Pentair plc’s recent filing unveils that its President & CEO Stauch John L unloaded Company’s shares for reported $2.33 million on Aug 07. In the deal valued at $71.42 per share,32,596 shares were sold. As a result of this transaction, Stauch John L now holds 7,690 shares worth roughly $ 0.55 million.
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Then, BRYAN GLYNIS sold 3,947 shares, generating $178,168 in total proceeds. Upon selling the shares at $45.14, the Director now owns 27,609 shares.
Before that, GLENN T MICHAEL sold 3,947 shares. Pentair plc shares valued at $184,522 were divested by the Director at a price of $46.75 per share. As a result of the transaction, GLENN T MICHAEL now holds 26,496 shares, worth roughly $1.88 million.
Seaport Research Partners initiated its Pentair plc [PNR] rating to a Buy in a research note published on Friday, August 07, 2023; the price target was $88. PT values the company’s stock at a premium of 19.36 to its Friday closing price.
Price Performance Review of PNR
On Friday, Pentair plc [NYSE:PNR] saw its stock jump 1.00% to $70.96. On the same session, the stock had its day’s lowest price of $70.43, but rose to a high of $71.06. Over the last five days, the stock has gained 5.83%. Pentair plc shares have risen nearly 57.76% since the year began. Nevertheless, the stocks have risen 59.46% over the past one year. While a 52-week high of $71.82 was reached on 08/08/23, a 52-week low of $38.55 was recorded on 01/03/23. SMA at 50 days reached $66.97, while 200 days put it at $56.39. A total of 0.68 million shares were traded, compared to the trading of 1.54 million shares in the previous session.
Levels Of Support And Resistance For PNR Stock
The 24-hour chart illustrates a support level at 70.57, which if violated will result in even more drops to 70.19. On the upside, there is a resistance level at 71.20. A further resistance level may holdings at 71.45. The Relative Strength Index (RSI) on the 14-day chart is 65.65, which indicates neutral technical sentiment, while the Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD) stands at 2.31, which suggests price will go up in the next trading period. Percent R suggests that price movement has been bullish at 1.78%. Stochastics %K at 88.74% indicates the stock is a selling.
How much short interest is there in Pentair plc?
A steep rise in short interest was recorded in Pentair plc stocks on Aug 14, 2023, dropping by -0.17 million shares to a total of 3.79 million shares. Yahoo Finance data shows the prior-month short interest on Jul 13, 2023 was 3.96 million shares. There was a decline of -4.49%, which implies that there is a negative sentiment for the stock. In spite of short shares comprising just 2.61% of the overall stock float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) fell to 2.69.
Pentair plc [PNR] – Who Are The Largest Shareholders?
In filings from The Vanguard Group, Inc., it is revealed that the company now owns 19,021,891 shares, or roughly 11.52% of the outstanding PNR shares. In other words, the investor’s shares have risen by 7,070 from its previous 13-F filing of 19014821.0. Additionally, Impax Asset Management Ltd. decreased -14.29% of its stake after which the total value it holdings stand at $759,939,202, while SSgA Funds Management, Inc. reduced -11.24% of its stake to hold $664.08 million in the firm. Over the last quarter, BlackRock Fund Advisors purchased 85,357 shares of Pentair plc, while Invesco Capital Management LLC bought 191,000 shares. At present, Millennium Management LLC is holding 3,812,571 shares valued at $264.97 million. Pictet Asset Management SA owned 3,703,035 shares of the company at the time of its most recent 13F filing, worth $257.36 million.
According to FactSet, Pentair plc’s share price will average $73.53 in the next year, based on opinions of analysts polled by the firm. This is up nearly 11.02 percent from its previous closing price of $70.26. Analysts expect Pentair plc stock to reach the higher price of $88.00, while the lowest price estimate is $46.00. However, 19 analysts have rated PNR stock as an Overweight in their predictions for 2023.