 positive · 26 neutral · 24 negative
Patient CapitalQuiet

Activity-pressure buy-signal evidence highlights potential institutional accumulation windows.

No recent buy signal
06 · Catalysts and risk

What can move the shares—and how volatile the path has been

Event timing, options-implied movement, drawdown, and weekly return distribution frame the risk around the current setup.

Next earnings28 JulLatest stored earnings date was 28 Jul 2026.
Options expected move6.3%Nearest-chain priced movement where available.
52-week drawdown-42.1%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility5.7%Standard deviation of weekly returns.

Weekly gains and losses

Latest 26 completed weeks

Each bar is one week. Gains rise above the zero line; losses fall below it. Taller bars mean a larger weekly move.

Weeks higher14 of 2612 weeks finished lower.
Best week+5.1%Week of 10 Apr.
Worst week-18.0%Week of 17 Jul.
Latest week+4.1%Week of 31 Jul.

Shape of recent returns

Strong gains3
Modest gains11
Flat weeks0
Modest losses5
Sharp losses7
Recent vol5.7%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol4.2%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split29/23Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew1.9% / -4.0%Average positive week versus average negative week.
07 · Sector and peer context

Is this stock leading—or simply moving with its group?

Sector and industry breadth distinguish company-specific strength from a broad group move.

08 · Evidence and weekly data

The underlying research record

Every top-level statement above should be traceable to a stored market, fundamental, event, or positioning observation.

Weekly tape28/100

Trend, activity pressure, participation, and risk combine to a 28/100 tape read.

 Indicator analysis9/100

Latest 12-week confirmation: trend 0/12, activity pressure 0/12, relative leadership 0/12.

Activity pressure 0.06; No reversal markers Factors59/100

O'Shaughnessy factor stack blends value, quality, momentum, and confidence.

Buyback Yield rank 15; Small Cap Core rank 40 SVQF77/100

Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.

Composite rank 234.0 of 1013 Patient CapitalQuiet

Activity-pressure buy-signal evidence highlights potential institutional accumulation windows.

No recent buy signal Options43/100

PNR shows mixed options pressure with a 23/100 conviction score, put-call volume ratio of 0.95, expected move of 6.3%, and Sharemaestro trend signal inactive.

Mixed · Options-market disagreement · Expected move 6.3% Sentiment41/100

Weighted news tone is neutral across 57 relevant articles.

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1 acquisitions and 2 disposals in the latest 180-day insider tape.

 Earnings28 Jul

Latest stored earnings date was 28 Jul 2026.

 Research flow1 items

0 recent research articles and 1 Market Watch posts are available.
WeekCloseReturnTrend LineFair ValuePressureLeadershipVolumeTrend
31 Jul 202665.44 USD4.1%84.78 USD86.99 USD-0.46-36.4920.2MOff
24 Jul 202662.88 USD1.1%86.10 USD87.01 USD-0.42-38.9415.0MOff
17 Jul 202662.18 USD-18.0%87.51 USD87.04 USD-0.21-40.6130.3MOff
10 Jul 202675.86 USD-0.7%88.88 USD87.05 USD-0.32-29.4910.4MOff
3 Jul 202676.39 USD0.4%89.86 USD86.98 USD-0.65-28.716.7MOff
26 Jun 202676.09 USD2.8%90.77 USD86.87 USD-0.92-28.1113.1MOff
19 Jun 202674.00 USD0.3%91.72 USD86.79 USD-1.27-32.328.9MOff
12 Jun 202673.80 USD0.9%92.73 USD86.69 USD-1.44-32.468.6MOff
5 Jun 202673.15 USD3.3%93.73 USD86.59 USD-1.52-33.2213.0MOff
29 May 202670.84 USD-5.3%94.85 USD86.49 USD-1.62-37.4914.7MOff
22 May 202674.82 USD2.9%96.02 USD86.40 USD-1.58-33.658.4MOff
15 May 202672.68 USD-5.4%97.16 USD86.27 USD-1.38-35.539.0MOff
8 May 202676.82 USD-2.9%98.33 USD86.17 USD-1.22-32.339.6MOff
1 May 202679.10 USD-13.8%99.32 USD86.05 USD-1.12-29.2318.2MOff
How to use this report

This is a completed-week research summary. It explains the available evidence and its conflicts; it does not predict a guaranteed outcome or replace your own risk assessment. Fundamental figures may refer to an earlier financial reporting period, which is shown above.