Roth Capital Predicts Increased Earnings for nVent Electric

Key Points

• Roth Capital has raised its Q2 2026 earnings per share estimate for nVent Electric from $0.95 to $0.99, maintaining a "Buy" rating with a price target of $100.00.
• Other analysts, including Goldman Sachs and Barclays, have also increased their price targets for nVent Electric, reflecting strong market confidence.
• nVent Electric plans to pay a quarterly dividend of $0.20 per share on November 7th, which represents an annualized dividend yield of 0.8%.

nVent Electric PLC (NYSE:NVT - Free Report) - Investment analysts at Roth Capital raised their Q2 2026 earnings per share estimates for nVent Electric in a report issued on Friday, October 17th. Roth Capital analyst J. Clare now anticipates that the company will post earnings of $0.99 per share for the quarter, up from their prior estimate of $0.95. Roth Capital currently has a "Buy" rating and a $100.00 price target on the stock. The consensus estimate for nVent Electric's current full-year earnings is $3.04 per share. Roth Capital also issued estimates for nVent Electric's Q3 2026 earnings at $1.02 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $3.83 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $4.25 EPS.

A number of other equities analysts also recently weighed in on NVT. The Goldman Sachs Group boosted their price target on nVent Electric from $99.00 to $111.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research report on Tuesday, September 16th. Barclays boosted their price target on nVent Electric from $100.00 to $115.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 1st. Wall Street Zen raised nVent Electric from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research report on Saturday, July 12th. Citigroup reissued a "buy" rating on shares of nVent Electric in a research report on Thursday, October 9th. Finally, Weiss Ratings reissued a "hold (c+)" rating on shares of nVent Electric in a research report on Wednesday, October 8th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seven have issued a Buy rating and one has assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, nVent Electric currently has a consensus rating of "Buy" and a consensus price target of $99.71.

nVent Electric Price Performance

Shares of NYSE NVT opened at $99.34 on Monday. The business's 50 day moving average price is $94.52 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $76.51. The company has a market cap of $15.99 billion, a PE ratio of 28.30, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.48 and a beta of 1.38. The company has a quick ratio of 1.20, a current ratio of 1.67 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.50. nVent Electric has a twelve month low of $41.71 and a twelve month high of $102.31.

nVent Electric (NYSE:NVT - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Friday, August 1st. The company reported $0.86 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.79 by $0.07. The business had revenue of $963.10 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $906.96 million. nVent Electric had a return on equity of 13.36% and a net margin of 17.72%.nVent Electric's quarterly revenue was up 30.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $0.82 earnings per share. nVent Electric has set its Q3 2025 guidance at 0.860-0.880 EPS. FY 2025 guidance at 3.220-3.300 EPS.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On nVent Electric

Several institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Ethic Inc. boosted its stake in shares of nVent Electric by 45.0% in the third quarter. Ethic Inc. now owns 37,024 shares of the company's stock valued at $3,652,000 after buying an additional 11,490 shares during the period. Sowell Financial Services LLC bought a new stake in shares of nVent Electric in the third quarter valued at approximately $257,000. Mayflower Financial Advisors LLC boosted its stake in shares of nVent Electric by 21.9% in the third quarter. Mayflower Financial Advisors LLC now owns 6,077 shares of the company's stock valued at $599,000 after buying an additional 1,092 shares during the period. FSM Wealth Advisors LLC boosted its stake in shares of nVent Electric by 8.5% in the third quarter. FSM Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 2,972 shares of the company's stock valued at $293,000 after buying an additional 234 shares during the period. Finally, Trium Capital LLP boosted its stake in shares of nVent Electric by 33.4% in the third quarter. Trium Capital LLP now owns 25,863 shares of the company's stock valued at $2,551,000 after buying an additional 6,472 shares during the period. 90.05% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Insider Activity at nVent Electric

In related news, EVP Lynnette R. Heath sold 17,853 shares of the business's stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, August 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $89.33, for a total value of $1,594,808.49. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 30,512 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,725,636.96. The trade was a 36.91% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Also, CEO Beth Wozniak sold 42,331 shares of the business's stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, August 18th. The shares were sold at an average price of $89.21, for a total value of $3,776,348.51. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer owned 49,196 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $4,388,775.16. This trade represents a 46.25% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last quarter, insiders have sold 261,111 shares of company stock valued at $23,367,520. Insiders own 2.50% of the company's stock.

nVent Electric Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, November 7th. Stockholders of record on Friday, October 17th will be issued a dividend of $0.20 per share. This represents a $0.80 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.8%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, October 17th. nVent Electric's payout ratio is currently 22.79%.

nVent Electric Company Profile

nVent Electric plc, together with its subsidiaries, designs, manufactures, markets, installs, and services electrical connection and protection solutions in North America, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, the Asia Pacific, and internationally. The company operates through three segments: Enclosures, Electrical & Fastening Solutions, and Thermal Management.

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