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PentairC
NYSE / Capital Goods
Last Price
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Current thesis
Pool destocking proves temporary while Flow and Water Solutions remain resilient; Taco closes and delivers the anticipated growth and synergies.
Posture
Mixed
Lead driver
Value
What changed
Next scheduled catalyst: earnings 2026-10-27 · BMO.
What can break
A larger-than-anticipated Pool inventory correction drove the Q2 shortfall; management's recovery timetable may slip [#SEC-8K-2026-07-28].
Momentum
24
Value
66
Sentiment
48
Setup hits (3d)
0 · Net Neutral
AI TargetsBase $50.00 · Bull $67.00 · Bear $39.00Analysis 2026-10-01; returns require an exact persisted reference.
Earnings
2026-10-27 · BMO
Data freshness
Prices
Unavailable: Price unavailable
Fundamentals
As of 2026-10-26 • Vendor: Data Vendor v1
Scores
As of 2026-10-26 • Model: HYBRID_IC_RP
AI Memo
As of 2026-10-01 • Model: RankAlpha Sentiment Codex
Investment thesis
As of 2026-10-26

Grade is the composite factor band; factor scores use a 0–100 scale. Confidence describes evidence quality, not a probability of return. Score date: 2026-10-26. Definitions

Supporting evidence
What
Grade C · Mixed
Confidence Medium · Net Neutral
Target $69.36
Why
Momentum24 · Δ7d +6.1
Value66 · Δ7d -0.5
Sentiment48 · Δ7d -5.1
So what
Balanced signals (Net Neutral). Wait for confirmation before sizing up.

Confirming evidence

  • • Next scheduled catalyst: earnings 2026-10-27 · BMO.
  • • Value remains the lead driver in the composite, 7D delta -0.5.

Contradictions & invalidation

  • • A larger-than-anticipated Pool inventory correction drove the Q2 shortfall; management's recovery timetable may slip [#SEC-8K-2026-07-28].
  • • Bob Hau is due to become CFO on November 1 following an interim-CFO period, adding an execution handoff during the reset [#8-K-2026-09-22] [#IR-2026-09-22]. Source: https://investors.pentair.com/news-releases/news-release-details/pentair-announces-bob-hau-executive-vice-president-and-chief
  • • Pool orders remain weak after the channel reset, while acquisition debt and integration costs impair the recovery.

Catalyst clock

2026-10-27 · BMO

Pool-channel inventory reset

Lead driver: Value · See fundamentals
Momentum
24
8% active weight
Current posture
7d trendImproving
Δ7d
+6.1
Δ21d
+13.9
Value
66
47% active weight
Current posture
7d trendFlat
Δ7d
-0.5
Δ21d
-1.3
Sentiment
48
45% active weight
Current posture
7d trendSoftening
Δ7d
-5.1
Δ21d
-12.8
Why this grade

Composite grade C. Momentum 23.9 / Value 65.9 / Sentiment 47.8

Scenario snapshot

Scenario probability is memo-authored likelihood, not forecast certainty. Targets belong to the analysis dated 2026-10-01. Scenario method

B+
Bull case
0%
Probability
Target price
$67.00
Analysis reference price unavailable
Analysis 2026-10-01 · RankAlpha Sentiment Codex
Most likely
B
Base case
1%
Probability
Target price
$50.00
Analysis reference price unavailable
Analysis 2026-10-01 · RankAlpha Sentiment Codex
B-
Bear case
0%
Probability
Target price
$39.00
Analysis reference price unavailable
Analysis 2026-10-01 · RankAlpha Sentiment Codex
Fundamentals (TTM)
As of 2026-10-26
Market Cap
$8.82B
Beta
1.22
Shares Out
159.64M
P/E (TTM)
26.0
P/S (TTM)
4.07
P/FCF (TTM)
27.04
Rev YoY
-17.0%
EPS YoY
-11.2%
Gross Margin
+41.3%
Op Margin
+21.8%
Net Debt
$1.66B
Current Ratio
1.45
As of 2026-10-26 • Updated nightlySource: Internal modelMethods & Data