PNR’s short interest shows a sharp rise on 2025-11-14

Roman Campbell

Investors can expect a company’s stock to rise or fall based on the buying and selling of stock by its insiders. Pentair plc shares valued at $684,196 were sold by GLENN T MICHAEL on Dec 01 ’25. At $104.33 per share, GLENN T MICHAEL sold 6,558 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 31,192 shares worth approximately $3.32 million following the completion of this transaction.

Also, GLENN T MICHAEL purchased 6,558 shares, netting a total of over 684,196 in proceeds.

Before that, Fishman Robert P had sold 7,786 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $820,765, the EVP & Chief Financial Officer traded Pentair plc shares for $105.42 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 7,786 shares, worth approximately $6.73 million.

As published in a research note from BofA Securities on July 29, 2025, Pentair plc [PNR] has been rated down from a Neutral to an Underperform and the price target has been revised to $100. Analysts at TD Cowen downgraded the stock from ‘”a Buy”‘ to ‘”a Hold”‘ outlook in a report released in late July. As of May 16, 2025, JP Morgan has increased its “Neutral” rating to a “an Overweight” for PNR. Earlier on March 25, 2025, Robert W. Baird upgraded its rating. Their new recommendation was “an Outperform” for PNR stock which previously was a “a Neutral”.

Analyzing PNR Stock Performance

On last trading session, Pentair plc [NYSE: PNR] rose 1.25% to $106.47. The stock’s lowest price that day was $105.1, but it reached a high of $106.6846 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 0.41%. Over the course of the year, Pentair plc shares have dropped approximately -2.31%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $113.95 on 10/03/25 and a 52-week low of $74.25 on 04/09/25.

Support And Resistance Levels for Pentair plc (PNR)

According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 105.49, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 104.50. In the upper region, resistance lies at 107.07. The next price resistance is at 107.67. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 51.72 on the 14-day chart, showing neutral technical sentiment.

Is Pentair plc subject to short interest?

Stocks of Pentair plc saw a sharp rise in short interest on 2025-11-14 jumping by 1.39 million shares to 3.29 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-10-15 was 1.9 million shares. A jump of 42.23% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 2.6 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 2.6.

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In terms of Pentair plc share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 127 in the next 12 months, up nearly 20.77% from the previous closing price of $105.16. Analysts anticipate Pentair plc stock to reach 130 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 124. In spite of this, 16 analysts ranked Pentair plc stock as Buy at the end of 2025.

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