PNR vs LUD vs HUHU Stock Comparison

Pentair, Luda Technology and HUHUTECH International Prices as of Nov 3, 2026 Peers: Industry group
PNR PENTAIR plc
$69.73 +31.5% 1M -34.7% 1Y
Market cap
$11.54B
P/E
18.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.97B
Div. yield
0.01%
Pumps and Valves Industrials
3 wins

Head to Head

3 decided of 12

Pentair leads on 3 of the 12 questions below (Pentair 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionPNRLUDHUHULeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $11.54B $87.19M $8.83M PNR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 18.9x — — –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 15.3x — — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -3.9% — — –
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 15.4% — — –
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 12.5% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.6x — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.01% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -34.7% -48.1% -93.6% PNR
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -1.3%/yr — — –
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 36.9% 144.1% 126.0% PNR
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 61/100 — — –

Percentile Scorecard

PNRLUDHUHU

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisPNRLUDHUHU
Valuation 65 #73 of 204 – –
Growth 32 #131 of 191 – –
Profitability 82 #35 of 189 – –
Financial Health 47 #117 of 221 39 #135 of 221 31 #153 of 221
Shareholder Returns 79 #34 of 158 – –
Overall 61 – –
  • PNR ranked among 223 companies in Machinery
  • LUD ranked among 223 companies in Machinery
  • HUHU ranked among 223 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodPNRLUDHUHUSPY
1 month +31.5%+7.9%-91.4% -2.0%
3 months +1.8%-0.2%-92.7% -2.2%
6 months -10.4%-30.2%-96.0% +4.2%
Year to date -33.0%-35.8%-95.9% +10.6%
1 year -34.7%-48.1%-93.6% +10.4%
3 years +13.1%—— +73.6%
3 years, per year +4.2%—— +20.2%
5 years -6.6%—— +61.6%
5 years, per year -1.3%—— +10.1%
10 years +28.8%—— +261.3%
10 years, per year +2.6%—— +13.7%

Risk

MeasurePNRLUDHUHUSPY
Volatility, 1Y 36.9%144.1%126.0% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 40.6%141.8%143.0% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.891.210.33 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.94-0.33-0.74 0.81
Max drawdown, 5Y -53.7%-83.8%-96.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -35.8%-65.2%-96.5% -3.2%
52-week high $108.69$11.85$11.70 $779.14
52-week low $52.11$3.20$0.39 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultiplePNRLUDHUHU
P/E now vs peer median 18.2xmedian 25.4x —median 25.4x —median 25.4x
P/S now vs peer median 2.8xmedian 1.9x —median 1.9x —median 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 13.9xmedian 14.5x —median 14.5x —median 14.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 17.2xmedian 23.6x —median 23.6x —median 23.6x
P/B now vs peer median 2.9xmedian 2.2x 4.8xmedian 2.2x 1.3xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median 2.37median 1.21 —median 1.21 —median 1.21

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsPNRLUDHUHU
Revenue $3.97B – –
Gross profit $1.64B – –
Operating income $777.40M – –
Net income $612.20M – –
Free cash flow $646.60M – –
R&D $94.10M – –
EPS (diluted) $3.82 – –
Cash & equivalents $74.00M $6.60M $3.58M
Total debt $1.48B $13.16M $4.50M
Shares (diluted) 160.30M 22.24M 23.23M
Enterprise value $11.21B $35.79M -$5.54M

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricPNRLUDHUHU
P/E 18.2x – –
P/FCF 17.2x – –
P/Operating cash flow 15.4x – –
P/S 2.8x – –
P/B 2.9x 4.8x 1.3x
P/Tangible book 3.9x 5.0x 1.3x
EV/EBITDA 13.9x – –
EV/EBIT 16.1x – –
EV/Revenue 3.2x – –
EV/FCF 19.4x – –
EV/Operating cash flow 17.3x – –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.37 – –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricPNRLUDHUHU
Revenue growth (1Y) -3.9% – –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -1.3% – –
Gross profit growth (1Y) -1.2% – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 3.4% – –
Operating income growth (1Y) -8.3% – –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 4.4% – –
Net income growth (1Y) -6.4% – –
Net income CAGR (3Y) 6.3% – –
EPS growth (1Y) -3.6% – –
EPS CAGR (3Y) 7.7% – –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -14.8% – –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 6.8% – –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -17.4% – –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 7.7% – –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricPNRLUDHUHU
Gross margin 41.2% – –
EBITDA margin 22.7% – –
Operating margin 19.6% – –
Pretax margin 17.5% – –
Net margin 15.4% – –
FCF margin 16.3% – –
Operating cash flow margin 18.3% – –
Return on equity 16.1% – –
Return on assets 9.2% – –
Return on invested capital 12.5% – –
Return on capital employed 13.5% – –
Asset turnover 0.6x – –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.2x – –
Stock comp / revenue 0.8% – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricPNRLUDHUHU
Debt / assets 22.3% 30.6% 20.1%
Debt / equity 0.4x 0.7x 0.6x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.6x – –
Debt / FCF 2.3x – –
Liabilities / assets 42.1% 55.1% 66.6%
Equity / assets 57.9% 44.9% 33.4%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 1.5x 1.6x 1.3x
Quick ratio 0.7x 1.3x 1.1x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.7x 0.3x
Altman Z-score 4.10 – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricPNRLUDHUHU
Dividend yield 1.5% – –
Net buyback yield 3.6% – –
Shareholder yield 5.1% – –
Payout ratio (earnings) 28.1% – –
Payout ratio (FCF) 26.6% – –
Dividend growth (1Y) 6.5% – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 6.2% – –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusPNRLUDHUHU
Forward P/E 15.3xFY2026 – –
EPS, next fiscal year $4.55FY2026 – –
EPS growth, next FY -7.5%FY2026 – –
EPS growth, the year after +17.6% – –
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.86BFY2026 – –
Revenue growth, next FY -7.5%FY2026 – –
Revenue growth, the year after +10.5% – –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersPNRLUDHUHU
Held by institutions 95.0% – –
Institutions holding 721 – –
Change in shares held, QoQ -0.1% – –
Institutions buying 354 – –
Institutions selling 257 – –
Buyers to sellers 1.38 – –

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

PNRLUDHUHU
PNR 1.00 -0.02 -0.01
LUD -0.02 1.00 -0.02
HUHU -0.01 -0.02 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, PNR, LUD and HUHU?

Pentair (PNR) is the largest by market capitalisation: Pentair (PNR) $11.54B, Luda Technology (LUD) $87.19M, HUHUTECH International (HUHU) $8.83M.

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Pentair (PNR) returned the most: Pentair (PNR) -34.7%, Luda Technology (LUD) -48.1%, HUHUTECH International (HUHU) -93.6%. Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Pentair (PNR) 0.01%, Luda Technology (LUD) 0.00%, HUHUTECH International (HUHU) 0.00%. Luda Technology (LUD) and HUHUTECH International (HUHU) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Pentair (PNR) has been the steadiest (Pentair (PNR) 36.9%, Luda Technology (LUD) 144.1%, HUHUTECH International (HUHU) 126.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, PNR, LUD and HUHU?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Pentair (PNR) leads on 3. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.