Recent Investment Analysts’ Ratings Updates for nVent Electric (NVT)

nVent Electric (NYSE: NVT) has recently received a number of price target changes and ratings updates:

• 7/23/2025 – nVent Electric is now covered by analysts at Roth Capital. They set a “buy” rating and a $89.00 price target on the stock.
• 7/22/2025 – nVent Electric was upgraded by analysts at Roth Capital to a “strong-buy” rating.
• 7/15/2025 – nVent Electric had its price target raised by analysts at KeyCorp from $78.00 to $84.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 7/14/2025 – nVent Electric had its price target raised by analysts at Citigroup Inc. from $69.00 to $86.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 7/12/2025 – nVent Electric was upgraded by analysts at Wall Street Zen from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating.
• 7/9/2025 – nVent Electric had its price target raised by analysts at Barclays PLC from $74.00 to $80.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 7/7/2025 – nVent Electric had its price target raised by analysts at The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. from $78.00 to $87.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 6/9/2025 – nVent Electric had its price target raised by analysts at Barclays PLC from $70.00 to $74.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.

nVent Electric Price Performance

NYSE NVT opened at $89.69 on Monday. The company has a market capitalization of $14.77 billion, a PE ratio of 25.55, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.69 and a beta of 1.35. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.50, a quick ratio of 1.20 and a current ratio of 1.67. The business’s fifty day moving average is $72.50 and its 200 day moving average is $64.05. nVent Electric PLC has a fifty-two week low of $41.71 and a fifty-two week high of $89.91.

nVent Electric (NYSE:NVT) last released its earnings results on Friday, August 1st. The company reported $0.86 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.79 by $0.07. The company 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% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $0.82 earnings per share. Sell-side analysts predict that nVent Electric PLC will post 3.04 earnings per share for the current year.

nVent Electric Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, August 1st. Stockholders of record on Saturday, January 1st were given a $0.20 dividend. This represents a $0.80 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.9%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, July 18th. nVent Electric’s payout ratio is presently 22.79%.

Insider Activity at nVent Electric

In other news, EVP Lynnette R. Heath sold 4,041 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, May 8th. The stock was sold at an average price of $61.35, for a total value of $247,915.35. Following the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 32,665 shares in the company, valued at $2,003,997.75. The trade was a 11.01% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. 1.80% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On nVent Electric

Large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. SVB Wealth LLC purchased a new position in shares of nVent Electric in the first quarter valued at about $25,000. Capital A Wealth Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of nVent Electric in the fourth quarter valued at about $27,000. Whipplewood Advisors LLC lifted its position in shares of nVent Electric by 467.3% in the first quarter. Whipplewood Advisors LLC now owns 607 shares of the company’s stock valued at $32,000 after acquiring an additional 500 shares in the last quarter. Trust Co. of Vermont lifted its position in shares of nVent Electric by 57.8% in the second quarter. Trust Co. of Vermont now owns 434 shares of the company’s stock valued at $32,000 after acquiring an additional 159 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Hughes Financial Services LLC purchased a new stake in shares of nVent Electric in the first quarter worth about $36,000. 90.05% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

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.