5 Green Days In A Row: Pentair Stock Is Up 28%
Pentair (PNR) stock has risen for 5 consecutive trading days, gaining 27.8% over that stretch. That added about $2.4 billion to the company’s market value, which now stands at about $11.3 billion. The stock closed at $70.56 on Monday, November 2, 34.1% below its 52-week high of $107.09 and 36.1% above its low of $51.86.
PNR Versus The S&P 500
Returns for PNR and the S&P 500 over the streak and the periods around it, all ending Monday, November 2 and including dividends:
| Return Period | PNR | S&P 500 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 Day | 6.5% | -0.5% |
| 5 Days (Current Streak) | 27.8% | -1.7% |
| 1 Month (21 Trading Days) | 33.7% | -2.3% |
| 3 Months (63 Trading Days) | 3.5% | -2.3% |
| Year To Date | -31.2% | 11.2% |
| 1 Year (252 Trading Days) | -33.2% | 11.8% |
How The Streak Compares With The Market
The market explains little of this: the S&P 500 lost 1.7% over the same 5 sessions, including dividends, against Pentair’s +27.8%. 16 other S&P 500 stocks are currently on winning streaks of 5 days or longer. Over the past three months the stock is up 3.5%, a window that includes the streak; over the other 58 sessions of that window it was down 19.0%.
What The Numbers Say About The Rally
On the fundamentals, revenue declined 3.9% over the last twelve months, against a median of 8.2% for S&P 500 Industrials stocks; its operating margin is 21.5%, versus a median of 17.6%; and the stock trades at 18.4 times trailing earnings against a median of 25.8. The read is mixed: margins above the median and a multiple below the median on one side, shrinking revenue on the other.
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Streaks End. Discipline Compounds
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