nVent Electric (NVT) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

nVent Electric plc (NYSE:NVT) is a global provider of electrical connection and protection solutions. The company designs and manufactures products that help protect electrical and electronic systems, manage heat, and support the installation and operation of electrical infrastructure across industrial, commercial, residential, data center, energy and infrastructure applications.

Its product portfolio includes electrical and electronic enclosures, thermal-management systems, cable-management products, grounding and bonding equipment, electrical connections, fastening systems and other installation solutions. nVent markets products under brands including Hoffman, CADDY, ERICO, ILSCO and Snake Tray, serving customers such as electrical contractors, original equipment manufacturers, utilities, data center operators and industrial businesses.

nVent was established as an independent public company in 2018 following its separation from Pentair. The company serves customers through operations and sales activities across North America, Europe and other international markets. Its chief executive officer is Beth Wozniak.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $152.54 to $158.70
• 50-Day Range: $133.55 to $177.29
• 52-Week Range: $93.22 to $184.64
• Volume: 3.57 million shs
• Average Volume: 2.48 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $25.59 billion
• P/E Ratio: 43.20
• Dividend Yield: 0.53%
• Price Target: $199.86
• Consensus Rating: Buy

nVent Electric Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

nVent Electric scored higher than 95% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 65th out of 662 stocks in the industrials sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 4.6 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Buy

Consensus Rating

nVent Electric has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.18, and is based on 3 strong buy ratings, 14 buy ratings, no hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside Potential

nVent Electric has a consensus price target of $199.86, representing about 26.4% upside from its current price of $158.11.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

nVent Electric has been the subject of 10 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 24.56%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for nVent Electric are expected to grow by 24.56% in the coming year, from $5.13 to $6.39 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of nVent Electric is 43.20, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 38.90.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of nVent Electric is 43.20, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Industrials sector average P/E ratio of about 25.54.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

nVent Electric has a PEG Ratio of 1.27. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

nVent Electric has a P/B Ratio of 6.86. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

2.19% of the float of nVent Electric has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

nVent Electric has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 1.18, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in nVent Electric has recently increased by 14.70%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

nVent Electric has a dividend yield of 0.56%, which is in the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

nVent Electric has only been increasing its dividend for 2 years.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of nVent Electric is 22.95%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, nVent Electric will have a dividend payout ratio of 13.15% next year. This indicates that nVent Electric will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.6 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.80

News Sentiment

nVent Electric has a news sentiment score of 0.80. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.62 average news sentiment score of Industrials companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 9 news articles for nVent Electric this week, compared to 5 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 24 people have searched for NVT on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -31% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

34 people have added nVent Electric to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 113% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.5 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, nVent Electric insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $12,276,886.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

1.70% of the stock of nVent Electric is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

90.05% of the stock of nVent Electric is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Record date for 8/7 Dividend: 7/24/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 8/7 Dividend: 7/24/2026
• Last Earnings: 7/31/2026
• Dividend Payable: 8/07/2026
• Today: 9/19/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 10/30/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Industrials
• Industry: Electrical Equipment
• Sub-Industry: Electrical Components & Equipment
• Current Symbol: NYSE:NVT
• CIK: 1720635
• Web: www.nvent.com
• Phone: 442039660279
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 12,000
• Year Founded: 2017

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for nVent Electric: $199.86
• High Price Target: $225.00
• Low Price Target: $151.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +26.4%
• Consensus Rating: Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 3.18
• Research Coverage: 17 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $3.66
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 43.20
• Forward P/E Ratio: 30.82
• P/E Growth: 1.27
• Net Income: $710.20 million
• Net Margins: 12.38%
• Pretax Margin: 15.71%
• Return on Equity: 18.85%
• Return on Assets: 10.30%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.37
• Current Ratio: 1.80
• Quick Ratio: 1.33

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $3.89 billion
• Price / Sales: 6.57
• Cash Flow: $4.90 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 32.26
• Book Value: $23.06 per share
• Price / Book: 6.86

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 161,860,000
• Free Float: 159,106,000
• Market Cap: $25.59 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.36