Pentair Valuation

Is PNR undervalued compared to its fair value, analyst forecasts and its price relative to the market?

Valuation Score

2/6

Valuation Score 2/6

  • Below Fair Value

  • Significantly Below Fair Value

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Peers

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Industry

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio

  • Analyst Forecast

Share Price vs Fair Value

What is the Fair Price of PNR when looking at its future cash flows? For this estimate we use a Discounted Cash Flow model.

Below Fair Value: PNR ($105.92) is trading below our estimate of fair value ($112.42)

Significantly Below Fair Value: PNR is trading below fair value, but not by a significant amount.


Key Valuation Metric

Which metric is best to use when looking at relative valuation for PNR?

Key metric: As PNR is profitable we use its Price-To-Earnings Ratio for relative valuation analysis.

The above table shows the Price to Earnings ratio for PNR. This is calculated by dividing PNR's market cap by their current earnings.
What is PNR's PE Ratio?
PE Ratio26.2x
EarningsUS$667.30m
Market CapUS$17.50b

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

How does PNR's PE Ratio compare to its peers?

The above table shows the PE ratio for PNR vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PEEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average28.8x
IEX IDEX
35.2x14.6%US$17.3b
SNA Snap-on
18x1.3%US$18.7b
GGG Graco
31.1x8.8%US$15.1b
NDSN Nordson
30.8x11.2%US$14.6b
PNR Pentair
26.2x11.2%US$17.5b

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: PNR is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (26.2x) compared to the peer average (28.8x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

How does PNR's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the US Machinery Industry?

4 CompaniesPrice / EarningsEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
AIRJ AirJoule Technologies
1.8xn/aUS$411.62m
CVGI Commercial Vehicle Group
2.9x-46.6%US$80.23m
FATH Fathom Digital Manufacturing
2.6xn/aUS$35.24m
ZEVY Lightning eMotors
n/an/aUS$6.00
No more companies available in this PE range
PNR 26.2xIndustry Avg. 24.1xNo. of Companies9PE01224364860+
4 CompaniesEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
No more companies

Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: PNR is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (26.2x) compared to the US Machinery industry average (24.1x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is PNR's PE Ratio compared to its Fair PE Ratio? This is the expected PE Ratio taking into account the company's forecast earnings growth, profit margins and other risk factors.

PNR PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio26.2x
Fair PE Ratio23.8x

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: PNR is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (26.2x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Earnings Ratio (23.8x).


Analyst Price Targets

What is the analyst 12-month forecast and do we have any statistical confidence in the consensus price target?

The above table shows the analyst PNR forecast and predictions for the stock price in 12 month’s time.
DateShare PriceAverage 1Y Price TargetDispersionHighLow1Y Actual priceAnalysts
CurrentUS$105.92
US$108.45
+2.4%
7.4%US$120.00US$85.00n/a19
Nov ’25US$98.47
US$108.19
+9.9%
7.2%US$120.00US$85.00n/a19
Oct ’25US$96.81
US$96.44
-0.4%
7.8%US$110.00US$81.00n/a18
Sep ’25US$88.69
US$94.06
+6.1%
7.2%US$101.00US$81.00n/a19
Aug ’25US$85.87
US$94.06
+9.5%
7.2%US$101.00US$81.00n/a19
Jul ’25US$74.42
US$89.66
+20.5%
7.4%US$101.00US$78.00n/a20
Jun ’25US$81.38
US$90.51
+11.2%
7.8%US$103.00US$78.00n/a20
May ’25US$79.07
US$90.51
+14.5%
7.8%US$103.00US$78.00n/a20
Apr ’25US$84.41
US$86.90
+3.0%
7.6%US$100.00US$75.00n/a19
Mar ’25US$78.33
US$81.40
+3.9%
5.3%US$92.00US$72.00n/a18
Feb ’25US$74.81
US$80.39
+7.5%
6.3%US$92.00US$72.00n/a18
Jan ’25US$72.71
US$74.22
+2.1%
11.3%US$83.00US$46.00n/a18
Dec ’24US$66.28
US$73.94
+11.6%
12.2%US$88.00US$46.00n/a16
Nov ’24US$58.92
US$73.94
+25.5%
12.2%US$88.00US$46.00US$98.4716
Oct ’24US$64.75
US$73.82
+14.0%
13.3%US$88.00US$46.00US$96.8117
Sep ’24US$70.96
US$73.82
+4.0%
13.3%US$88.00US$46.00US$88.6917
Aug ’24US$69.90
US$72.80
+4.1%
13.4%US$83.00US$46.00US$85.8715
Jul ’24US$64.60
US$63.75
-1.3%
13.7%US$75.00US$39.00US$74.4216
Jun ’24US$56.32
US$63.00
+11.9%
13.5%US$72.00US$39.00US$81.3815
May ’24US$57.61
US$61.73
+7.2%
13.7%US$72.00US$39.00US$79.0715
Apr ’24US$55.27
US$59.63
+7.9%
15.8%US$75.00US$39.00US$84.4116
Mar ’24US$55.36
US$59.38
+7.3%
16.0%US$75.00US$39.00US$78.3316
Feb ’24US$57.62
US$59.06
+2.5%
15.9%US$75.00US$39.00US$74.8116
Jan ’24US$44.98
US$52.13
+15.9%
17.1%US$70.00US$39.00US$72.7116
Dec ’23US$46.64
US$51.56
+10.6%
17.4%US$70.00US$39.00US$66.2816
Nov ’23US$42.40
US$51.47
+21.4%
17.1%US$70.00US$39.00US$58.9217

Analyst Forecast: Target price is less than 20% higher than the current share price.


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