nVent Electric (NVT) Competitors $78.66 +1.57 (+2.04%) Closing price 07/25/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$78.00 -0.66 (-0.84%) As of 07/25/2025 06:59 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock NVT vs. AME, APH, EME, ETN, FIX, HUBB, IR, ITT, PH, and URIShould you be buying nVent Electric stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of nVent Electric include AMETEK (AME), Amphenol (APH), EMCOR Group (EME), Eaton (ETN), Comfort Systems USA (FIX), Hubbell (HUBB), Ingersoll Rand (IR), ITT (ITT), Parker-Hannifin (PH), and United Rentals (URI). nVent Electric vs. Its Competitors AMETEK Amphenol EMCOR Group Eaton Comfort Systems USA Hubbell Ingersoll Rand ITT Parker-Hannifin United Rentals nVent Electric (NYSE:NVT) and AMETEK (NYSE:AME) are both large-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, institutional ownership, media sentiment, risk, valuation, dividends, profitability and analyst recommendations. Which has preferable valuation and earnings, NVT or AME? AMETEK has higher revenue and earnings than nVent Electric. nVent Electric is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than AMETEK, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RationVent Electric$3.01B4.31$331.80M$3.5022.48AMETEK$6.94B5.98$1.38B$6.1129.44 Which has more risk & volatility, NVT or AME? nVent Electric has a beta of 1.31, suggesting that its stock price is 31% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, AMETEK has a beta of 1.09, suggesting that its stock price is 9% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts recommend NVT or AME? nVent Electric presently has a consensus price target of $81.57, indicating a potential upside of 3.70%. AMETEK has a consensus price target of $197.30, indicating a potential upside of 9.67%. Given AMETEK's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe AMETEK is more favorable than nVent Electric.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score nVent Electric 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 6 Buy rating(s) 2 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.25AMETEK 1 Sell rating(s) 5 Hold rating(s) 6 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.54 Does the media refer more to NVT or AME? In the previous week, AMETEK had 5 more articles in the media than nVent Electric. MarketBeat recorded 22 mentions for AMETEK and 17 mentions for nVent Electric. AMETEK's average media sentiment score of 1.16 beat nVent Electric's score of 0.86 indicating that AMETEK is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment nVent Electric 6 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 6 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive AMETEK 14 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 7 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of NVT or AME? 90.1% of nVent Electric shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 87.4% of AMETEK shares are held by institutional investors. 1.8% of nVent Electric shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.6% of AMETEK shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Is NVT or AME more profitable? AMETEK has a net margin of 20.43% compared to nVent Electric's net margin of 18.22%. AMETEK's return on equity of 16.75% beat nVent Electric's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets nVent Electric18.22% 13.54% 6.84% AMETEK 20.43%16.75%10.90% Is NVT or AME a better dividend stock? nVent Electric pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.0%. AMETEK pays an annual dividend of $1.24 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.7%. nVent Electric pays out 22.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. AMETEK pays out 20.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. nVent Electric has increased its dividend for 2 consecutive years and AMETEK has increased its dividend for 6 consecutive years. SummaryAMETEK beats nVent Electric on 13 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Get nVent Electric News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for NVT and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding NVT and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart NVT vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricnVent ElectricELEC IndustryComputer SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$12.69B$5.62B$29.00B$21.11BDividend Yield1.04%2.76%3.02%3.60%P/E Ratio22.4830.8134.2328.44Price / Sales4.312.271,729.2558.68Price / Cash22.4423.0938.3822.92Price / Book4.012.287.794.69Net Income$331.80M$171.53M$782.91M$995.51M7 Day Performance3.57%1.77%0.80%1.65%1 Month Performance7.36%0.91%6.12%4.54%1 Year Performance11.52%-2.02%52,641.07%9.99% nVent Electric Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)NVTnVent Electric3.4359 of 5 stars$78.66+2.0%$81.57+3.7%+11.8%$12.69B$3.01B22.4812,100News CoverageAnalyst UpgradeAnalyst RevisionAMEAMETEK4.2511 of 5 stars$178.05-0.3%$197.30+10.8%+6.8%$41.11B$6.94B29.1421,500Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsAPHAmphenol4.468 of 5 stars$103.69+0.3%$94.07-9.3%+69.9%$125.43B$15.22B50.34125,000Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionEMEEMCOR Group3.7218 of 5 stars$560.03-1.0%$532.00-5.0%+83.3%$25.07B$14.57B24.7540,400Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastGap UpETNEaton4.4213 of 5 stars$373.71-1.3%$377.89+1.1%+34.0%$146.23B$24.88B37.7194,000Trending NewsDividend AnnouncementOptions VolumeFIXComfort Systems USA3.9367 of 5 stars$544.19-1.8%$572.60+5.2%+135.8%$19.20B$7.32B32.6418,300Trending NewsEarnings ReportDividend IncreaseAnalyst ForecastGap UpHUBBHubbell2.2713 of 5 stars$422.03-1.9%$456.25+8.1%+24.4%$22.52B$5.63B28.5517,700Upcoming EarningsDividend AnnouncementIRIngersoll Rand4.2813 of 5 stars$83.95-1.9%$100.92+20.2%-9.0%$33.87B$7.28B41.5621,000Upcoming EarningsDividend AnnouncementITTITT4.5864 of 5 stars$156.80-1.5%$173.25+10.5%+16.3%$12.34B$3.63B24.9311,700Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsPHParker-Hannifin4.2992 of 5 stars$711.82-1.5%$739.59+3.9%+35.4%$90.96B$19.93B27.4161,120Positive NewsURIUnited Rentals4.3349 of 5 stars$778.38-3.7%$772.77-0.7%+17.8%$50.59B$15.35B20.1527,900Trending NewsEarnings ReportDividend AnnouncementAnalyst Forecast Related Companies and Tools Related Companies AME Alternatives APH Alternatives EME Alternatives ETN Alternatives FIX Alternatives HUBB Alternatives IR Alternatives ITT Alternatives PH Alternatives URI Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:NVT) was last updated on 7/26/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersGoogle did what!?!?A new technology has sparked a modern-day gold rush in Silicon Valley. 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