** Water solutions firm Pentair Plc's shares PNR.N up 3%
at $53.74 premarket on Q1 earnings beat
** Co reports Q1 adj. EPS of 91 cents/shr vs est. of 77
cents/shr - Refinitiv Data
** PNR also improves FY23 adj. earnings outlook to a range
of $3.6/shr to $3.7/shr vs previously estimated range of
$3.5/shr to $3.7/shr
** CEO John L. Stauch says co continues to operate in a
challenging macroeconomic environment, but has confidence in the
diversification of its portfolio
** Up to last close, stock had risen 16.54% YTD
(Reporting by Johann M Cherian in Bengaluru)
((johann.mcherian@thomsonreuters.com;))