Buy Pentair for its nVent spinoff

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PENTAIR PLC $70 (New York symbol PNR; Manufacturing Sector; Shares outstanding: 181.6 million; Market cap: $12.7 billion; Takeover Target Rating: Medium; Dividend yield 2.0%; TSINetwork Rating: Average; www.pentair. com) is a diversified industrial manufacturing company that sells to businesses in the food, water and energy markets. On April 28, 2017, Pentair completed the $3.2 billion sale of its Valves & Controls business to Emerson Electric (New York symbol EMR). That leaves it with two operating segments: Water and Electrical. In May, under pressure from activist investors, including Trian Fund Management, the company announced that it would spin off its electrical business as nVent Electric plc. That unit makes stainless steel, aluminum and non-metallic covers for electrical equipment. Pentair expects to complete the spinoff in the second quarter of 2018. Beth Wozniak will be nVent’s CEO. She’s been with the company for two years and is currently president of its electrical business. Prior to joining Pentair, she spent 25 years at Honeywell International (New…